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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is presiding over a high-level meeting in Islamabad attended by military leadership and senior cabinet members to review national security and regional developments. ISLAMABAD: (UrduPoint/UrduPoint / UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-Oct,17, 2025) A high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is currently underway in Islamabad, with top military leadership and senior members of the Federal …

Security forces successfully thwarted a suicide attack in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, killing four militants without any loss to the troops. WAZIRISTAN: (UrduPoint/UrduPoint / UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-Oct,17, 2025) Security forces in Mir Ali have foiled a major suicide attack, killing four militants during a swift and decisive operation, official sources confirmed. According to reports, one militant drove an …

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 17th Oct, 2025) At least three people lost their lives and six others were seriously injured in two separate road accidents in Kharian on Friday. According to rescue sources, the first accident took place on GT Road near Gilani when a bus collided with a motorcycle, resulting in the deaths of two individuals …

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WASHINGTON, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 17th Oct, 2025) US President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a new warning to Hamas amid accusations from Israel that the organization has already reneged on its ceasefire obligations. In a message posted to Truth Social on Thursday, Trump wrote that if Hamas “continues to kill people in Gaza, which was …

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 17th Oct, 2025) A meeting of National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights was held on Thursday, MNA Sehar Kamran raised several important matters of national and international concern. Nevertheless, she recorded deep concerns over the large-scale civilian casualties and destruction of hospitals, schools, and shelters. She called for inclusive and transparent reconstruction …

UNITED NATIONS, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 17th Oct, 2025) Bangladesh has begun legal proceedings against security officials accused of sanctioning enforced disappearances and torture under the previous government – a move UN human rights chief Volker Turk called “an important step towards accountability.” Last week, according to reports, the country’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) submitted formal …

SHARJAH, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 17th Oct, 2025) H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, attended the launch of the 25th edition of the Sir Bu Nair Festival, one of the UAE’s premier environmental events, on Thursday, at Al Heera Beach in the city of Sharjah. The festival, celebrating its …

QUETTA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 17th Oct, 2025) Governor Balochistan Jaffar Khan Mandokhel on Thursday said that Quetta is the hub of the province where only two or three hospitals are catering to the medical needs of the city’s 4 million population. He expressed these views while addressing the participants of the Breast Cancer Seminar organized by BUITEMS …

NEW YORK, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 17th Oct, 2025) The United Nations has called for the reopening of all crossings into the Gaza Strip to enable a significant scale-up in humanitarian aid delivery and to begin improving the dire humanitarian situation on the ground. Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, expressed the …