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What began as an online interaction allegedly drew a 13-year-old girl into the orbit of a suspected dark web network, where children were reportedly assigned tasks and paid to produce pornographic animated content. A timely intervention by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency has now brought the case to light, raising concerns about the online exploitation of minors. For more: tribune.com.pk/story/2636568/1 #etribune #News #latest

The federal government on Friday increased the price of high-speed diesel by Rs1.91 per litre while keeping the price of petrol unchanged till October 26. For more: tribune.com.pk/story/2636563/1 #etribune #News #latest

Pakistan on Friday rejected what it described as “baseless and unwarranted assertions” by India’s Ministry of External Affairs regarding resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir adopted by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, while expressing grave concern over an eviction notice issued to a historic mosque in New Delhi. For more: tribune.com.pk/story/2636526/1 #etribune #News #latest

President Donald ‌Trump said on Friday the United ‌States could end ⁠the ​war ​with ‌Iran quickly, but questioned whether Washington ​should seek a swift conclusion or ⁠allow the conflict to gradually ‌wind down. For more: tribune.com.pk/story/2636552/1 #etribune #News #latest

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday met the foreign ministers of Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Egypt during the sixth Regional Four Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia in the wake of recent Houthi attacks on the Kingdom, according to the Foreign Office. For more: tribune.com.pk/story/2636464/1 #etribune #News #latest

The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency on Friday arrested four alleged members of an international gang involved in child sexual abuse and the production and sale of sexually explicit videos of minors. For more: tribune.com.pk/story/2636540/1 #etribune #News #latest

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday announced plans to auction large plots in Islamabad for high-rise hotels, shopping malls and residential complexes without charging investors upfront, with the government seeking a share of the projects’ inventory instead of payment for the land. For more: tribune.com.pk/story/2636497/1 #etribune #News #latest

A hacked phone, secret Gulf accounts and an alleged billion-dollar money trail have put Jared Kushner back under scrutiny. A new Vanity Fair report claims Dutch intelligence accessed his compromised iPhone and uncovered extraordinary financial links involving the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Kushner has categorically denied the allegations, calling them false and unsupported by evidence. Here’s what the report claims.

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For Zainul Hassan Siddiqui, making friends in a new city turned out to be harder than expected. He had lived in Quetta, Lahore and even the United States before moving to Karachi in 2022. Naturally sociable, he was used to being around people, but building a social circle in a city where work occupied much of his time was another matter. A corporate lawyer pursuing an executive MBA over the weekends, Siddiqui had little trouble keeping himself busy. What he missed was having people to spend time with outside work, without needing a particular occasion to meet. Read full article on our website: tribune.com.pk/story/2635494/…

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At least 12 people were killed and 22 injured when a passenger bus collided with a passenger van near Zero Point in Uthal, Lasbela district of Balochistan, on Friday, police said. Uthal District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Awais Wajid said women and children were among the dead and injured, adding that the injured had been shifted to Karachi for further treatment. For more: tribune.com.pk/story/2636509/1 #etribune #news #latest

Funeral prayers for four Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police personnel, including CTD Deputy Superintendent of Police Imranuddin Khan, who were martyred during an operation against terrorists in Karak, were offered with full state honours. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IGP Zulfiqar Hameed, senior police officials and civil and military authorities attended the funeral. A police contingent presented a salute to the martyrs, while senior officials laid floral wreaths on their coffins. Paying tribute to the fallen personnel, IGP Hameed said their sacrifices for public safety would not go in vain and vowed that the fight against terrorism would continue until its complete elimination. He reaffirmed the police force’s commitment to protecting lives and property and restoring lasting peace across the province. The martyrs’ bodies were later transported to their respective ancestral villages.

An incident of violence at a Lahore petrol pump has sparked concern after an employee was reportedly beaten for stopping a customer from smoking a cigarette. The employee was trying to prevent smoking on the premises, where cigarettes can pose serious fire and safety risks around fuel. In the video of the incident, a man stepped out of a vehicle and began beating the employee, despite other petrol pump workers trying to intervene.

Speaking to reporters, Donald Trump issued direct statements regarding ongoing US military pressure against Iran. Highlighting recent military operations, Trump asserted that the US has dealt severe blows to Iranian capabilities and suggested that further actions could be taken if necessary.

Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir vowed to continue the campaign against “Indian-sponsored terrorist outfits” and “hit them hard wherever they are”, the military's media wing said on Friday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), CDF Munir visited Corps Headquarters in Peshawar. Upon arrival, he was received by the Peshawar Corps Commander. For more: tribune.com.pk/story/2636467/1 #etribune #news #latest

Massive crowds gathered in Belgrade as Serbia’s student-led movement, the “Student List,” held its final major rally ahead of Sunday’s snap parliamentary elections. Sparked by nearly two years of anti-corruption demonstrations following the Novi Sad canopy collapse, the youth-driven coalition has mounted the strongest political challenge to President Aleksandar Vučić’s ruling party in over a decade.

The world’s oldest cave paintings on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi are under threat of wildfires as heat and smoke particles could hasten the degradation rate of the paintings created between thousands of years ago, researchers said. Indonesia is battling its most intense forest and land fire in 11 years as a severe El Niño weather condition drove up temperatures and cause dryness, making its forest and peatland vulnerable to fire. While the island of Sumatra and Borneo are the worst-affected by the disaster, fire were also detected on the island of Sulawesi, including in South Sulawesi where limestone caves house world’s oldest prehistoric art. In a cave in South Sulawesi’s Maros-Pangkep artwork depicting human-like figures interacting with a pig dated which researchers from Australia’s Griffith University dated to be at least 51,200 years. In a cave on Muna island, off Sulawesi, a reddish-coloured hand stencil was dated to be at least 67,800 years.

A fun-filled festival in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, turned into a tragedy after 18-year-old Gabriela Rodríguez Tezoco died following a fall from a thrill ride known as “El Péndulo,” also called the Loop Fighter. The accident happened on the night of October 20, 2026, during the traditional Cabo San Lucas festivities. Videos recorded by people at the fair reportedly captured the terrifying moments when Gabriela fell from the ride while it was moving. Initial reports indicate that her shoulder-and-torso safety restraint appeared to rise, but investigators have not yet determined exactly what caused the accident.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has busted an organised gang involved in illegal kidney transplants in the federal capital, arresting five suspects, recovering Rs1 million in cash, freezing properties worth Rs87.5 million and seizing three vehicles. The agency is also considering launching a separate money-laundering investigation. According to officials, FIA Islamabad Zone Director Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari formed a team under the supervision of Deputy Director Anti-Corruption Mir Faizan following a tip-off. The team, accompanied by officials from the Human Organ Transplantation Authority (HOTA), raided an illegal transplant facility in PWD Society, Islamabad. The raid revealed that a kidney from donor Ramzan Arshad had allegedly been transplanted illegally into recipient Muhammad Qasim. Three suspects were arrested at the scene, while two others were apprehended later. A court subsequently granted the FIA seven days’ physical remand of the suspects.

Chinese president Xi Jinping issued a statement via state news agency Xinhua on Friday (October 23), emphasizing to make every effort to search for and rescue people affected by the earthquake. The number of people injured has risen to 65, local government said in a social media post on Friday, while the death count remained unchanged at 16. The ​quake, with an epicentre ​in Nagqu, a sparsely populated, high-altitude city in northern Tibet, is the strongest to hit China since January 2024. More than 300 police officers including traffic and community police personnel were sent to the epicentre to carry out rescue and emergency relief work, the Nagqu police department said in a separate post on messaging app WeChat early on Friday. Officers sent to the region checked for damage to homes and helped people relocate to safer locations, the Nagqu police also said in the WeChat post. More than 12,000 people have been safely relocated, state media outlet Xinhua reported.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck China's southwestern region of Tibet at around 10:33pm on Thursday, ​the China Earthquake Networks Centre said. For more: tribune.com.pk/story/2636364/1 #etribune #News #latest