According to diplomatic sources, Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke to FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi and conveyed his condolences over the loss of lives. During the conversation, Cavusoglu also stated that Ankara stands ready to provide every kind of assistance to Islamabad.

The French Karate Federation is the largest association for karate in France and a member as well as the official representative for this sport in the French National Olympic and Sports Committee. Since 1971 France has taken part in the Karate championships.

The emergency funding, aimed at averting a humanitarian crisis in the face of drought and political upheaval, could see US dollar bills flown into Kabul for distribution via banks in payments of less than $200 directly to the poor without the Taliban's involvement.

Fawad Chaudhry said that the government would have taken steps to protect the consumers from the adverse effects of rising prices of commodities in the international market if the former rulers had not ruined the national economy during their ten years of misrule.

Taiwan's President Tsai said that Taiwan does not seek military confrontation. It hopes for a peaceful, stable, predictable, and mutually beneficial coexistence with its neighbors. But Taiwan will also do whatever it takes to defend its freedom and democratic way of life.

Turkey has made a request to the US to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets. The deal is still working its way through the Foreign Military Sales process which will be approved by the US State Department and the US Congress which can also block deals.

Both the countries are initiators and members of the Astana format (talks aimed to end the Syrian crisis), stressing that they “are firmly determined to continue contributing to the advancement of the political process in Syria” on the basis of UN Security Council Resolution 2254.

In a message on the occasion of remembrance of the 8th October earthquake, President Alvi said the government was determined to make communities resilient and build the capacity of departments like the National Disaster Management Authority.

England’s men and women cricket team were due to visit Pakistan in October however, they canceled the tour. Criticism poured in against ECB and Ian Watmore from within and outside England. Watmore then announced his resignation following the backlash.

The talks will follow a G20 summit on Afghanistan on October 12 that will seek to help the country avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in the wake of the Taliban takeover. The Kremlin's envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov said that Russia will invite the Taliban as well.

Actress Hania Amir says she has “lost faith in humanity”. She expressed these views while interacting with a fan on social media. Lately, she had been the target of cyberbullying in various incidents and was left disappointed, hence she decided to reduce her social media presence.

Ramiz Raja hints at New Zealand rescheduling its tour to Pakistan. His statement came while briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination on Thursday. He said PCB had written a strong letter to the New Zealand cricket board.