Illegal gambling investigation exposes bizarre high-tech rigged poker games and insider sports betting schemes involving NBA coaches, players, and mob families
After accusing Pakistan of ceasefire violations, Zalmay Khalilzad faces backlash over misleading remarks on Pakistan’s air strikes in Afghanistan’s Khost and Paktika provinces.
Islamabad dismisses FT report on Pasni port proposal for US, saying talks with private firms were exploratory and not state policy; FT later issued a correction.
Pakistan distances itself from Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan, with FM Ishaq Dar stressing the document was “not ours” but reaffirming support for a joint statement by eight Muslim nations at the UNGA.
US Envoy Adam Boehler met FM Muttaqi as he announced the release of Amir Amiri; IEA demanded the return of GITMO detainee Muhammad Rahim, a demand the US reportedly denies.
Sudan’s Foreign Ministry appeals to the United Nations and African Union to investigate alleged atrocities by the Rapid Support Forces as violence escalates in Darfur and Khartoum.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz says the tunnel destruction campaign is “the most important strategic objective” for Gaza’s demilitarization, despite international mediation securing a ceasefire with Hamas.
US-based activists claim India’s largest conglomerate is deeply involved in Israel’s arms, defence, and surveillance systems used in the occupied Palestinian territories.
![A view of Pasni on Pakistan’s Arabian Sea coast, central to the FT Report on Pasni Port Proposal for US that Pakistan later dismissed. [Courtesy: The Balochistan Pulse].](https://htnworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SAT-Web-Banners-121.webp)
![Photograph of Gen. Asim Munir and PM Shehbaz Sharif with U.S. President Donald Trump, displaying gemstones miscast online as rare earths. [Courtesy: White House].](https://htnworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/P20250925DT-0889.webp)
![The Petronas Twin Towers illuminated Kuala Lumpur’s skyline tonight in red, blue, and white to mark the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, held from October 26–28 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC). [Courtesy: BERNAMA (2025)].](https://htnworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/86C9412A858B48B808CE697389CDC52B_data_1.webp)
