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We warn all international airlines, passengers, workers and laborers to stay away from Saudi airports. We will target all of them.

— Yemeni Military Spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Saree

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🚨 Stay Away From Saudi Airports, We Will Target All of Them – General Yahya Saree

We want to make it clear once again that no city or place in Saudi Arabia is safe anymore, except for Makkah and Madinah.

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Captain Abdul Samad and Major Husnain Shehzad have embraced martyrdom in the tragic Pakistan Army training aircraft crash in Quetta. 2 brave sons of the soil who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Their courage and sacrifice will forever be remembered by the nation.

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Al-Arabiya has released CCTV footage showing yesterday’s Houthi ballistic missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.

The attack reportedly killed at least 13 people and injured more than 300 others

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Tanker Hit Near Oman

As per local sources, an oil tanker was struck by drones near Oman after it reportedly transited the Strait of Hormuz without permission from Iran.

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Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said that a Houthi ballistic missile attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and injured 309 others, some critically.

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President of Pakistan has approved the federal cabinet's summary to impose Emergency and Governor's Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Major Counter-Terrorism Development: Balochistan 🇵🇰

Pakistan's intelligence agencies conducted a successful intelligence-based operation near the Pakistan-Iran border, eliminating highly wanted terrorist Bahadur alias PMT, a key figure of the Lyari gang war.

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Indian social media activist Dhruv Rathee has been arrested ahead of the CJP protests.

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A massive fire erupted at the Novoshakhtinsk oil terminal in Russia's Rostov region following Ukrainian drone strikes, just hours after the phone call between Trump and Putin.

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He added that Pakistan had condemned the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, as well as Iranian attacks on Arab and Gulf states.

Gen Chaudhry said Pakistan has clear positions with its regional partners and believes that no country would benefit from a wider war.

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Responding to a question about Pakistan's neutrality under the Mecca Defence Pact following Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, he stated that Pakistan remains a neutral mediator with its focus on regional peace.

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Pakistan Says It Wants Peace, Despite Defence Pact with Saudi Arabia

In an interview with CNN's Ivan Watson on 9 Oct 2026, DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said Pakistan still seeks a peaceful and negotiated end to the regional conflict and opposes any expansion of the war.

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Mastung, Balochistan | 9 October 2026

In an intelligence-based operation in Mastung, Balochistan, security forces eliminated 6 terrorists affiliated with Fitna al-Hindustan.

Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from their possession.

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North Waziristan: 7 Khawarij Eliminated in Intelligence-Based Operation

Security forces eliminated 7 terrorists of Fitna al-Khawarij during an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan.

A large cache of weapons and ammunition was recovered from the killed terrorists.

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Yemen's Ansarullah has targeted Riyadh International Airport.

Ansarullah's aerial blockade on Saudi Arabia seems to be taking effect. Multiple airports have reportedly been hit, at least 30 people injured, and several flights have avoided landing or departing in Saudi Arabia.

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EXCLUSIVE: Bodycam footage of FC SOG (KP) shows troops recovering weapons from a terrorist's body and setting fire to the vehicle they used to flee the operation area.

The terrorists had been surrounded by our troops.

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Pakistan's Security forces carried out intelligence-based operations in Khyber District against terrorist hideouts.

Several terrorists were killed and multiple hideouts were destroyed in the operations.

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DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif confirmed to international media that Pakistani troops are deployed in Saudi Arabia as part of the Makkah Alliance.

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Situation now at the Dorogozhychi metro station in Kyiv. People started to take shelter after reports of Russian Tu-160 bombers going airborne. Earlier, the Ukrainian president had warned of an impending large scale Russian strikes.

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We have fresh intelligence about Russia preparing a large-scale attack. I urge you to stay safe and heed air raid warnings. Our services and Air Force are ready to respond to the best of our defensive ability. - Zelensky