Introduction Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress whose luminous performances in “On the Waterfront” and Alfred Hitchcock’s “North by Northwest” made her one of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, died on October 6, 2026, at her home in Los Angeles. She was 102. Her family confirmed she died of natural causes, surrounded by loved ones. Saint…
Pakistan successfully test-fired an extended-range version of its indigenously developed Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile on October 6, 2026, the military’s media wing ISPR announced. The test validated the missile’s upgraded flight parameters, including its range, accuracy and low-altitude flight profile. The base Fatah-4 has a reported range of 750 kilometres and can strike targets with…
Nobel Prize Physics 2026: Francis Halzen Wins for IceCube Neutrino Discovery Francis Halzen has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on October 6, 2026. The Belgian-American physicist, a professor…
The Makkah Pact — formally the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement — is a mutual defence pact signed in August 2026 by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye. Modelled on NATO’s Article 5, it declares that an armed attack against one member will be treated as an attack on all three. It was activated in early October…
Oppo F35 Pro 5G price in Pakistan is expected to be around Rs 134,999, though Oppo has not officially launched the phone in Pakistan yet. The handset launched in India on October 5, 2026, starting at ₹45,999, with the first sale on October 11. It packs a massive 8,000mAh battery, a 50MP selfie camera and…
Bangkok is battling its worst flooding in years after roughly 300mm of rain — half a year’s worth of average London rainfall — fell on the Thai capital in about two days. More than 30 people have been killed, a disaster has been declared across all 50 of the city’s districts, and over 3.2 million…
US President Donald Trump has announced the creation of a federal “Super Intelligence Force” — a new AI task force that will be led by the country’s intelligence chief, Jay Clayton, and tasked with keeping America ahead of rivals like China in the race for advanced artificial intelligence. The announcement, made on 4 October 2026…
Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia have activated the Mecca defence pact and agreed to rapidly deploy military forces to the Gulf kingdom, following a wave of Houthi attacks on Saudi targets. The decision, taken at an emergency meeting in Riyadh on 5 October 2026, is the first time the alliance has been invoked since it…
The United States has withdrawn all of its B-1B Lancer bombers from RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom after American officials said they had uncovered an Iranian plot to strike the base with drones. President Donald Trump confirmed that a threat was behind the decision, while the British government insisted the base remains safe. The…
The second round of talks between Pakistan’s government and the opposition ended in deadlock after hours of negotiations at Parliament House on Saturday, with both sides failing to resolve key differences ahead of the PTI’s planned march on Islamabad. The session began around 4:45 pm after a nearly three-hour delay and continued late into the…