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The Embassy of the Republic of Korea hosted a reception in Islamabad to celebrate National Day and Armed Forces Day. Since 2011, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has partnered with UN-Habitat to assist displaced and conflict-affected communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

These joint efforts provided support to residents in Swat, Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda, Mardan, and Swabi. The programme restored community facilities, schools, roads, and water supply systems.

Hamid Mumtaz Khan said, "The partnership between KOICA and UN-Habitat demonstrated Korea’s commitment to supporting the people of Pakistan during a critical period. The positive impact of those interventions remains visible today, and communities continue to benefit from the facilities, services, and opportunities created through that support." Barrister Aqeel Malik extended felicitations to the people and government of the Republic of Korea.

Malik also emphasised the need to bolster bilateral ties through trade, investment, institutional collaboration, and economic cooperation.

Punjab police have deployed mobile police stations and licensing units to every district in the province. These units feature modernised, air-conditioned vehicles equipped with computer systems.

Citizens can use the stations to register FIRs, obtain character certificates, and complete driving tests, including learner permits and sign tests. Separate and secure environments are available for women, elderly people, and students.

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Female police officers provide full guidance to the public at these locations. Officials state that the move makes police and traffic facilities faster and more dignified for the public.

The National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) issued a critical cybersecurity warning regarding two software vulnerabilities in the PHP runtime. Identified as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, these flaws received a severity score of 9.2 out of 10.

Security researchers demonstrated that attackers could exploit these systems without logging in or obtaining user permission. Early malicious activity has already been reported involving websites running WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Magento.

The National CERT directed organisations to identify affected PHP versions and apply official security updates immediately. Officials warned against relying solely on website or plugin updates, noting that official upstream security fixes are not expected for PHP 8.1 and older releases.

Organisations are urged to report any suspected exploitation through the official incident reporting portal.

Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation officials disposed of 660 out of 712 cases regarding the approval of residential and commercial building maps. Work continues on the 52 remaining cases, with 14 currently at the completion stage.

Authorities rejected 21 applications while 17 others remain pending due to specific objections. Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Captain (R) Nadeem Nasir chaired a meeting on Thursday, 22 October 2026, to review these matters.

Nasir instructed officials to gather data on all commercial building maps approved over the previous three years. The Deputy Commissioner ordered the immediate transfer of any staff members facing complaints and demanded swift action against field workers.

Road-cutting charges must be recovered from the specific departments responsible for damaging infrastructure. Officials were further directed to ensure that all ongoing development projects reach completion by April.

Atif Aslam shared a first look at the official music video for his track Safar Main Hu. The singer posted a mountain-themed poster on Instagram to promote the upcoming release.

Safar Main Hu is featured on the album Subah Aye Na, which serves as Aslam's fourth studio project. This collection represents the first full-length release from the artist in 18 years, following his 2008 album Meri Kahani.

Eight tracks comprise the new album, including Subah Aye Na, Ishq, Let's Have Some Fun, Sunn Sajna, Hun Ishq Main, Chaar Yaar, Sachey Wadey, and Safar Main Hu. Aslam described the creative process as a return to basics and stated he wants to release albums more regularly.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the southwestern region of Tibet in China at approximately 10:33pm on 22 October. The China Earthquake Networks Centre reported the seismic activity, which occurred at a depth of 10km.

Located in a sparsely populated, high-altitude county in Nagqu, the epicentre sat about 400km from the capital of Lhasa. The average elevation within 5km of the quake's centre is roughly 4,864 metres.

At least 2 people sustained injuries in a village near the epicentre, while some nearby houses showed cracks. Local fire and rescue teams have mobilised to reach the affected region following a string of smaller tremors measuring between magnitude 3 and 4.

This event is the strongest to hit China since 1 January 2024. In 2010, a magnitude 7.1 tremor struck Yushu in the neighbouring Qinghai province, killing at least 2,698 people and leaving nearly 300 missing.

NBC has commissioned a full 18-episode season of the action thriller series Line of Fire. The show emerged as one of the breakout hits of the fall season.

It represents the network's most successful delayed-viewing lift in more than three years. Peter Krause stars in the production alongside Hope Davis, Kat Cunning, Tommy O’Brien, Taylor Bloom, and Charlie Barnett.

Joshua Safran serves as the creator and writer while also executive producing the series. Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector also hold executive producer roles on the show.

Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, produces the series. Viewers can watch Line of Fire on Mondays at 10 p.m., with the next day's streaming available on Peacock.

Tesla is manufacturing humanoid robots to develop a new line of autonomous machines. The company is currently determining how to make these robots reliable, durable, and useful for its future customers.

Susan Li stated during Meta’s third quarter earnings call that "Everyone is just going to have to adapt." Li noted that every company has suddenly become an AI company.

Compute is now considered an asset in the current technological landscape. Claims have also emerged that cars are flying and that pay package incentives are in play for Elon Musk.

Rockstar Games will release Grand Theft Auto VI on 19 November 2026. Sony is selling refurbished digital consoles for $499, a price point that saves customers $100 compared to buying a new unit.

These pre-owned systems come equipped with a 1TB SSD and a one-year warranty. In contrast, new PlayStation 5 disc editions sold in retail stores feature 1TB of internal storage, while the digital versions provide 825GB.

Hardware enthusiasts can also expand storage using PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSDs that include heatsinks. Refurbished DualSense controllers are available for $40 less than their standard retail price.

Specific models include a white controller for $18 and a sterling silver version for $23, both of which carry a one-year warranty.

Global PC shipments fell 21 percent year-over-year during the third quarter of 2026. Smartphone shipments reached a 14-year low during the same period.

This decline follows a period where PC shipments grew for more than two consecutive years until the second quarter of 2026. Prices for chips from Qualcomm, AMD, and Intel, alongside SSDs and RAM, have increased over recent months.

To counter these price hikes, some companies are bringing back older technology such as 4GB GPUs and DDR4 RAM. Minsoo Kang advised to "prioritize configurations that can better absorb component inflation."

The third quarter of 2025 saw inventory adjustments due to tariffs and purchases made before the Windows 10 support deadline. David Naranjo stated, "With global shipments expected to plunge 27% in Q4 2026 and remain broadly flat in 2027, stabilization should not be mistaken for recovery."

Terrifier 3 grossed more than $90 million globally despite a production budget of just $2 million. Damien Leone wrote and directed the entire trilogy.

David Howard Thornton portrays Art the Clown in the series. Lauren LaVera appears as Sienna Shaw, a character who first joins the narrative in the second chapter.

The previous installment, Terrifier 2, earned $16.8 million worldwide on a $250,000 budget.

A modder successfully jailbroken the Nintendo Switch 2 and demonstrated the console running a custom version of Mario Kart World. This modified racing title includes characters such as Steve from Minecraft, Peter Griffin, the red Angry Bird, and Cinnamoroll.

Sammy Hajhamid, known as "pepsipu", stated that OpenAI’s Codex assisted in creating the "ns2jb" jailbreak. The exploit functions as a tethered, software-only jailbreak that requires the console to be powered on via a specific game.

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Running the exploit necessitates the game SmileBASIC 4, though another modder claimed the title is "not strictly needed". Users on the Switch 2 hacks subreddit are currently discussing the implications of this security breach.

Bianna Golodryga plans to leave CNN, where she has worked since 2017. The journalist is currently in discussions to join two different news organisations simultaneously.

Christiane Amanpour announced she will exit the network next year after a career spanning nearly 40 years at ABC News and the Skydance news giant. One person familiar with the matter said CNN is cutting back on the hours it once devoted to the veteran international anchor.

Golodryga began her television news career in 2001 and previously served as a bureau producer for CNBC at the New York Stock Exchange. During a two-year period, she co-anchored "CBS This Morning" alongside Norah O’Donnell, John Dickerson, and Gayle King while also working as a contributor.

Additionally, she co-anchored the weekend edition of "Good Morning America".

The Federal Communications Commission blocked two gadgets because they contain foreign surveillance chips. Brendan Carr’s FCC granted itself a new authority on 13 October to prohibit devices containing any computer chip manufactured by companies on its national security threat list.

The specific surveillance chip identified in the hardware is a HiVision Hi3516CV610 UHD Smart Vision SoC. HiVision operates as a subsidiary of Huawei, which remains on the FCC’s Covered List.

New powers also allow the commission to retroactively ban gadgets and block modular radio transmitters.

A coalition of Hollywood talent agencies and independent producers has endorsed a proposed United States tax incentive for film and television production. The alliance, which announced its existence last week, includes independent production houses Blumhouse, Imagine Entertainment, and MRC.

Members of the group will advocate for specific adjustments to ensure the tax credit remains more favorable for independent entities. Introduced in Congress in September, the federal tax credit bill features a 5% bonus for independent productions.

Under the current proposal, an independent producer is defined as any company that is not publicly traded. Agents and producers also campaigned for legislation requiring streaming platforms to purchase 50% of their original content from independent production firms.

This proposed legislation would also impose time limits on exclusivity windows for such content. The coalition plans to pursue its specific legislation through a separate path during the next Congress.

The Directors Guild of America’s Women’s Steering Committee has revealed its seventh group of mentors and mentees for the WSC Squad Mentorship Program. Launched in 2021, the initiative provides a nine-month curriculum designed to support professional development.

Shaz Bennett, Jade Jenise-Dixon, Valerie Weiss, and co-chair Liz Ryan lead the committee. Pairings for this cycle include Lucia Aniello with Carmen Angelica and Abe Sylvia with Shaz Bennett.

Kat Candler will work with Sabrina Doyle, while Shannon Murphy joins Claire Fowler. Gandja Monteiro is matched with Saray Guidetti, and Mike Flanagan is paired with Anna Halberg.

Boots Riley will mentor Tiffany Johnson, and Geeta V. Patel is paired with Manjari Makijani. Karyn Kusama is paired with Kate Sullivan, while Jake Schreier works with Alissa Torvinen.

Lesli Linka Glatter is matched with Mallory Thompson, and Laura Belsey is paired with Kristin Windell.

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif announced the provision of laptops for students holding positions during the 89th convocation of Kinnaird College for Women. The Chief Minister also pledged five buses for the institution and plans to facilitate women's access to electric bikes through easy instalments.

Safety features including panic buttons and CCTV cameras have been installed on the electric buses. Bishop Alexander John Malik opened the ceremony, where Sharif presented gold medals and degrees to BS and MPhil students in leadership roles.

Sharif noted that 22 universities lacked vice chancellors at the time she took office. Addressing the audience, Sharif said, "When a boy works hard, people say he wants to get ahead. When a girl works hard, they say she is only concerned about herself."

She described the achievements of the graduates as "a complete story of success."