Karachi:

A speeding dumper plowing through the city claimed the life of another citizen and seriously injured two people.

According to Express News, a speeding dumper ran over pedestrians and a motorcyclist in front of the Edhi Center Tower, resulting in the death of a young man and the injury of three people, including an Edhi volunteer, one of whom is said to be in critical condition.

After the accident, angry people pelted stones and broke the windows of the dumper, while Edhi's volunteers shifted the body of the deceased to the Civil Hospital for post-mortem.

Rescue officials said that the deceased was identified as 25-year-old Basit Ali, while the injured Shafiq, 55, Junaid, 28, and Edhi's volunteer Roshan are being provided medical assistance.

According to a spokesperson for the Edhi Foundation, three ambulances at the scene were also partially damaged as a result of the dumper accident and further investigation is underway in this regard.

SHO Kharadar Pawan Kumar said that the driver responsible for the accident has been arrested. The accident involved a motorcycle rider and people standing in front of the Edhi Center, in which a young passerby was killed.

He said that the police reached the spot, brought the situation under control and shifted the dumper to the police station. More information is being obtained from the scene and the injured undergoing treatment in the hospital.

DOHA:

Qatar has expressed deep concern over the recent border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, urging the two countries to find solutions to the problems through restraint, dialogue and diplomacy.

An official statement issued by the Qatari Foreign Ministry said that a reduction in tensions is essential for peace and stability in the region.

The statement added that Qatar considers the rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan a threat to regional peace and security, and urges the two brotherly countries to find a peaceful solution to the problems through dialogue.

Riyadh:

Following the unprovoked firing by Afghan forces on the Pak-Afghan border and the effective response by Pakistani forces, Saudi Arabia has expressed deep concern over the border tensions and urged both countries to adopt the path of restraint and dialogue to resolve the dispute.

A statement issued by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Saudi Arabia is deeply concerned about the recent clashes and tensions in the border areas between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Tehran:

Iran has categorically rejected US President Donald Trump's proposal to recognize Israel, calling it "fantasy."

According to a report by foreign news agency Reuters, Iran described US President Donald Trump's proposal that it could establish relations with Israel as "fantasies".

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in an interview with state television that Iran would never recognize an occupying government that engages in genocide and child murder.

Donald Trump had earlier referred to the Abraham Accords regarding establishing relations with four Muslim countries and said that no one knows, maybe Iran will join it.

Indonesia refuses visas to Israeli gymnasts in protest over the situation in Gaza.

According to the international news agency, the World Gymnastics Championships are going to be held in Indonesia next week, in which the Israeli team was also supposed to participate.

However, in the context of the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza and the global response to the atrocities against Palestinians, Indonesia refused to grant visas to Israeli athletes.

The president of the Indonesian Gymnastics Federation, Eita Yuliati, confirmed that the Israeli team will not participate in the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta from October 19 to 25, because they have not been issued visas to enter.

The country's senior minister for legal affairs, Yisrael Ahza Mahendra, said the decision was made after objections from religious councils and various social groups, as recognizing Israel is considered against the dignity of the Palestinian state.

The minister clarified that Indonesia remains committed to its policy that Israel will not be recognized until it accepts an independent and sovereign state of Palestine.

Pro-Palestinian sentiment has grown on Indonesian social media in recent weeks, and the Indonesian Gymnastics Federation's accounts received hundreds of protest messages after the announcement of the Israeli team's participation.

Meanwhile, UN experts have called on FIFA and the European Football Union to suspend Israel from international competitions.

However, Israel has been calling the measures to bar its athletes from international competitions unfair and based on accusations.

It should be noted that Indonesia is the country with the largest Muslim population in the world and does not have diplomatic relations with Israel.