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6:32 amIndigo, Air India Express, Akasa Air cancel flights to Riyadh after Houthi attacks on airports
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6:28 amCar falls into sinkhole as road caves in near Chennai’s Tidel Park
6:23 amKPSC recruitment scam: ‘₹20–40 lakh bribes for leaked answer keys’
6:22 amCrawl, stop, repeat: The rough road to school in Bengaluru
6:06 amBypoll results LIVE: Vote counting to start soon for five Assembly seats, one Lok Sabha constituency
6:00 amAbhishek Sharma on the cusp of T20I history, 53 runs away from breaking Suryakumar Yadav’s unique record
5:55 am'Terrorising': Mamdani Slams ICE Agents After Man Shot In New York City
5:53 amCJP, Left groups allege supporters detained from across the country, ahead of October 10 protest

World

'Different era now': Munir calls the shots as Pakistan sends troops to Saudi without parliament vote

Reported by Firstpost 8 Oct 2026, 6:27 pm IST 1 min read

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Move marks a shift from 2015, when parliament rejected joining the Saudi-led Yemen intervention, amid growing military influence over foreign policy under Asim Munir

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Section: World
Topics: Defence & security
First reported by: Firstpost
Reporter: sonam chauhan
Published: Thursday, 8 October 2026, 6:27 pm IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

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