Following are the top foreign stories at 2030 hours

     FGN39 PAK-IMRAN-PARTY-LD JAISHANKAR
     * Imran Khan’s party leader ‘invites’ Jaishankar to join protests, faces flak
     Islamabad/Lahore: A leader of jailed former premier Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has said that the party plans to “invite” External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to join its protests here, triggering a sharp response from the ruling coalition on Saturday. *

     FGN34 PAK-2NDLD PROTEST
     * Army deployed in Islamabad and Lahore amid protests by ex-Pak PM Imran Khan's party
    By Sajjad Hussain & M Zulqernain
     Islamabad/Lahore, Oct 5 (PTI) Pakistan authorities on Saturday called in the Army in Islamabad and Lahore to prevent rallies by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, amid rising tensions. *
    
     FGN31 PAK-PROTEST-GANDAPUR-LD ARREST
     * Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM 'arrested' in Islamabad, claims Imran Khan's party
     Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Saturday claimed that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur was "arrested" after he arrived here to join a protest planned by the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party. *
    
     FGN30 PAK-IMRAN-BIRTHDAY
     * Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan turns 72 in jail
     Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister and cricketing icon Imran Khan turned 72 on Saturday, his second birthday in jail as his party supporters headed for Islamabad for a planned rally demanding his freedom and “independence of judiciary.” *    
    
     FGN23: UK-LEBANON-FLIGHT
     *UK confirms final flight out of Lebanon for British nationals as conflict escalates
     London: The UK government on Saturday confirmed its final charter plane to fly British nationals out of Lebanon as the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel intensifies and tensions in the region escalate.
    
     FGN24: PAK-LD SOLDIERS
     6 Pak soldiers, 6 terrorists killed in gunfight in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
     Peshawar: Six soldiers, including an officer, and as many terrorists were killed in a gunfight in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Saturday.
    
     FGN19: LANKA-LD ECONOMY
     Cash-strapped Sri Lanka reaches debt-restructuring agreement with sovereign bondholders
     Colombo: Sri Lanka has reached a debt restructuring agreement with its sovereign bondholders, the government has said, marking a crucial step towards the cash-strapped island nation's economic recovery and strengthening.
    
     FGN8: NEPAL-ICIMOD-FOOD SECURITY
     Switch to alternative farming to improve food security in Hindu Kush Himalayas, say experts
     Kathmandu: Highlighting the urgent need to transform food systems in the Hindu Kush Himalayan countries to meet the triple challenges of climate change, nature loss, and acute food insecurity, experts have called for adopting agroecological methods to reshape farming.
    
     FGN2: SA-BRICS-ENERGY
     Huge potential for BRICS countries to cooperate in energy security: South African minister
     Johannesburg: There is a huge potential for the members of the extended BRICS group to cooperate in ensuring energy security in their countries, South African Minister of Energy and Electricity Kgosientso Ramokgopa said at the 9th BRICS Energy Ministerial Meeting in Moscow earlier this week.* PY
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