US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is in Pakistan to deliver a tough message on the importance of fighting extremists and driving them from hideouts on Pakistani territory. (Dawn)

Vesti.Ru reported: “The president of Saudi Arabia Salman Ben Abdul Aziz Al Saud’s visit to Russia became a significant event according to Vladimir Putin’s words. The RF president noted that this was the first visit of the King of Saudi Arabia in the history. “I am sure that your visit will serve as a good impetus to the development of our interstate relations”, -

On 13th October 2017 the military leadership announced the rescue of a Canadian-American family that was held by a Taliban affiliated group. The military leadership said it launched the rescue operation after a tip off from US intelligence that the family had been moved into the tribal areas from across the border in Afghanistan.

Spain’s richest region, Catalonia, held its independence referendum on October 1st. The results showed 43% of the region’s electorate that voted, 90% voted for independence. The 2014 referendum had a similar turnout, and 81% voted for independence in the non-binding referendum. Ever since the vote Catalan Independence remains uncertain.