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Elon Musk said he would price Starlink’s satellite internet service affordably in India to take on Mukesh Ambani’s low-cost Reliance Jio, ​escalating his attacks on the rival billionaire days before Jio’s parent ‌launches India’s largest-ever IPO. Jio Platforms, which owns the telecom arm, is targeting a valuation of $106 billion in the offering. Much like SpaceX-owned Starlink, Jio’s own satellite venture is also awaiting final ​security clearance to launch. Cheap data is the playbook that built Jio in ​India, and the one Musk has used in markets like Kenya to…

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The federal government has ordered major administrative changes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s bureaucracy following the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule, transferring senior officers out of the province and directing them to report to the Establishment Division. According to notifications issued by the federal government on Sunday, the changes have been made to bring constitutional and administrative affairs under interim control and ensure the implementation of new administrative priorities in the province. The transferred officers include Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah, a grade-21 PAS officer, who has been asked…

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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has claimed that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and the party’s provincial president, Junaid Akbar Khan, have been arrested following the imposition of governor’s rule in the province. A post on Junaid Akbar Khan’s official X account said that Afridi and Akbar had been arrested. However, there has been no official confirmation or denial of the reported arrests so far. Videos circulating on social media show the container used by the chief minister during the PTI long march abandoned alongside a road. The videos claim…

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President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday signed a summary for imposing an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution, according to an official announcement. The Presidency said the decision to impose an emergency under Article 232 has been taken in view of a sharp increase in terrorist incidents, which posed serious threats to the lives and property of citizens. According to the presidential announcement, the emergency had been imposed amid rising terrorist attacks and a deteriorating law and order situation in the…

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has strongly condemned the imposition of an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, calling on the federal government to reconsider its decision. In a statement on X, Gohar described the move as a political mistake and an undemocratic step, saying peace could not be established by undermining provincial autonomy. He stated that the fight against terrorism could not be used to justify suppressing the public voice. The PTI chairman said that the mandate of the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa must be…

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Security has been tightened across Peshawar, with major roads sealed with containers, mobile phone services suspended and the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service temporarily halted on Sunday amid the possibility of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Heavy police contingents have been deployed across the city, particularly around Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Chowk and the adjoining Red Zone. Roads leading to the area have been blocked with containers and barbed wire, while police have also been stationed along major routes, including GT Road, Warsak Road, Kohat Road and Pishtakhara Road.…

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Security forces have foiled an infiltration attempt by Fitna Al Khawarij militants along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the Kurram sector, killing 12 militants and Afghan Taliban fighters, the military’s media wing said on Sunday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a Pakistan Army Naib Subedar Hidayat Aman was martyred in an exchange of fire. According to the ISPR, security forces detected the movement of a group attempting to enter Pakistan. Afghan Taliban posts also opened fire to assist the infiltrators, triggering an intense exchange of fire in which Naib…

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Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, attended the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) at the Asia Society in New York. He was accompanied by Aamer Ahmed Atozai, Consul General of Pakistan in New York, according to a press release. The ambassador, in his inaugural remarks, traced Lahore’s rich cultural heritage, literary traditions and enduring contribution to Pakistan’s intellectual and artistic landscape. Drawing on his long personal association with the historic city, Ambassador Sheikh observed that nothing quite matched Lahore in its glory, vibrancy and cultural significance. Ambassador Rizwan…

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A federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was under way in Islamabad on Sunday, with the cabinet expected to approve a proposed imposition of governor’s rule and emergency measures in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, and federal ministers Rana Sanaullah, Talal Chaudhry, Amir Muqam, Rana Tanveer, Mustafa Kamal, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Chaudhry Salik Hussain and Attaullah Tarar are among those attending the meeting, along with other senior political and administrative officials. Two special security reports prepared by…

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The federal cabinet on Sunday agreed to impose an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to sources. An important meeting of the federal cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, is underway in Islamabad. Decisions of the meeting will be officially announced later. The sources said the cabinet had decided to invoke Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution to impose the measures. According to the sources, several proposals were presented at the meeting following reports from intelligence agencies. One proposal called for imposing an emergency across the…

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