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Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Sunday accused the leadership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of facilitating terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying this had contributed to growing security challenges in the province. In a statement on a social media platform, Asif said the nation would hold the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government accountable for the deaths of civilians and military personnel in terrorist attacks in the province. The defence minister said PTI founder Imran Khan had supported the settlement in KP of elements who backed terrorism. He said Khan’s speeches in the National Assembly…

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Omar Al Hassayna fled Gaza for Cairo after an Israeli air strike wiped out much of his large family. Three years on, he ​remains there waiting for enough stability, security and reconstruction in his still devastated homeland to return. Hassayna is one of more ‌than 100,000 Gazans who left the enclave during the war and who remain stranded overseas, according to Palestinian Authority figures. They still mourn dead relatives and their destroyed homes and neighbourhoods. “I left Gaza and came to Egypt, the land of Kinana (referring to Egypt), but…

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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday blamed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi for sabotaging the government-opposition talks. The government and opposition held hours-long negotiations in the Parliament House to iron out differences over key issues ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) long march on Islamabad. Speaking at a press conference in Lahore, Naqvi said that the government and opposition had reached agreement on 99% of the points in negotiations, but the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister sabotaged the talks at the final stage. Naqvi said four drafts of an agreement…

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday released the draft he sent to the PTI negotiating committee, saying it contained no unconstitutional or illegal demands. According to Afridi, the draft proposed an agreement on political stability, the supremacy of the Constitution and law, and the continuation of the democratic process. It also called for arranging regular meetings between the prime minister and the leaders of the opposition in both houses of parliament. The meetings would provide an opportunity for detailed discussions on important political, national, constitutional, legal and democratic…

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A foreign woman who was allegedly gang-raped in Lahore left for Baku from Lahore Airport, accompanied by three police officers, according to police and airport sources on Sunday. The woman, identified as Diana, departed for Baku via flight PK-159. Three police officers, including the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Defence, supervised her boarding and accompanied her on the flight, the sources said. Diana had initially refused to return to her home country after boarding the aircraft on Saturday and had disembarked, according to airport sources. She remained under the supervision…

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned on Sunday that any renewed military aggression against Iran would face a stronger response, while stressing that Tehran’s diplomatic door remains open. Addressing ambassadors and heads of foreign and international missions in Tehran, Araghchi said Iran was “serious and firm” about defending itself. “If our enemies once again choose the path of military confrontation, they will face a stronger response than before,” he said, adding that Iran would defend itself “more powerfully than before”. Araghchi said Tehran was prepared to negotiate an end to…

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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had agreed during negotiations to sign a written agreement and submit an implementation plan within 72 hours to improve security in the province, Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday. In a statement on X, Naqvi said the KP delegation had also agreed to review the Police Act 2026, prevent terrorists from operating freely or establishing safe havens in the province, and unequivocally condemn all terrorist groups, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan (TTA). He said the KP government had also agreed to…

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Four Pakistani nationals injured during a security operation by Somali forces to free a hijacked oil tanker crew from pirates, as well as the remains of three others killed in the operation, are due to arrive in Karachi later today following directives from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The four injured — Usman Ghani, Aqeel Khan, Ameen bin Shams and Yasir Khan — have departed Addis Ababa for Karachi on a private airline flight. The same flight is also carrying the remains of Rafiullah Khan, Syed Kashif Umar and Mahmood Ahmed…

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A former OpenAI safety employee who recently resigned has criticised the company’s approach to AI safety, arguing that its fast-paced culture and focus on rapid development increase the risk of failures. Writing in an article titled I Quit OpenAI Because Its Culture Is Broken, published by The Atlantic on Saturday, David Robinson said AI companies, including OpenAI, were not being “nearly careful enough” and should place greater emphasis on safety expertise and research before developing more capable systems. “The time for trial and error is over,” Robinson wrote, arguing that…

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Security forces killed eight Fitna Al Khawarij militants in an intelligence-based operation in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, security sources said on Sunday. Three key commanders of Fitna Al Khawarij were among those killed, according to the sources. The operation was conducted on intelligence reports about the presence of militants in the area, the sources said. Foreign currency and a large quantity of weapons and ammunition were recovered from the militants, they added. Security forces remain committed to eliminating terrorism and establishing lasting peace under the Azm-e-Istehkam vision,…

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