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Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has expressed his opposition to engaging in negotiations with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). During a key advisory meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) held under the chairmanship of Nawaz Sharif at the party secretariat in Model Town, Lahore, Asif made his position clear. Responding to media queries after the meeting, Asif stated, “I am not in favour of talks with PTI.” He further clarified that he is not part of any team involved in negotiations with PTI through Mahmood Achakzai. Recent media reports suggest that the Pakistan Muslim League (N) has been in contact with Mahmood Khan Achakzai to explore indirect negotiations with PTI, with the party leadership assigning Rana Sanaullah, the Prime Minister’s advisor on political affairs, to engage with Achakzai for this purpose. Achakzai, representing PkMAP, was elected in April as head of an alliance—the Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain—also comprising the PTI, the SIC, the MWM, and the BNP-M. The PTI had ...

According to airport sources, a Qatar Airlways flight QR 932, en route from Qatar to the Philippines, experienced engine failure and made an emergency landing at Karachi's Jinnah Airport. The aircraft, a Dreamliner, encountered severe issues at an altitude of 39,000 feet. The pilot issued a mayday call and requested immediate permission for an emergency landing in Karachi. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner safely landed at Karachi's Jinnah Airport. The 187 passengers aboard have been moved to the lounge for inspection. The aircraft remained at Karachi Airport, with passengers waiting for their onward travel arrangements. Earlier, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 cargo plane, flight ET 3644, was en route from Addis Ababa to Ahmedabad when it was unable to land at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in India. The aircraft was instructed to initiate a go-around by Ahmedabad's Air Traffic Control (ATC) and subsequently diverted to Karachi. After a flight of over an hour, the...

High-speed winds of up to 30-45 kilometres per hour have swept across Karachi, causing widespread damage, including the toppling of trees and signboards. The strong winds are a result of a storm brewing in the Arabian Sea, which has started to impact the city. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) earlier reported that wind speeds had reached dangerous levels, with gusts peaking at 60 kilometres per hour. The strong winds have already claimed a life; a 50-year-old woman, Shamim Bibi, was killed when a tree fell on her near Baitul Mukarram Mosque on University Road in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. Her body was transported to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for legal formalities. In addition to this tragic incident, hundreds of trees have been uprooted across various parts of the city due to the strong winds. Another fatality occurred in Korangi’s Sector 51-C, where a 25-year-old man, Muhammad Sameer, was electrocuted while working at home. A low-pressure system that intensified yesterday, is...

Flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province's tourist region of Kumrat have caused extensive damage, destroying hotels, restaurants, local homes, and crops. The main road leading to Kumrat was washed away at the Brekot point, cutting off access to the area. Additionally, the connecting bridges at Makrala and Thal were also swept away by the floods. According to Tehsil Nazim Kalkot, Zia-ur-Rehman, hundreds of tourists and vehicles are stranded in Kumrat. He has appealed to the provincial government for assistance in rescue and recovery efforts. Earlier today, a landslide triggered by continuous heavy rains in Upper Dir situated in Kumrat Valley claimed the lives of all 12 members of a single family. The incident occurred when the landslide struck a house in the Patarak area of Upper Dir district, located in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) province. According to the police, the deceased includes nine children, two women, and one man. The ongoing rain and darkness se...

An audio clip has emerged of Ahsan Shah, the accused in the Balaj Tipu case, plotting to murder a police officer. According to Express News, before being killed during a police encounter, Ahsan Shah allegedly called a female friend from jail and discussed plans to kill a police officer. In the recording, Ahsan Shah can be heard saying he plans to leave the country within a month and intends to do something about the person who arrested him before he leaves. In the audio, the woman asks who made the arrest, and the accused replies that it was a friend of her father from Badami Bagh. Police sources report that Ahsan Shah arranged for a shooter to kill the police officer while in jail. A few months ago, Balaj Tipu had been murdered during the wedding ceremony of a retired DSP's son in the Chung area. During the investigation into the murder case, it was revealed that Ahsan Shah, a close friend of the deceased, had provided information to the attackers and had been involved in the...

Jamaat-e-Islami leader Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has said that 'unlike Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, won't be granted an airlift in the face of turmoil.' Naeem criticised the government, comparing the situation in Pakistan to that of Bangladesh. He stressed that while they do not wish for chaos, they will hold the government accountable on public issues. Sheikh Hasina, resigned as Bangladesh's prime minister and fled the country earlier this month following weeks of anti-government protests organised by students Naeem further claimed that despite a recent agreement with the government, Jamaat-e-Islami continued to apply pressure, resulting in a reduction in electricity costs in one province. He alleged that political families and international power producers (IPPs) have benefited at the expense of the public, and urged the government to end capacity payments to these entities to be taken seriously by global sta...

Passport and Immigration Department has failed to deliver passports to over 500,000 individuals on time, despite collecting millions of rupees in fees, according to officials. Previously, regular fee passports were delayed by several months, but now even urgent fee passports are taking one to two months to be issued. Sources within the department attribute the delays to a sudden surge in the number of Pakistanis seeking to travel abroad, driven by the country’s worsening economic conditions. The department is currently receiving around 50,000 applications daily for new and renewed passports nationwide, including from Lahore, but it only can process 25,000 passports per day. As a result, more than 500,000 people across the country, including Lahore, are still waiting for their passports despite having paid significant fees. Only those opting for the fast-track service, which costs between Rs 20,000 and Rs 27,000, are receiving their passports within a week. The department previously fac...