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The Afghan Taliban regime’s General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) has allegedly launched a coordinated disinformation campaign to malign Pakistan by coercing Afghan nationals into recording false video confessions, sources revealed on Wednesday. The sources said the GDI was recording statements from detained Afghan nationals who were allegedly being forced to claim links with the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and various anti-Taliban resistance movements. The detainees were reportedly being coerced into confessions that they had received combat training at covert bases inside Pakistan to carry out attacks against the Taliban regime. According to sources, the alleged campaign is aimed at deflecting mounting international pressure on the Afghan interim administration over its failure to address the presence of terrorist sanctuaries within Afghanistan. Read: K-P governor warns Afghan Taliban against further aggression towards Pakistan They further claimed ...

The federal government on Tuesday decreased the price of petrol by Rs3.19 per litre while increasing the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs2.25 per litre for October 28. According to a notification issued by the Petroleum Division, the price of petrol was fixed at Rs376.06 per litre, while HSD would cost Rs398.07 per litre for Wednesday. The latest revision comes a day after the government increased the price of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs1.54 and Rs2.16 per litre, respectively, for October 27.  Read: Govt hikes petrol by Rs1.54, diesel by Rs2.16 for Oct 27 On July 17, the government announced a new pricing mechanism under which petroleum product prices would be reviewed and notified daily, replacing the weekly pricing mechanism, as renewed tensions between the United States and Iran continued to drive volatility in global oil markets and raise concerns over fuel supplies. On September 13, P...

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi hinted on Tuesday that incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan could be shifted to a new jail in Islamabad. Imran has been imprisoned since August 2023, currently serving a sentence at Adiala Jail in a £190 million corruption case. He also faces pending trials under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) related to the protests of May 9, 2023. Speaking to the media during a visit to the Islamabad Model Jail facility, the interior minister informed that the project had been completed after being "pending for 17 years", further adding that the new jail would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the coming days. While responding to a reporter’s question about how much time it would take to transfer prisoners from Adiala jail, Naqvi stated that all prisoners from Islamabad’s courts would be shifted to the jail. Read: Imran to be moved to Islamabad jail When asked if Imran would also be shifted to the jail, he replied: ...

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday hinted at the possibility of "progress" in a meeting of the Makkah Defence Alliance members with Iran, stating that the participants had likely arrived at a "conclusion" to end Saudi Arabia's conflict with the Houthis. Members of the Makkah Defence Alliance and Iran agreed to continue further dialogue in an effort to ramp up cooperation for regional peace and security after a high-level meeting in Tehran. Attacks by Yemen's Houthis have spiralled in recent weeks, and rhetoric between Washington and Tehran has grown more heated. Both countries have also drawn up plans to restart the wider war, possibly after the US midterm elections on November ​3. Read: Makkah alliance, Iran agree to continue dialogue for bolstering cooperation in regional peace, security Speaking on a private news channel, Asif said it seemed that "some progress" had transpired in the Tehran meeting, given how Iran had issued a join...

Pope Leo's trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru will go ahead, the Vatican said on Monday, indicating that Leo's recovery from lung cancer surgery was on track and that he was fit enough to make the November 6-17 ​journey. The 71-year-old pontiff is recovering from an October 13 surgery in which doctors removed the lower ​lobe of his right lung and diagnosed him with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common ⁠form of lung cancer. "The Holy Father’s recovery after the surgery continues, and the latest medical examinations ​attest to his good health and favorable clinical condition," the Vatican said in a statement, citing Leo's ​personal physician Luigi Carbone. "Based on his current clinical status, as well as the instrumental and laboratory tests performed, there are no contraindications that would prevent him from undertaking his upcoming apostolic journey," the statement said. Read More: Pope shows steady improvement Pope returning to familia...

The ninth edition of the Sindh Literature Festival (SLF) will take place at the historic Mohatta Palace in Karachi on November 21 and 22, 2026, bringing together literature, culture, history and the stories that connect communities across Sindh. The dates and venue were announced on the festival’s official Instagram account, which invited audiences to join the two-day gathering celebrating the province’s literary and cultural heritage. The announcement marks the return of the festival for its ninth edition, continuing an initiative that has provided a platform for writers, poets, scholars, artists and readers to engage with Sindh’s diverse cultural traditions.           View this post on Instagram                       Established in 2016, the Sindh Literature Festival has become a recurring cultural gathering focused on promoting Sindhi liter...