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PTI marchers change route, head to Khyber first

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Tuesday announced a change in the route of the PTI's long march, saying it would first head towards Khyber and then proceed to Peshawar. “We are playing a Test match; there are still many overs and players left. The change in route is part of the PTI’s strategy,” he said while addressing participants of the protest at University Chowk in Kohat on the third day of the march before departing for the next destination. CM Afridi also referred to the earlier change in the march’s date from September 27 to October 4, saying the authorities had reacted strongly to the postponement and were now concerned about the duration of the protest. Read: CM Afridi urges PTI workers to join long march as convoy enters Kohat He said the march would eventually move towards Islamabad when the PTI decided to do so, declaring: “When we say we are going to Islamabad, no one will be able to stop us....

Trump blames France unrest on 'mass migration', Islam

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed mass student protests in France on "mass migration" and Islam, pushing his global right-wing narrative ahead of tough midterm elections at home. French students have blocked the entrances to hundreds of high schools across the country since late September to demand better conditions, in protests that have descended into sporadic clashes with security forces. A quarter of a million demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday. "What's happening in France is nothing less than out-of-control mass migration. This isn't about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great country!" Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Trump: What’s happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration. This isn’t about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country! pic.twitter.com/SzfOqAjiDv — Clash Report (@clashreport) October 6, 2026 ...

Asif blames PTI's TTP policy for worsening K-P security

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of pursuing negotiations with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), saying the party’s policy had contributed to the security crisis in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). In a detailed statement on X, Asif said the issue between the presidency and the K-P government was “not politics but terrorism”, while questioning the provincial government’s handling of police capacity, counterterrorism infrastructure and security funds. He said the PTI had exercised political control or influence in K-P for around 13 years and criticised its leadership for advocating negotiations with the TTP. “Imran Khan has always had a soft corner for TTP, and the party's thinking has been more aligned with the idea of negotiations with terrorists rather than the state's policy of eliminating terrorism,” Asif said. He claimed that after becoming prime minister, Imran had said he knew how ...

PTI says access to Imran Khan, K-P counterterrorism policy led to talks deadlock

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday expressed regret over the failure of negotiations between its joint team with Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ain Pakistan (TTAP) and government representatives, urging the government to address the reasons for the deadlock and demonstrate its willingness to engage in meaningful dialogue. In a statement on X, the party said the negotiations concluded without substantive progress despite “serious efforts” to address political stability, restoration of democracy, supremacy of the Constitution and law, access to PTI founder Imran Khan, his health and medical treatment, and the worsening security situation in K-P and other parts of the country. PRESS RELEASE PTI Responds to Inconclusive Negotiations and Federal Ministers’ Press Conference Party Says Denial of Access to Chairman Imran Khan Remained Central Impediment; Calls for Consensus Based Counterterrorism Strategy and Immediate Attention to Khan’s Medical Care… ...

CM Afridi rejects governor’s rule, emergency as PTI long march moves through K-P

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday rejected the imposition of governor’s rule or an emergency in the province, saying only the “vision and policy” of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan would be followed in the province. Addressing participants of the long march at Gandi Chowk in Lakki Marwat, the chief minister thanked the participants for their enthusiasm and said the party’s negotiating committee had gone to Islamabad to help reduce the political temperature. He said a “mindset that makes decisions behind closed doors” had been trying to impose another decision on the people of the province. “Here, there is Imran Khan’s government and Imran Khan’s vision and policy will prevail,” Afridi said. He told the participants that the people had voted for a leader and “his player” was standing firm in the field. “We do not accept any policy that causes harm to the Pashtun...

Being a teacher

A teacher becomes truly noble when he enters a classroom, delivers a lesson, completes the syllabus, and fully grasps the responsibility of 'being a teacher'. What a teacher can do? Few stories illustrate this better than that of Helen Keller. Deaf and blind from early childhood, Keller faced barriers that could easily have confined her to a life of isolation. Her teacher, Anne Sullivan, refused to see her disabilities as the limits of her potential. Through patience, discipline and an extraordinary commitment to teaching, Sullivan helped Keller communicate, read, write and understand the world around her. Keller went on to become an author, lecturer and advocate whose life challenged society's assumptions about disability. Similarly, the popular story of Thomas Edison tells us that he was considered an incapable student and was rejected by his teachers. His mother taught him and helped him become a world-famous inventor, enabling him to realise potential that his te...

Bodies of Pakistanis killed in Somalia being repatriated, arrive in Addis Ababa: PMO

The bodies of three Pakistanis killed in an operation to recover a hijacked oil tanker off the Somali coast have reached Addis Ababa, with arrangements under way for their repatriation, the PMO said on Saturday The Palau-flagged MT Honour 25, carrying 18,500 barrels of oil and a 17-member crew, including 10 Pakistanis, was seized on April 21, around 30 nautical miles off Puntland while sailing from Oman to Somalia. Puntland’s Maritime Police Force said it rescued the tanker in an operation off Dharin-baar, but the pirates opened fire on the hostages, killing five, including three Pakistanis and injuring four others. According to the PMO statement, the bodies of Syed Kafeel Omar, Ahmad Ansari and Rafiullah had arrived in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, where Ethiopian Airlines staff were reviewing arrangements for their transfer to Pakistan. Read: Three Pakistani sailors killed in Somali ship rescue operation وزیراعظم محمد شہباز شریف کی ہدایت پر صومالیہ میں جا...