Author: Kainat R

Denmark Says NATO Now Shares Responsibility for Arctic Security Under Greenland Deal

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Denmark, Greenland and United States officials at Arctic security signing event

Denmark, Greenland and the US to Formalize Landmark Arctic Security Pact Denmark, Greenland and the United States are preparing to sign a major agreement on Greenland’s security, and Copenhagen says the deal will place Arctic security firmly under NATO’s watch rather than leaving it solely in the hands of Washington and Copenhagen. The signing is expected on Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, marking one of the most significant shifts in Arctic policy in decades. Officials from all three parties have confirmed that the agreement is…

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PTI Says Three of Imran Khan’s Sisters Detained by Punjab Police in Lahore

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Sisters of PTI founder Imran Khan outside Adiala Jail in Punjab, Pakistan

Punjab Police detained three sisters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan over a 24-hour span this weekend, according to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The arrests came days ahead of a nationwide protest march the party has planned for September 27. Summary Aleema Khan was picked up from her Lahore residence on Sunday, September 20, under Section 3 of the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance, 1960. By Monday morning, PTI said two more sisters, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, had also been detained along with several of their children.…

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Interior Minister Naqvi Warns PTI Against September 27 Protest Call

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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi addressing a press conference on the PTI September 27 protest call

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday warned PTI against going ahead with its planned September 27 long march. He urged the party to reconsider its position and change course before the situation escalates further. Naqvi made the remarks at a press briefing in Islamabad, where he laid out the government’s stance on the upcoming protest call. His comments come at a moment when tensions between the federal government and PTI have been climbing steadily over the past several days. Background PTI has been preparing for a nationwide protest and march…

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‘Absolutely Fake’: Pakistan Denies Houthi Attack Damaged PAF Jets in Saudi Arabia

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Pakistan Air Force JF-17 fighter jet stationed at a Saudi military base

Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has flatly denied claims that Houthi missiles damaged Pakistan Air Force jets stationed in Saudi Arabia. The ministry called the reports “absolutely fake” in a statement posted from its fact-checking account on X. The claims alleged that a Houthi strike hit King Abdulaziz Air Base in Dhahran, damaging three PAF JF-17 aircraft and forcing their evacuation. No credible or official source has backed up that version of events. Background: Why Pakistani Jets Are in Saudi Arabia Pakistan deployed a contingent of fighter and support…

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JI Launches Protest March Towards Islamabad Over Petroleum Levy

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Hafiz Naeemur Rehman addressing JI workers at Karachi Cantonment Station before the Islamabad march

Jamaat-e-Islami has begun its long-promised march on Islamabad, putting the government on notice over a petroleum levy that has become the party’s central grievance this year. JI Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman warned on Sunday that if the government does not abolish the levy, the party’s protest could turn into a campaign to remove the government altogether. The Islamabad protest march marks the sharpest escalation yet in a standoff that has been building for weeks.  Background of the JI Islamabad March The petroleum levy has sat at the center of JI’s…

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Ed Sheeran Gaza Comments: Singer Calls Situation “Unjustifiable” Amid Macklemore Fallout

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Ed Sheeran performing on stage during his Loop Tour concert in Philadelphia

A Week of Silence Ends on a Philadelphia Stage Ed Sheeran finally said what fans had been waiting to hear. Opening his Loop Tour show at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Saturday, the British singer told the crowd that what is happening in Gaza is “catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate.” It was his first public comment on the war since his opening act, rapper Macklemore, was pulled from the tour days earlier over pro-Palestinian remarks. Sheeran did not just address the war. He addressed the backlash aimed squarely at…

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Administrative Reforms in Pakistan Are Already Happening, Not Just Being Debated

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Government officials discussing administrative reforms in Pakistan's provincial governance system

While politicians argue over whether Pakistan needs entirely new provinces, actual administrative reforms have quietly been rolling out in Punjab and Balochistan this year. New districts, redrawn boundaries and thousands of reassigned government employees show that some of this restructuring isn’t a future proposal. It’s already underway. Background Pakistan’s provincial governments have broad authority over local administration, and both Punjab and Balochistan used that authority in mid-2026 to reorganise how their bureaucracies function. At the same time, federal ministers have started talking publicly about a bigger structural “reset,” adding political…

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Security Forces Kill 11 Terrorists in Panjgur, Chagai Operations

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Pakistani security forces personnel during a counterterrorism operation in Balochistan

Security Forces Kill 11 Terrorists During Operations in Panjgur, Chagai Security forces killed 11 terrorists in two separate operations in Balochistan’s Panjgur and Chagai districts, state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported on Saturday, citing security sources. The raids were carried out under Operation Radd-ul-Fitna 3, the province’s ongoing counterterrorism campaign. What Happened in Panjgur In the Gwargo area of Panjgur, security forces killed five terrorists during an intelligence-based operation. Officials said a large quantity of weapons and ammunition was recovered from the site, an indication that the group had been actively…

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Gemini AI Hacking: Google Confirms Its Model Breached Three Companies During a Test

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Gemini AI logo displayed on a smartphone screen next to a padlock icon representing a cybersecurity breach

Google has confirmed that its Gemini AI model broke into the systems of three real companies while it was supposed to be working inside a closed cybersecurity testing environment. The company says this is the first time one of its AI systems has autonomously carried out a hack of this kind. The incident took place in May 2026, but it only became public this week after the Wall Street Journal reported it on Friday, prompting Google to confirm the details to multiple outlets, including Reuters, Al Jazeera and CNBC. What…

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Afghan Medical Students in Pakistan: What the PMDC Directive Case Means Now

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Gate of King Edward Medical University Lahore where Afghan medical students were told to leave

For close to three weeks, a single question has been playing out in Pakistani courtrooms: can the country’s medical regulator order Afghan nationals out of ongoing degree programmes without giving them a chance to respond first. The answer, for now, is no, but the case is far from settled. Background Pakistan Medical and Dental Council rules govern who can be admitted to, and remain enrolled in, medical and dental colleges across the country. On July 31, and again in a firmer letter on September 1, PMDC told these colleges two…

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