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The chair of the United Nations Security Council’s Daesh and Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee has cautioned that the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) poses a serious and growing threat to the region, noting that the group has carried out multiple high-profile attacks in Pakistan from Afghan territory, some resulting in mass casualties. Presenting a report to the Security Council, Denmark’s Deputy Permanent Representative Sandra Jensen Landi said that the TTP — comprising roughly 6,000 fighters — remains a major regional danger, benefiting from both logistical and significant support from the “de facto”…

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DUBAI: Dubai International Airport (DXB) handled 3.2 million passengers travelling from Pakistan in the first nine months of 2025, making the country fourth-largest market, Dubai Airports said on Wednesday. The operator noted that millions of Pakistanis continue to rely on DXB for tourism, business trips, family visits, employment opportunities and onward connections to Europe, the Middle East and North America. Pakistan remains one of the UAE’s key partners for tourism and labour mobility, with stable travel demand throughout the year. Dubai airport recorded the highest quarterly traffic in its 65-year…

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Russia’s ambassador to Pakistan has extended his country’s offer to mediate Islamabad’s conflicts with India and Afghanistan, amid strained relations with its neighbouring countries. Islamabad’s relations with India have remained tense since the four-day war in May, while the Afghan Taliban regime also drew Pakistan into a brief skirmish last month. Speaking during a discussion organised by the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad on Wednesday, Ambassador Albert Khorev said that Russia stood ready to mediate the conflicts between Pakistan and India, as well as between Pakistan and Afghanistan. “We also…

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ISLAMABAD: Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail has released a detailed dissent in the reserved seats case, stating that the ruling on 41 candidates overstepped constitutional powers and rested on factual inaccuracies. “The judgment under review, to this extent, is in excess of the power granted to the Supreme Court by Article 187,” he wrote in the dissenting note released a day ago. Justice Mandokhail had served on the now-defunct Constitutional Bench, which ended after the 27th Constitutional Amendment, which overturned the top court’s decision, by a majority of seven judges, granting…

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Pakistan and the European Union on Wednesday discussed the GSP+ scheme, trade expansion and broader economic cooperation during a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and European Council President Antonio Costa. Deputy PM Dar arrived in Belgium, earlier in the day, to participate in the 7th Session of Pakistan-EU Strategic Dialogue after concluding Russia visit, where he attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. According to a press release, both sides expressed satisfaction over the “positive trajectory” of Pakistan-EU relations and agreed to deepen their mutually…

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has endorsed a comprehensive five-year strategy — fix, expand and rebuild the country’s flood management systems — Climate Minister Musadik Malik announced on Wednesday. The minister revealed this during a press conference, alongside the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chief, outlining Pakistan’s flood management strategy following heavy losses from recent floods. Malik said the 2022 floods caused damage equivalent to 9% of the country’s GDP. Over the past three to four major floods, more than 4,500 people have died, and around 40 million people were displaced.…

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar used the 24th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Moscow to call for stronger regional connectivity, new SCO-level financial instruments and deeper engagement with key partners, notably Russia and China. He also held a number of high-level bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Dar headed Pakistan’s delegation to the CHG, held from November 17 to 18, and joined other heads of government in a joint…

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