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MQM-P calls for new province in Sindh

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KARACHI: With discussions on the 28th Amendment gaining momentum, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement–Pakistan (MQM-P) has once again pressed its long-standing call for a new province in Sindh, unveiling plans for a public mobilisation campaign and legal steps to “secure constitutional rights” for urban residents. Addressing a press conference in Karachi along with the party’s top leadership on Thursday, MQM-P convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui warned that if parliament and the courts fail to deliver justice, the party would “take the struggle to the streets”. Discussions regarding the 28th Amendment are…

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US report validates Pakistan military edge over India: PM

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said a recent US report endorsing Pakistan’s downing of Indian aircraft stands as formal validation of the country’s military strength. He made the remarks while addressing a foundation-laying ceremony for a Danish School in Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). PM Shehbaz said that the latest report submitted to the US Congress “stamped” Pakistan’s stance on events of the May conflict, asserting that “India had received a stinging slap from Pakistan’s armed forces”. “Allah Almighty has honoured Pakistan through the bravery of our soldiers,”…

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Trump says will meet with New York mayor-elect Mamdani on Friday

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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he will host New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for a meeting on Friday, after fiercely attacking the 34-year-old self-described Democratic Socialist during his recent campaign. Trump said on his Truth Social platform the mayor-elect “asked for a meeting” and it “will take place at the Oval Office on Friday, November 21st.” Mamdani, for his part, did not immediately confirm the meeting. Trump’s meeting with Mamdani marks the coming together of two men raised in the Queens borough of New York, but their similarities may…

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Trump says 350% tariff warning helped avert potential Pakistan-India nuclear crisis

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US President Donald Trump told a Saudi investment conference on Wednesday that he had stepped in to prevent a potential nuclear showdown between Pakistan and India, which he warned might have cost “millions” of lives. Trump expressed these views with a familiar boast about being able to settle disputes, before drifting into an anecdote about how he handled what he described as an imminent armed clash in South Asia. According to the US president, both countries were “going to go at it, nuclear weapons,” and he said he had warned…

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Trump vows to end Sudan ‘atrocities’ in sudden pivot

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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to end Sudan’s grinding civil war at the request of Saudi Arabia´s crown prince, condemning “tremendous atrocities” in a conflict he has previously overlooked. Trump admitted that the devastating civil war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was “not on my charts” before de facto Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman pushed him to get involved. But Trump said he would now work to “stabilize” the conflict with regional powers, notably including the United Arab Emirates, which denies accusations of…

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Elite capture, corruption holding back Pakistan’s economy: IMF

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The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment (GCDA) on Pakistan says that entrenched graft and institutional weaknesses are still holding back the country’s economic progress, despite recent stabilisation under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The Fund has made publication of the assessment a prior condition for the IMF Executive Board to sign off on a $1.2 billion disbursement next month under the $7 billion programme. The executive summary states that the diagnostic exercise was requested by the government and launched in January 2025. An interdepartmental IMF team,…

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Banned TTP poses serious threat to Pakistan security: UNSC panel

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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 sees 3.2m Pakistani passengers in 2025 as airport sets new milestone

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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 ready to mediate Pakistan’s issues with India, Afghanistan: envoy

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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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