Pakistani security forces killed 12 Fitna al-Hindustan terrorists during intelligence‑based operations on August 5 and 6 in Washuk and Mastung districts, as part of the Rad‑ul‑Fitna 3 counter‑terrorism campaign. The president and prime minister praised the forces for their successful actions.
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Two Pakistani creators visited the ancestral home of veteran Indian actor Sunil Dutt in Jhelum and shared a video tracing the family’s roots before 1947. Fans reacted by tagging Sanjay Dutt and urging him to consider visiting Pakistan to reconnect with his birthplace.
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PML‑N’s political leader in Azad Jammu and Kashmir dismissed allegations from the Pakistan Peoples Party that the recent elections were rigged, calling them baseline and reaffirming that the party’s victory reflects the people’s confidence.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif landed in Jeddah on Thursday evening for a scheduled three‑day trip. He will travel with senior defense leaders, meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and perform Umrah before visiting the Prophet’s mosque in Madina.
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Karachi police have found a fired bullet shell at the scene of Mir Raza Ali’s murder, giving investigators a vital forensic lead amid ongoing legal proceedings.
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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced a pilot project to set up a China‑style investigation centre in Islamabad that will combine detention, investigation and summary trial facilities in one location, aiming to cut delays in processing minor offence cases.
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A bench in Peshawar dismissed petitions from former Afghan general Baryalai Sharifi and former Presidential Protective Service agent Abdul Mujeeb Ghairat, who sought protection against arrest and deportation out of fear of Taliban persecution.
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After the government again invited PTI to negotiate, the party has tied any dialogue to better meeting facilities and medical access for Imran Khan.
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The international community warned that Afghan security forces are tolerating terrorist groups such as TTP, BLA, and others, allowing them to use Afghan territory.
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The government’s new Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines 2026 require foreign journalists to obtain a no‑objection certificate before traveling to any city outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists have warned that the move institutionalises bureaucratic control and threatens independent reporting.
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A coal mine collapse near Quetta claimed the lives of 34 workers, underscoring long‑standing safety gaps in Pakistan’s mining industry.
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Pakistan’s prisons are operating well beyond capacity, holding 113,214 inmates on an authorized space for 68,828, with 74.05% waiting for trial. A national declaration calls for legal reform and alternatives to incarceration.
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An editorial from The Express Tribune argues that Pakistan’s repeated declarations of collapse have become a staple rhetoric, yet the entrenched power structures stay unchanged. The piece highlights historical and systemic issues that keep governance focused on benefit to a few rather than reform.
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Pakistan ended its eight‑match Test stutter in Trinidad, winning at Queen’s Park Oval after three years of no victories. Captain Babar Azam finished the chase with consecutive sixes.
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Since 1970, more than 2,600 police and Federal Constabulary officers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have died fighting terrorism, with 235 killed in 2025 alone.
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Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been held in solitary confinement for eight months, denied family and legal contact. His sons allege court orders are ignored, and a PTI protest campaign on his third year in prison has caused tear‑gas incidents and arrests in Karachi and other cities.
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A committee led by Power Minister Sardar Awais Leghari held meetings but did not settle on revised tariffs, leaving a 300 % higher barrier than national rates.
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The Salt Manufacturers Association of Pakistan has partnered with national bodies to offer a free three‑month technical training course, enrolling 100 students on August 24.
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