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LEA sources say six people were killed and 20 injured when vandalism erupted during an otherwise peaceful protest outside the US Consulate in Karachi, prompting the government to form a high-level JIT and reiterate that peaceful protest is a constitutional right. — FILE
Trump confirms Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, says the operation was enabled by US intelligence working closely with Israel, and warns US bombing will continue as he urges a political shift inside Iran. — FILE
Israeli officials claim Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in US and Israeli air strikes on Tehran, with no confirmation from Iranian authorities. — FILE
Pakistani security sources say forces in the Zhob sector took control of the 32 sq km “Ghudwana Enclave” after alleged Afghan Taliban raids and unprovoked firing on Pakistani positions, triggering what was described as a hard, decisive response and heightened border alert. — FILE / THE THURSDAY TIMES
Afghan-linked posts claimed a Pakistani jet was shot down in Nangarhar and the pilot captured, but Pakistan denied it as the viral “wreckage” visuals were challenged and key posts were later deleted.
Asif said Pakistan “stood shoulder to shoulder” with the Haqqanis during the war against the Soviet Union, describing Afghans as “guests” whose families were hosted in Pakistan and noting that “millions are still refugees on Pakistan’s soil.” — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
Allison M. Hooker, the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, said in a post on X that she had spoken with Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Amna Baloch. — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES

Imran Khan gets specialist eye treatment per Supreme Court oversight

Imran Khan was transported from Adiala Jail to PIMS for his second anti-VEGF eye injection after being declared clinically stable by a specialist medical board, with the Supreme Court, jail authorities and the federal government ensuring coordinated, high-standard healthcare provision.

A combo file photo is shown of the incarcerated former Pakistani prime minister, Imran Khan, against a backdrop of the signpost for the Islamabad High Court. — MONTAGE/THE THURSDAY TIMES

Pakistan airstrikes ignite Taliban leadership crisis in Kabul

Pakistan’s targeted airstrikes inside Afghanistan have triggered more than cross-border tension. According to sources, a high-level Taliban conference in Kabul exposed rare and deepening fractures within the regime, with disagreements over Pakistan policy, militant sanctuaries, and even leadership succession.

After Pakistan’s precision airstrikes on terrorist hideouts inside Afghanistan, an emergency Taliban leadership meeting in Kabul reportedly exposed deep internal divisions over relations with Islamabad, militant support, and even the future of supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. — FILE / THE THURSDAY TIMES
President Donald Trump has increased the global tariff rate to 15% after the US Supreme Court ruled he exceeded his authority under emergency economic powers legislation. — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
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