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Pakistan’s Naqvi meets FBI chief Kash Patel in Washington security push

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met FBI Director Kash Patel at bureau headquarters in Washington, part of Islamabad's push to deepen US security cooperation. Patel called the partnership "critical." The visit comes amid Pakistan's continuing mediation between Washington and Tehran.

Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has met FBI Director Kash Patel in Washington to deepen security cooperation. Patel called the partnership "critical." — FILE
Senator Lindsey Graham, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and a close Trump ally, has died aged 71. — FILE
Afghan Taliban Agriculture Minister Mawlawi Ataullah Omari described India as feeling "like our own country" and said Indians and Afghans "share the same DNA" during a trade event in New Delhi. — FILE
Army Chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir meets with Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Haftar, Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces, during official visit to Libya. — FILE
Pakistan's Corps Commanders' Conference has held the Afghan Taliban directly responsible for allowing Indian-sponsored terror groups to use Afghan soil to attack Pakistan, reaffirming Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq and warning on the Indus Waters Treaty. — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to request a review of Folarin Balogun's red card suspension. FIFA complied on Sunday, clearing the US top scorer to play against Belgium in Monday's round of 16. — FILE/THE WHITE HOUSE
India's opposition has accused the Modi government of concealing military deaths from the 2025 war with Pakistan, demanding Rajnath Singh's resignation. — COLLAGE/THE THURSDAY TIMES

Pakistan downs four Taliban drones over Balochistan

The ISPR says Pakistan successfully intercepted four drones launched by the Afghan Taliban into Balochistan, reaffirming the country's readiness to respond decisively to any threat to its sovereignty.

Pakistan's Armed Forces intercepted and destroyed four drones launched by the Afghan Taliban into Balochistan, warning that any future provocations will be met with a decisive response. — FILE
An impression is shown of a PIA jetliner mid-flight. — ORIGINAL/THE THURSDAY TIMES
ISPR says three terrorists were killed and one injured Afghan national was captured after a Karachi Rangers camp attack in which three soldiers were martyred and four injured. — FILE