TT Staff Reporter

Pakistan’s cybercrime agency has arrested 13 suspects in Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad and Multan over anti-state social media campaigns, marking a more assertive move from the unit under NCCIA Punjab Director Muhammad Ali Waseem, who recently took charge.

The United States has announced the phased closure of its Consulate General in Peshawar, with diplomatic engagement for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa now shifting to the US Embassy in Islamabad. The decision does not end US engagement with Pakistan, but it places renewed focus on KP’s security situation and the provincial government’s ability to reassure foreign missions.

Pakistan has strongly condemned attacks on civilian infrastructure in the UAE, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressing solidarity with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and urging all sides to preserve the ceasefire for diplomacy and peace.

متحدہ عرب امارات پر ایرانی میزائل و ڈرون حملوں نے عالمی تشویش میں اضافہ کر دیا۔ اقوامِ متحدہ، یورپی کمیشن، امریکا، سعودی عرب، برطانیہ، خلیجی ممالک و دیگر کی جانب سے شدید مذمت کا اظہار۔ ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے مزید حملوں کی صورت میں فیصلہ کُن ردعمل کا عندیہ دے دیا۔

The call between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed underscored the Gulf’s growing concern over Iranian escalation and placed Saudi Arabia firmly beside the UAE at a moment of regional strain.