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Islamabad, 02 September, 2026 (Nosheen): Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the field of cybersecurity, protect vital national interests and enhance joint efforts to address emerging cyber threats. The agreement was signed by Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja and Governor of Saudi Arabia’s National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA), Engineer Majed Al-Mazyed. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication, the MoU aims to enhance cooperation between the two countries for the protection of cyberspace and vital interests of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The agreement will also facilitate the exchange of knowledge, expertise and best pract...

Islamabad, 2 September, 2026 (Ghufran): Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kayani chaired a high-level review meeting at the Finance Division today to prepare for the upcoming review of the Prime Minister’s Cashless Initiative. The meeting was attended by senior officials from the Ministry of Finance, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), Capital Development Authority (CDA), Ministry of IT and Telecommunication, and representatives of the private sector. The Minister reviewed progress on the directives issued by the Prime Minister and outlined key priorities to accelerate Pakistan’s digital financial transformation. A key focus of the meeting was to review progress made during the last year and initiate the process of setting annual perf...

PESHAWAR, 2 September, 2026(Kamran Raja): Inspector General of Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Zulfiqar Hameed chaired the 83rd meeting of the Police Policy Board at the Central Police Office Peshawar today. The meeting reviewed a range of important matters aimed at making the policing system more effective, modern and result-oriented across the province. Discussions focused on enhancing the operational capacity of the police force, provision of modern technology and equipment, effective deployment of heavy weapons, welfare issues of the children of police martyrs, and promotion of forensic services. Additional IGs, DIGs, DG PCO, Commandants of FRP and SSU, Director IT and other relevant police officers attended the meeting. The participants held detailed discussions on the operational requireme...

Karachi, 2 September, 2026: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Karachi, in a successful joint intelligence-based operation conducted in collaboration with the Federal Civil Intelligence Agency, has arrested two key terrorists affiliated with the Mufti Saad group of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also referred to by authorities as Fitna-ul-Khawarij. The arrested suspects have been identified as Umar Farooq, son of Hassan Gul, and Abdullah, son of Mumtaz Ali. Two hand grenades were also recovered from their possession during the operation. According to the CTD Karachi spokesperson, initial investigations revealed that the suspects belonged to the Mufti Saad group of the banned TTP and had travelled to Karachi from Afghanistan on the instructions of their commander. They wer...