The acting head of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Indian-origin official Dr Madhu Gottumukkala, is facing scrutiny after reportedly uploading sensitive government documents to the public version of ChatGPT, triggering a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) review and internal security alerts. According to a Politico report, the files—related to government contracting and...
The European Union has formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, a major diplomatic rebuke tied to Tehran’s brutal suppression of nationwide protests that have drawn global condemnation. EU foreign ministers unanimously agreed to add the elite paramilitary force to the bloc’s terrorism list—putting it on par with groups like...
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari met with United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Dubai on Wednesday, with both leaders exploring ways to strengthen economic, trade, and investment ties between the two countries, officials said. The meeting at Zabeel Palace focused on expanding cooperation in key sectors,...
At least two U.S. federal immigration agents involved in the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis have been placed on administrative leave, media outlets reported on Wednesday, as the incident continues to spark outrage and protests nationwide. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed the move as part of standard protocol for officer-involved...
Pakistan’s ambassador to Norway, Saadia Altaf Qazi, has confirmed talks with the chief of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to restart direct flights between Pakistan and Norway, a long-standing demand of the Pakistani diaspora in Oslo and beyond. Qazi said that elderly citizens and business travellers have repeatedly called for the resumption of direct PIA services,...
Indonesia has received its first batch of advanced Rafale fighter jets from France, marking a major step in modernizing its air force, defence officials confirmed on Monday. A total of three Rafale aircraft, part of a multi-billion-dollar defence deal signed with France in 2022, have been delivered and are now stationed at Roesmin Nurjadin Air...
Senior lawmaker Noor Alam Khan has urged that bureaucrats in Pakistan should be barred from holding dual nationality, pushing for amendments that would extend current restrictions on parliamentarians to civil servants as well. Khan—speaking at a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat—introduced a private bill to amend the Civil Servants Act,...
India has so far declined to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly launched Board of Peace—a global initiative aimed at brokering permanent ceasefires and supervising interim governance in conflict zones—amid concerns in New Delhi that participation could open the Kashmir dispute to international mediation or scrutiny. The Board of Peace charter was signed at the...
Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its desire to maintain a “strong, positive” relationship with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid recent diplomatic strains linked to Yemen and other regional issues, the kingdom’s foreign minister said on Monday. Prince Faisal bin Farhan made the comments at a press briefing in Warsaw, describing stable Saudi-Emirati ties as “essential”...
Pakistan’s National Assembly Standing Committee on Religious Affairs has proposed sending a parliamentary delegation at the government’s expense to Roza-e-Rasool ﷺ in Madinah to convey the “salaam (greetings)” of the Pakistani people, members said at a recent meeting chaired by PPP lawmaker Shagufta Jamani. The committee suggested that this delegation should visit Madinah and Makkah...