I strongly condemn the harassment and targeting of Waqas and his family. Such vile actions have no place in a civilized society. Waqas is a man of integrity, resilience, and honor, his character shines through despite these cowardly attempts to intimidate him. I stand with Waqas and demand an end to this injustice immediately @worqas

History making 🚢 For the first time in history, a @Philippine_Navy ship has sailed into 📍 Sydney Harbour. As part of the multinational, Australian-led Exercise Kakadu, BRP Diego Silang entered Sydney Heads alongside 31 ships from partner nations, marking a significant milestone in Philippine-Australian defence cooperation. Australia and the Philippines have continued to elevate their cooperation through the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, since the announcement in 2023, but this marked the first time their ship sailed further south than Cairns. 🇦🇺 🇵🇭 Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6017B6jZYT #YourADF #StrongerTogether @TeamAFP

At least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in an air strike by Pakistan on a drug users rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, a spokesman of the Afghan Taliban government said on Tuesday, a sharp escalation in the conflict between the neighbours.

🚨GEOLOCATED: Pakistani airstrike hits drug rehabilitation facility in Kabul Analysis confirms a Pakistani airstrike targeted a drug rehabilitation centre east of Kabul International Airport, adjacent to the Kabul–Nangarhar road. Coordinates: 📍34.547478, 69.257977 Translation of plaque (highlighted in red): "آمریت مرکز حمایوی و تداوی (۲۰۰۰) بستر امید" Directorate of the Support and Treatment Centre (2,000-bed) Omid (Hope) Facility. Context: The facility is located at the former Camp Phoenix, a NATO base previously operated by the US Army. Following the 2021 takeover, the Taliban converted the site into the country's largest rehabilitation centre for drug addicts. @GeoConfirmed

Reports from Afghanistan say that hundreds were killed and injured after the Pakistani army attacked a drug rehabilitation center in the capital, Kabul.

⚠️ My statement in response to govt threats: First of all, thank you, Madam Minister, for promising to take action against your own @AzmaBokhariPMLN for spreading fake news about the Punjab government having bought the luxury Gulfstream to start its own airline, the imaginary "Air Punjab". Accountability, like charity, must begin at home. For this, you need applause. Please do share copy of the defamation notice you have served on Azma Bokhari. Now, if you could answer the following questions: - Why is Mr. Junaid Safdar yet to call a live press conference from his home in Raiwind to announce that he and his wife have been in Pakistan the past week? He is welcome to invite his favourite journalists, including MF. Given his family's obsession with documenting itself for posterity, I am sure there is photographic evidence of his activities in the past week, which he is welcome to share in this press conference. Our only condition is that the presser should be live and before the Gulfstream returns to Lahore this evening (around 2100 PST). - Why is the luxury jet, which your government initially disowned, still not registered in the Government of Punjab's name? - Which head of account was used to purchase the aircraft? Was the PPRA process followed? If so, could you point to the advertisements placed on the PPRA website and in national/international newspapers by the Government of Punjab for soliciting bids for the award of contract? Why had the Gulfstream (Registration Number N144S), which is currently inbound to Lahore, been parked in Vienna for over a week? - If the aircraft required maintenance, could you share the invoice charged to the Government of Punjab and also explain which head of account was used to defray the costs? - What was the full cost of travel to Vienna and maintenance, including parking fees at Vienna? Again, which head of account was used to make the payment? - Incidentally, why did the aircraft need such extensive maintenance a few weeks after purchase? Did the Government of Punjab take this up with the company it bought the aircraft from? If so, copy of correspondence is welcome. - Finally, what was the flight manifest of the aircraft that departed from Lahore?

The so called war with Afghanistan is actually a deliberate distraction by Pakistan military. They want to avoid the Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA) commitment to give military support to Saudi Arabia by creating a manufactured conflict with Afghanistan. This is an excuse to justify why they cannot commit military forces for defending Saudi Arabia against Iranian attack. Both Shahbaz Sharif and Asim Munir have been summoned by Saudi Crown Prince MBS several times to request Pakistan to honor SMDA. However, Pakistan has been avoiding it through diplomatically crafted language, and on the basis of the excuse of manufactured military conflict with Afghanistan. The Saudi crown prince is extremely unhappy with Pakistan’s repeated failures to abide by SMDA. So-called deployment of the some Pakistani forces and air defense system in Saudi Arabia are actually a false narrative. Pakistan already had such contingent based in Saudi Arabia since decades with no consequential results in actual conflicts. Pakistan was never serious about SMDA. It was more aimed at leveraging Saudi money only for the benefit of Pakistan military and elites.

Remarks of the Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy Ji Lingpeng on Baseless Accusations of Certain Philippine Senior Official Q: It is reported that Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro recently accused China of engaging in “disruptive and aggressive” activities in the “West Philippine Sea”, saying that it is in “China’s DNA” and such actions have no legal basis and undermine the rules-based international order. He also attacked China on issues related to Xinjiang and Xizang (Tibet) . What is the embassy’s response? A: First, China’s position on the South China Sea is clear and consistent. China has indisputable sovereignty over Nanhai Zhudao and its adjacent waters, supported by extensive historical and legal evidence. China has always advocated resolving disputes through dialogue and consultation. We note the recent remarks by Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma Theresa P. Lazaro, affirming the Philippines’ commitment to ensuring that the South China Sea remains a sea of peace, stability, and cooperation. Second, history further shows that China has never been an aggressor but a force for regional stability. China’s early maritime explorations and peaceful engagement across the seas exemplify a long-standing tradition of peaceful exchange and cooperation rather than domination or expansion. These labels of “disruptive and aggressive” are better applied to colonial powers that engaged in conquest and exploitation rather than to China’s peaceful and cooperative interactions. Third, regarding the socalled “rules-based international order,” it is equally clear that its inconsistent application has been visible in many parts of the world, from Venezuela to Iran, from Gaza to Greenland, showing a gap between rhetoric and reality. Fourth, Xinjiang and Xizang (Tibet) have been inalienable parts of Chinese territory since ancient times. History cannot be altered. These matters are purely China’s internal affairs, and no country or individual has the right to interfere. Attempts by certain individuals to twist facts and spread false information are not only baseless but also represent crude interference in China’s internal affairs. In reality, Xinjiang and Xizang are characterized by social stability, economic development, ethnic unity, and improving living standards, visible facts that cannot be credibly denied. China stands ready to work with the Philippines to manage differences through sustained dialogue and resolve disputes through negotiation. This responsible approach best serves the fundamental interests of both peoples and contributes to peace and stability in the region.