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A major operation by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Shah Latif Town resulted in the deaths of four terrorists following an exchange of fire, officials said. Explosives, hand grenades, and an SMG were recovered from the targeted house. CTD officials conducted a raid on a house in Shah Latif Town based on intelligence regarding terrorist activity. During the operation, suspects opened fire on the security personnel, leading to a fierce exchange of gunfire. The slain terrorists include Jalil, Niyaz, and Hamdan. Officials reported that some of the terrorists’ associates managed to escape, and cordons have been set up to apprehend…

JEDDAH : The newly commissioned state-of-the-art Pakistan Navy Ship Khaibar visited Saudi Arabia’s International Islamic Port of Jeddah. During the goodwill visit at the International Islamic Port of Jeddah, the Consul General of Pakistan Syed Mustafa Rabbani and Captain Ali Raza, Commanding Officer of Pakistan PNS Khyber, hosted a grand reception-cum-dinner on the deck of the ship on the evening of Monday, (February 16), in which Consul General of Pakistan Syed Mustafa Rabbani, dignitaries of the Pakistani community, officers of The Royal Saudi Naval Force and officers of the Consulate General of Pakistan Jeddah attended. The ceremony began with the…

 The newly elected members of Bangladesh’s 13th National Parliament took their oath on Tuesday at Parliament House, marking a key step toward forming the first elected government in 18 months. International dignitaries attended the ceremony, highlighting its global significance. The oath-taking ceremony comes 18 months after the end of the 17-year rule of the Awami League, during which the country was governed by a long interim administration. Newly elected MPs formally assumed their roles, enabling the majority party to elect its parliamentary leader, who will then be invited by the president to form the government. Tariq Rahman, chairman of the…

Australia has ruled out helping Australian women and children linked to Islamic State militants leave a Syrian detention camp, as the government warns returnees could face prosecution for any crimes committed abroad. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told ABC News on Tuesday that his government “won’t be providing assistance or repatriation” to Australians held in the Roj camp in northern Syria. “We have no sympathy, frankly, for people who travelled overseas in order to participate in what was an attempt to establish a caliphate to undermine and destroy our way of life,” Albanese added. A spokesperson for Home Affairs Minister Tony…

New Mexico lawmakers have approved legislation to launch the first comprehensive probe into Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, where the late financier is accused of sexually abusing girls and women over decades. The bipartisan investigation aims to uncover the full scope of Epstein’s activities and identify those who may have known or participated. The legislation establishes a four-lawmaker truth commission tasked with gathering testimony from survivors and local residents who may have witnessed abuse at the 7,600-acre ranch, located about 30 miles south of Santa Fe. The committee has subpoena power and a $2.5 million budget. It is set to begin…

United States President Donald Trump has said he will be involved “indirectly” in the second round of high-stakes nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran, scheduled to take place in Geneva on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday, Trump described the upcoming discussions as significant. “I’ll be involved in those talks, indirectly. And they’ll be very important,” he said, adding, “Iran is a very tough negotiator.” The remarks came as Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, arrived in Geneva for meetings ahead of the indirect negotiations with US officials. Tensions in the Gulf region remain elevated ahead of the…

Taylor Swift made a public appearance online just hours after terrorism charges were filed against a suspect linked to her 2024 Vienna concert. The pop superstar lent her voice to support Team USA’s figure skating squad ahead of a major Winter Olympics competition this week. On Monday, February 16, the U.S. Figure Skating Olympic team shared a video on its official Instagram account announcing Swift’s involvement. In the 1:50-minute clip, the 36-year-old singer introduced American skaters Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu, and Isabeau Levito ahead of a major competition scheduled this week. The video begins with the athletes’ silhouettes as Swift says, “Ladies and gentlemen, I’d…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced nested virtualization for a limited number of its EC2 instances. The move allows customers to run a hypervisor inside another hypervisor — effectively enabling a VM inside a VM within the cloud. AWS announced that nested virtualization is now available on its C8i, M8i, and R8i EC2 instance types. Previously, AWS supported nested virtual machines only on bare metal instances. With this update, more customers can deploy complex virtualized environments without needing dedicated hardware. Nested virtualization involves running a hypervisor inside another hypervisor. While it may sound unusual, it is widely used for testing, simulation,…

Apple is preparing a major behind-the-scenes overhaul with iOS 27. According to a new report, the update will focus less on flashy design changes and more on cleaning up the operating system’s core — a move that could boost battery life and performance. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s upcoming iOS 27 update — internally code-named “Rave” — will prioritize refining the operating system’s internals. Engineers are expected to remove outdated code, rewrite certain existing features, and subtly upgrade built-in apps to enhance overall system performance. The effort is being compared to what Apple achieved with Mac OS X Snow Leopard, a…

Police in Peshawar have taken 35 Afghan nationals residing in the city unlawfully into custody and deported them during a search and strike operation. According to details, police carried out 41 search and strike operations in various parts of the city over the past week. During the operations, 35 Afghan nationals living in the country without legal documents were deported. A total of 233 suspected individuals were also taken into custody and legal proceedings were initiated against them. Police registered 148 cases against criminal elements. Illegal weapons were also recovered during the operations.