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ISLAMABAD - At the invitation of the Turkish Foreign Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar will undertake a one-day visit to Istanbul today (Monday) to attend the Coordination Meeting of Arab-Islamic Foreign Ministers.

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that oppression and vio-lence against journalists who speak the truth must end.

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Sunday, reiterated that the Government of Pakistan is firmly committed to protecting press freedom and ensuring a safe environment for journalists.

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari will attend the Second World Summit for Social De-velopment in Doha, Qatar from November 4–6, being held under the auspices of the United Nations General Assembly.

ISLAMABAD - Senior PML-N leader Engr.

SINJAWI - Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti while addressing a large public gathering in Sinjawi on Sunday, reaffirming his government’s commitment to the fair and effective use of public resources to deliver essential services to the province’s most remote areas.

LAHORE - The government of Punjab has extended the enforcement of Section 144 across the province for another seven days, until November 8 (Saturday), in view of security concerns and to maintain public order.

PESHAWAR - A Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) official was martyred and two others sustained injuries when explosives stored inside a CTD police station detonated here on Sunday morning, police said on Sunday.

PESHAWAR - Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi on Sunday attended the funeral prayers of the police officer Bilal Khan martyred in the tragic explosion at the Peshawar Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) station.

Islamabad - Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Sunday said that with the establishment of a joint monitoring and verification mechanism, the onus would be on Kabul to take action against terrorists using Afghan soil.

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Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Sunday said that with the establishment of a joint monitoring and verification mechanism, the onus would be on Kabul to take action against terrorists using Afghan soil. A second round of discussions between Pakistani and Afghan Taliban delegations had began in Istanbul on October 25, following days of border hostilities, but Islamabad’s long-standing concern over terror attacks emanating from Kabul remained a major point of contention, resulting in a stalemate. A breakthrough came after Turkiye and Qatar salvaged the dialogue process for the second time in less than a week, following Pakistan’s announcement on Oct 29 that the talks had “failed” and that its negotiators were preparing to return home. The talks produced a three-point understanding — the continuation of the ceasefire, the establishment of a monitoring and verification mechanism to ensure peace, and penalties for violations. The operational details of that mechanism are expected to be finalised when the “p...