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Monitoring Desk: Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti has said that there will be no talks with terrorists who are harming the country. While responding to questions from journalists, CM Bugti clarified the provincial government’s stance and policy priorities. The Chief Minister stated that security forces in Balochistan are performing their duties under challenging circumstances and State institutions are working in complete coordination in the war against terrorism.

Monitoring Desk: SCO Heads of State Summit at sight in Islamabad in 2027, Pakistan is extensively working to enhance bilateral trade with Russia under the direction of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and leadership of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.

Islamabad, Pakistan: The capital city of Islamabad will host Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit that will be called ‘2027 SCO Council of Heads of State Summit’. This will be first Heads of State Summit in Pakistan.

DND Thought Centre Report Ready to celebrate 80th Independence Day next year, a debate is currently gaining momentum in Pakistan about reshaping the country’s governance system and creating new federating units, commonly referred to as provinces.

Islamabad, Pakistan: Justice Muhammad Asif of Islamabad High Court has fixed September 28 for next hearing petition of APNA TV Channel against PEMRA. According to details a writ petition No.4488/2026 filed against illegal demands of PEMRA for on account of renewal of License of M/s. APNA TV Channel Limted/ Aab Takk News was fixed today before Jutice Muhammad Asif of IHC.

Editorial Once again, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced a long march towards Islamabad and a country-wide lockdown. Government circles call this announcement ‘trying to throw a spanner into the economic wheel’. This time, September 27, 2026, is the date for protests. The PTI cult has a long history of disrupting or trying to disrupt public order in Pakistan since its 2011 Minar-e-Pakistan Lahore public meeting.

YAKUTSK, Russia: Ambassador of Pakistan to the Russian Federation Faisal Niaz Tirmizi has held separate meetings with the Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Aysen Nikolaev, and President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Yakutia, Marina Bogoslovskaya, to explore new avenues for strengthening cooperation between Pakistan and the Russian region. Ambassador Tirmizi’s meeting with Aysen Nikolaev marked the first-ever visit by a Pakistani ambassador to the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

Monitoring Desk: Saudi Arabia-based Delta Energy Group on Monday signed a series of agreements with the Taliban’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, reports Amu News. Under agreement, Saudi company would also do study proposed 700-kilometer pipeline. Former US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad attended the signing ceremony in Kabul.

Karachi, Pakistan: “Politics is callous when politicians lack ethics.” This is a line from a letter that the famous Urdu poet Sahir Ludhianvi wrote to one of his college friends, and the same is being experienced by PTI nowadays in Pakistan. The PTI is infamous for its politics that lacks ethics—a party that introduces insulting names for everybody who dares to raise questions about the morality of the party.

Editorial The subject of the formation of new administrative units in Pakistan, in reference to the perceivable collapse of governance, is one of the most debated issues in Pakistan nowadays. Educational institutions are somehow or other leading the debate, which was actually kicked off by the University of Central Punjab (UCP). Now, the University of Management and Technology (UMT) has also contributed to the debate and held a National Policy Dialogue seminar on September 5, 2026.