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First round of talks between govt, opposition end as PTI’s Oct 4 protest looms over Islamabad
The first round of talks between the PTI-led opposition and the ruling coalition over the party’s proposed Oct 4 long march concluded on Friday, with both sides agreeing to resume the dialogue on Saturday. The meeting between government and opposition representatives, chaired by National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, was aimed at defusing the country’s ongoing political crisis. It comes ahead of the the PTI’s planned Oct 4 protest march demanding the release of party founder Imran Khan, which has emerged as the latest point of contention between the party and the federal government. According to a statement issued by the NA Secretariat, the participants held detailed discussions “on the prevailing political situation and exchanged views on various matters of national importance”. “The government, PPP and opposition representatives apprised each other of their respective positions and held a detailed exchange of views in a constructive and cordial manner. The participants emphasised the need to resolve national issues through dialogue and negotiations,” it said. The statement added that the second round of talks would be held on Saturday at 2pm in the NA speaker’s chamber. “NA Speaker Sadiq played a key role in facilitating dialogue among the government, PPP and opposition,” the statement said. The delegations were welcomed by Speaker Sadiq upon their arrival. “I am only playing the role of a mediator,” he said. Sadiq said his office was “always open” to resolving issues through negotiations and that he had consistently invited the opposition to engage in dialogue. He maintained that negotiations were the only way to resolve differences and issues, adding that positions and offices were temporary. “Parliament is the only forum where solutions to issues can be found,” he said. In an earlier post on X, the Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-Ayin-i-Pakistan said the opposition side was being led by the leader of the opposition in the Senate, Allama Raja Nasir Abbas. Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Amir Muqam, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry attended the meeting, along with PPP Senator Sherry Rehman and National Assembly members Syed Naveed Qamar and Ejaz Hussain Jakhrani. The opposition was represented by PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan, Abbas, Amir Dogar, former NA speaker Asad Qaiser and PTI General Secretary Salman Akram Raja. As the PTI remains resolute to go ahead with the march, federal ministers have warned that the Centre would have no other option but to impose governor’s rule or emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in light of the security situation in the province and the PTI’s protest call. For its part, the opposition party has warned the government of dire consequences if such a decision is imposed. ‘PTI will have to call off its march’ Speaking to the media after the meeting, PPP’s Rehman said the party believed in resolving issues through negotiations. She said that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had stated the party’s stance on the long march and that the PTI had to call it off “unconditionally”. “They will have to call it off rather than postponing or deferring,” she said. “Both parties have time; we will meet tomorrow. We will try to conclude this by tomorrow,” she stated. Talking about the opposition’s reported demand of facilitating a meeting with incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, she said she could not answer the question. However, she said the opposition had asked for time and “we should respect it”. “A political and democratic attitude requires sitting at the negotiation table and resolving the issues through dialogue,” she stated. Later, Bilawal welcomed the government’s decision to work with his party and jointly engage with the opposition “to find political solutions to political problems”. “The challenge of terrorism has become an existential threat to Pakistan, particularly given the active support these groups receive from neighbouring countries,” he wrote on X. The PPP chief expressed hope that the talks would conclude with the opposition unconditionally calling off the long march, which would allow the country to come together to address the threat of terrorism and those from neighbouring countries. “The PPP has been, and will always remain, committed to combating terrorism through any and all constitutional means,” he added. ‘Govt should engage with integrity’ The Senate opposition leader, speaking to the media at his office during a break in talks with the government, said the government should engage with the opposition “with integrity” and take steps towards resolving the issues. “If the government cares about the political crisis, then it should sit with the opposition with integrity and step forward to find a solution,” Abbas said. Regarding PTI’s long march, he said the call would remain “intact” until a solution was found. “Negotiating is the way of political leaders; negotiations could resolve gigantic issues and war,” he said, adding that “it, however, depends on the government’s intention”. He questioned whether the government, as the other party to the negotiations, genuinely wanted to resolve the issues. “They are in government and it is their responsibility to maintain peace, resolve crises, and ensure economic stability,” he said. Abbas reiterated that the outcome depended on how “autonomous” the government was and whether it had the “intent” to pursue negotiations. Speaking to the media after the talks, PTI Chairman Gohar said that both parties had shared their stances on “all the issues”. Regarding negotiations with the government, he added that “Abbas and Mehmood Khan Achakzai have the mandate for these things”. During an opposition alliance meeting yesterday, he said, the party had decided to attend the talks with the government and give their stance if it called on the opposition. “The positive aspect of this talk is that it is still continuing and we’ll meet again tomorrow,” he said, adding that tomorrow’s talks would be held by the same opposition committee that held them today. Asked what the party would do if the PTI were to gain access to Imran and he were to once again call for a long march, he said: “We always act upon the directions given by Khan sahab.” A day earlier, it emerged that a joint delegation of the PPP and the government would hold a meeting with the PTI leadership on Friday, during which the “current political situation” in the country would be discussed with the opposition. The decision came after a meeting at President House attended by President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and other party leaders. Sanaullah also said on Thursday that the federal government and PTI were engaged in “off-the-record talks” regarding PTI’s planned protest. Sanaullah said that the decision on the proposed march rested with PTI’s senior leadership, “with whom off-the-record consultation is ongoing”. “So let us see, even if they do not postpone it, we have arrangements in place to stop them,” he warned.
Barrister Gohar says opposition, govt representatives to hold meeting tomorrowFirst round of talks between govt, opposition end as PTI’s Oct 4 protest looms
The first round of talks between the PTI-led opposition and the ruling coalition over the party’s proposed Oct 4 long march concluded on Friday, with both sides agreeing to resume the dialogue on Saturday. The meeting between government and opposition representatives, chaired by National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, was aimed at defusing the country’s ongoing political crisis, with the PTI’s planned Oct 4 protest march demanding the release of party founder Imran Khan emerging as the latest point of contention between the party and the federal government. According to a statement issued by the NA Secretariat, the participants held detailed discussions “on the prevailing political situation and exchanged views on various matters of national importance”. “The government, PPP and opposition representatives apprised each other of their respective positions and held a detailed exchange of views in a constructive and cordial manner. The participants emphasised the need to resolve national issues through dialogue and negotiations,” it said. The statement added that the second round of talks would be held on Saturday at 2pm in the NA speaker’s chamber. “NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq played a key role in facilitating dialogue among the government, PPP and opposition,” the statement said. The delegations were welcomed by Speaker Sadiq upon their arrival. “I am only playing the role of a mediator,” he said. Sadiq said his office was “always open” to resolving issues through negotiations and that he had consistently invited the opposition to engage in dialogue. He maintained that negotiations were the only way to resolve differences and issues, adding that positions and offices were temporary. “Parliament is the only forum where solutions to issues can be found,” he said. In an earlier post on X, the Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-Ayin-i-Pakistan (TTAP) said the opposition side was being led by the leader of the opposition in the Senate, Allama Raja Nasir Abbas. Minister Amir Muqam, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry attended the meeting, along with PPP Senator Sherry Rehman and National Assembly members Syed Naveed Qamar and Ejaz Hussain Jakhrani. The opposition was represented by PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan, Abbas, Amir Dogar, former NA speaker Asad Qaiser and PTI General Secretary Salman Akram Raja. As the PTI remains resolute to go ahead with the march, federal ministers have warned that the Centre would have no other option but to impose the governor’s rule or emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in light of the security situation in the province and the PTI’s protest call. For its part, the opposition party has warned the government of dire consequences if such a decision is imposed. Sherry says PTI will have to call off its march Speaking to the media after the meeting, PPP’s Sherry said the party believed in resolving issues through negotiations. She said that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had stated the party’s stance on the long march and that the PTI had to call it off “unconditionally”. “They will have to call it off rather than postponing or deferring,” she said. “Both parties have time; we will meet tomorrow. We will try to conclude this by tomorrow,” she stated. Talking about the opposition’s reported demand of facilitating a meeting with incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, she said she could not answer the question. However, she said the opposition had asked for time and “we should respect it”. “A political and democratic attitude requires sitting at the negotiation table and resolving the issues through dialogue,” she stated. Later, Bilawal welcomed the government’s decision to work with his party and jointly engage with the opposition “to find political solutions to political problems”. “The challenge of terrorism has become an existential threat to Pakistan, particularly given the active support these groups receive from neighbouring countries,” he wrote on X. The PPP chief expressed hope that the talks would conclude with the opposition unconditionally calling off the long march, which would allow the country to come together to address the threat of terrorism and those from neighbouring countries. “The PPP has been, and will always remain, committed to combating terrorism through any and all constitutional means,” he added. ‘Govt should engage with integrity’ The Senate opposition leader, speaking to the media at his office during a break in talks with the government, said the government should engage with the opposition “with integrity” and take steps towards resolving the issues. “If the government cares about the political crisis, then it should sit with the opposition with integrity and step forward to find a solution,” Abbas said. Regarding PTI’s long march, he said the call would remain “intact” until a solution was found. “Negotiating is the way of political leaders; negotiations could resolve gigantic issues and war,” he said, adding that “it, however, depends on the government’s intention”. He questioned whether the government, as the other party to the negotiations, genuinely wanted to resolve the issues. “They are in government and it is their responsibility to maintain peace, resolve crises, and ensure economic stability,” he said. Abbas reiterated that the outcome depended on how “autonomous” the government was and whether it had the “intent” to pursue negotiations. Speaking to the media after the talks, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar said that both parties had shared their stances on “all the issues”. Regarding negotiations with the government, he added that “Abbas and Mehmood Khan Achakzai have the mandate for these things”. During an opposition alliance meeting yesterday, he said, the party had decided to attend the talks with the government and give their stance if it called on the opposition. “The positive aspect of this talk is that it is still continuing and we’ll meet again tomorrow,” he said, adding that tomorrow’s talks would be held by the same opposition committee that held them today. Asked what the party would do if the PTI were to gain access to Imran and he were to once again call for a long march, he said: “We always act upon the directions given by Khan sahab.” A day earlier, it emerged that a joint delegation of the PPP and the government would hold a meeting with the PTI leadership on Friday, during which the “current political situation” in the country would be discussed with the opposition. The decision came after a meeting at the presidency attended by President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, and other party leaders. Sanaullah also said on Thursday that the federal government and PTI were engaged in “off-the-record talks” regarding PTI’s planned protest. Sanaullah said that the decision on the proposed march rested with PTI’s senior leadership, “with whom off-the-record consultation is ongoing”. “So let us see, even if they do not postpone it, we have arrangements in place to stop them,” he warned.
Barrister Gohar says opposition, govt representatives to hold meeting tomorrowFirst round of talks between govt, opposition end as PTI’s Oct 4 protest looms over federal capital
The first round of talks between the PTI-led opposition and the ruling coalition over the party’s proposed Oct 4 long march concluded on Friday, with both sides agreeing to resume the dialogue on Saturday. The meeting between government and opposition representatives was held to defuse the current political crisis in the country, with the PTI’s planned Oct 4 protest march to demand party founder Imran Khan’s release becoming the new bone of contention between the party and the Centre. As the PTI remains resolute to go ahead with the march, federal ministers have warned that the Centre would have no other option but to impose the governor’s rule or emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in light of the security situation in the province and the PTI’s protest call. For its part, the opposition party has warned the government of dire consequences if such a decision is imposed. In a post on X, the Tehreek-i-Tahafuz Aain Pakistan (TTAP) said negotiations with the government’s committee were underway, with the opposition led by the leader of the opposition in the Senate. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Adviser to the PM on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah, PPP Senator Sherry Rehman and PPP MNAs Naveed Qamar and Aijaz Jakhrani are expected to participate from the coalition’s side. From the opposition’s side, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, TTAP spokesperson Akhundzada Yousafzai, Senate opposition leader Abbas and former senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and Haleem Adil Sheikh are among those attending. A day earlier, it emerged that a joint delegation of the PPP and the government would hold a meeting with the PTI leadership on Friday, during which the “current political situation” in the country would be discussed with the opposition. The decision came after a meeting at the presidency attended by President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, and other party leaders. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah also said on Thursday that the federal government and PTI were engaged in “off-the-record talks” regarding PTI’s planned protest. Sanaullah said that the decision on the proposed march rested with PTI’s senior leadership, “with whom off-the-record consultation is ongoing”. “So let us see, even if they do not postpone it, we have arrangements in place to stop them,” he warned. More to follow.
Barrister Gohar says opposition, govt representatives to hold meeting tomorrowTalks between govt, opposition underway as PTI’s Oct 4 protest looms over federal capital
Talks are underway between the PTI-led opposition and the ruling coalition over the party’s proposed Oct 4 long march. The meeting between government and opposition representatives is being held to defuse the current political crisis in the country, with the PTI’s planned Oct 4 protest march to demand party founder Imran Khan’s release becoming the new bone of contention between the party and the Centre. As the PTI remains resolute to go ahead with the march, federal ministers have warned that the Centre would have no other option but to impose the governor’s rule or emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in light of the security situation in the province and the PTI’s protest call. For its part, the opposition party has warned the government of dire consequences if such a decision is imposed. In a post on X, the Tehreek-i-Tahafuz Aain Pakistan (TTAP) said negotiations with the government’s committee were underway, with the opposition led by the leader of the opposition in the Senate. A day earlier, it emerged that a joint delegation of the PPP and the government would hold a meeting with the PTI leadership on Friday, during which the “current political situation” in the country would be discussed with the opposition. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Adviser to the PM on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah, PPP Senator Sherry Rehman and PPP MNAs Naveed Qamar and Aijaz Jakhrani are expected to participate from the coalition’s side. From the opposition’s side, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, TTAP spokesperson Akhundzada Yousafzai, Senate opposition leader Abbas and former senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and Haleem Adil Sheikh are among those attending. More to follow.
Talks between opposition, ruling coalition underway amid tensions over PTI’s Oct 4 protest call
Talks are underway between the PTI-led opposition and the ruling coalition over the party’s proposed Oct 4 long march. The meeting between government and opposition representatives is being held to defuse the current political crisis in the country, with the PTI’s planned Oct 4 protest march to demand party founder Imran Khan’s release becoming the new bone of contention between the party and the Centre. As the PTI remains resolute to go ahead with the march, federal ministers have warned that the Centre would have no other option but to impose the governor’s rule or emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in light of the security situation in the province and the PTI’s protest call. For its part, the opposition party has warned the government of dire consequences if such a decision is imposed. In a post on X, the Tehreek-i-Tahafuz Aain Pakistan (TTAP) said negotiations with the government’s committee were underway, with the opposition led by the leader of the opposition in the Senate. A day earlier, it emerged that a joint delegation of the PPP and the government would hold a meeting with the PTI leadership on Friday, during which the “current political situation” in the country would be discussed with the opposition. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Adviser to the PM on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah, PPP Senator Sherry Rehman and PPP MNAs Naveed Qamar and Aijaz Jakhrani are expected to participate from the coalition’s side. From the opposition’s side, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, TTAP spokesperson Akhundzada Yousafzai, Senate opposition leader Abbas and former senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and Haleem Adil Sheikh are among those attending. More to follow.
‘Anlaşma yoksa gidin’
ABD ve İran’ın gerçekleştirdiği dolaylı müzakereler yine tıkanma noktasına gelirken, bu durum Washington yönetimini oldukça rahatsız etmişe benziyor. Axios’un konuya yakın bir yetkiliye dayandırdığı haberine göre, Washington ile Tahran arasında yürütülen diplomatik temasların tıkanması üzerine ABD tarafı dikkat çeken bir adım attı. ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Marco Rubio’nun, Birleşmiş Milletler (BM) Genel Kurulu dolayısıyla New York’ta bulunan İran heyetinin ülkeden derhal ayrılmasını talep ettiği belirtildi. Kaynaklar, aralarında İran Dışişleri Bakanı Abbas Arakçi’nin de bulunduğu heyetin, kararın ardından saatler içinde havalimanına giderek New York’tan Katar’ın başkenti Doha’ya hareket ettiğini aktardı. Sabırlar taştı Axios haber platformuna konuşan ABD’li yetkili, Beyaz Saray’ın 28 Eylül Pazartesi sabahı İran ile görüşmelerde gün içinde ilerleme sağlanabileceğini değerlendirirken öğleden sonra müzakerelerin çıkmaza girdiği kanaatine vardığını iddia etti. Bunun üzerine Rubio’nun talimatıyla aynı günün akşamı İran heyetinden New York’tan derhal ayrılması istendi. Associated Press (AP) ajansına konuşan ve isimlerinin açıklanmasını istemeyen iki ABD’li yetkili de Arakçi’nin başta 30 Eylül’e kadar New York’ta kalmasının planlandığını öne sürdü. Yetkililer, bu süre içinde Arakçi’nin Hürmüz Boğazı’nın yeniden açılması, çatışmaların sona erdirilmesi ve İran’ın nükleer programına ilişkin müzakerelerin yeniden başlatılması amacıyla ABD ile dolaylı görüşmeler yürütmesinin öngörüldüğünü bildirdi. Hafta sonu Katarlı arabulucuların da dahil olduğu temaslarda sınırlı ilerleme sağlandığını kaydeden yetkililer, Rubio’nun “sabrının taştığını” ve İran heyetinden derhal ayrılmasını istediğini iddia etti. İran’ın BM Daimi Temsilciliğinden konuya ilişkin yapılan açıklamada, İran heyetinin ABD tarafından New York’tan ayrılmaya zorlandığı yönündeki iddiaların reddedildi. ‘Havaya uçururuz’ Öte yandan ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, Washington ile Tahran arasında bir anlaşmaya varılamaması durumunda ABD’nin İran’ı ‘havaya uçurabileceğini’ iddia etti. Trump, “Belki de onları havaya uçururuz. Bu kararı vermemiz gerekiyor. Çok yakında, bir şekilde sona erecek” ifadelerini kullandı. Trump, 28 Eylül’de Time dergisine verdiği röportajda ise “İran’ı yok ederek dünyada barış tesis ettik. İran’la hiçbir zaman barış sağlanabileceğini düşünmüyorum” açıklamalarında bulundu. İran Cumhurbaşkanı Mesud Pezeşkiyan da, ABD’nin varılan mutabakata rağmen İran’ı 3 kez hedef aldığını belirterek, buna karşın diyalogdan asla kaçınmayacaklarını, Washington’ın saldırı ve suikastlarla İran’ı diz çöktürme hayalinden vazgeçmesi gerektiğini söyledi.
PPP to join govt representatives as Shehbaz-Zardari meeting yields Friday talks with opposition
A joint delegation of the PPP and the government would hold a meeting with the PTI leadership on Friday, identical statements released by the PPP and the Presidency said. The decision was taken after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-i-Sadr in Islamabad. PTI Chairperson Barrister Gohar Khan also confirmed that a meeting between opposition and government representatives would be held on Friday. “PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan received a message from the government yesterday for a meeting, which he has accepted in light of the decisions made in today’s opposition meeting. God willing, a meeting will take place between the opposition and government delegations in the office of National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq tomorrow at 12pm,” he post on Gohar’s X account said. His announcement came after a separate meeting between PTI and opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahaffuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan leaders in the Senate opposition leader’s chamber. Apart from Gohar, Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, NA Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja, former senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, former NA speaker Asad Qaiser, NA Chief Whip Aamer Mahmood Kamboh and TTAP spokesperson Akhundzada Yousufzai, among others, attended the meeting. Discussion at the meeting covered the overall political situation in the country, PTI’s planned protest march and other constitutional and parliamentary matters, a statement by opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahaffuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) said. Following the meeting, Achakzai ruled out his participation at any meeting in the speaker’s chamber. A list of prospective opposition leaders who are to participate in the meeting also did not include his name. Yousufzai told Dawn that he, Abbas and Khokhar would represent the TTAP. A senior TTAP leader further told Dawn that even Abbas was unwilling to visit the speaker’s chamber for the meeting but had agreed to participate at the PTI’s request. The possibility of a meeting between government and opposition representative is being seen as a means to defuse the current political crisis in the country, with the PTI’s planned Oct 4 protest march to demand Imran’s release becoming the new bone of contention between the party and the Centre. As the PTI remains resolute to go ahead with the march, federal ministers have warned that the Centre would have no other option but to impose the governor’s rule or emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — where Imran’s party is in the government — in light of the security situation in the province and the PTI’s protest call on Oct 4. For its part, the opposition party has warned the government of dire consequences if such a decision is imposed. The TTAP, which is headed by Achakzai and also includes the PTI, has announced that it would join the protest. ‘Anywhere but not at PM Office, speaker’s chamber’ Earlier in the day, Achakzai said he was not ready to hold parleys at the Prime Minister’s House or Office or the Speaker’s Chamber. “The prime minister is illegitimate. The mandate of millions of Pakistanis … Harsh words are rising to my lips; that is why I am silent. “I am ready to sit anywhere in Pakistan, under any tree. I am ready to visit the house of any party [leader]. But I will not go to the speaker house [sic], the Prime Minister’s House or the prime minister’s chamber,” he said while speaking to the media at Parliament House after the opposition leaders’ meeting, standing alongside Gohar. Achakzai’s remarks were in response to a question about the prime minister’s adviser, Rana Sanaullah, inviting him and PTI Chairperson Barrister Gohar to hold a sitting with the premier. The reporter asked him why the meeting was not taking place. In a video clip shared by the opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahaffuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP), Achakzai also said the meeting with the prime minister would take place after a meeting with jailed former premier and PTI founder Imran Khan. PM Shehbaz had extended an invitation to the NA opposition leader to sit together for consultations on the issues of national importance and those related to the PTI before leaving for the US. Earlier, the premier also invited Achakzai on Sept 11 for mandatory consultation on the appointment of a new chief election commissioner. Gohar’s warning against imposition of emergency For his part, Barrister Gohar told the media that Raja, Qaiser and Dogar had held a three-hour meeting with Abbas and Achakzai in which they had a detailed exchange of views on the problems facing the country and the current situation, particularly in KP and regarding the march preparations. He condemned the “state oppression and tyranny” inflicted on the PTI and its supporters, as well as the detention and treatment of Imran’s sisters in jail. The PTI chairman claimed that attempts were made to suppress his party “whenever we raise our voice for our rights and for justice in the country”. Gohar also stressed that the party had “always stood with the state and the country”, including during the May 2025 conflict with India. Gohar added that the leaders had also discussed reports regarding the potential imposition of emergency and warned: “The federation becomes strong when the provinces are strong and autonomous, and when the people’s mandate is respected. You will put the federation at risk if you take any action in a province that goes against the will of its people.” He reiterated that the PTI’s march would remain peaceful, saying, “This is our country; for us, Pakistan comes first, the state of Pakistan and its peace and security.” The PTI chairman stated that the way to avoid a long march was not by the imposition of governor’s rule or a state of emergency, but rather by talking to protesters, listening to the purpose for which they were out on the streets, and addressing their concerns. “We went to the Supreme Court 19 times, but were not heard. We went to the high court 25 times but its orders were not implemented. A special committee was formed in Parliament, but a meeting was never called … Even today, the same concerns persist,” he said. Gohar stressed that despite all this, the party was ready for negotiations and had made their demands clear before everyone. PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja also stressed that protesting was a constitutional and legal right, and the party would not back down from their protest. “The leader of the long march is Sohail Afridi; Imran Khan has appointed him. We will support him in every possible way,” he added. ‘Opposition ready for dialogue but without conditions’ Speaking to the media alongside Achakzai and Gohar after the meeting in his chamber, Senate Opposition Leader Abbas called for reconciliation and dialogue to resolve the country’s political crisis, saying his side was ready for talks, but without preconditions. He also stressed that the PTI’s protest would be peaceful even when met with violence, and that “no false narrative” should be created against the protest. “I have said before as well that when we leave from there, there will be no weapons in our hands,” he said. “We know the value of human life.” Abbas called for a move towards reconciliation and dialogue in order to improve the country’s situation. “We are fully prepared to hold dialogue and correct the situation, but this will be without any conditions. If anyone thinks that they will hold a dagger of conditions at our necks, then, such a thing will never be accepted,” he said. Regarding the proposed protest, Abbas said the PTI had “decided to adopt a democratic approach by staging peaceful protests and a long march”. He said the government should have “assured the protesters of the protection of their lives and property, provided them with facilities, and, while recognising the right to peaceful protest, designated the routes”. “But, on the contrary, what did the government do? Even before the protests began, containers were placed to seal Islamabad, roads were dug up and nails were hammered into the routes,” he said, claiming that this was the behaviour of “scared people”. Stressing that the Constitution guaranteed the rights of the Pakistani people, Abbas said peaceful protests, sit-ins and long marches were part of democratic politics. The opposition leader also criticised the reported arrests of PTI members under the Maintenance of Public Order law, terming it a completely “illegal practice”. On Imran, Abbas said, “The only personality who can take Pakistan out of the current crisis is Imran Khan, whom the people trust.” “He will go to Balochistan, where Akhtar Mengal and other leaders will be with him. He will sit with the people and talk to them and convince them. What you cannot do through the force of bullets can be done through dialogue because the people trust him,” he added. ‘Off-the-record talks’ In the morning, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said that the federal government and PTI were engaged in “off-the-record talks” regarding PTI’s planned protest on Oct 4. Sanaullah made the remarks while appearing in Geo News’ morning show “Geo Pakistan”. Sanaullah said that the decision on the proposed march rested with PTI’s senior leadership, “with whom off-the-record consultation is ongoing”. “So let us see, even if they do not postpone it, we have arrangements in place to stop them,” Sanaullah warned. He likened the PTI’s march to a “provincial government attacking the capital” in an apparent reference to the PTI-led government in KP. “If a political party or a private organisation stages a protest, […] but for a government to attack […] it cannot be tolerated under any circumstances,” he held. “The law will be enacted in full force, and they (PTI) will be barred from entering Islamabad,” he added. Responding to a question about governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sanaullah on Thursday said that the option was “on the table”. Sanaullah further clarified that the federal government was in talks with coalition parties about imposing governor’s rule in KP. He added that the final decision rested upon the federal government and the Senate, adding that it would only come into effect with parliament’s approval. Sanaullah alleged that the KP chief minister had not been performing his functions as the province’s chief executive. “For the past two months, he has not done anything, nothing about development or counter-terrorism efforts or for the welfare of people […] in fact, all he has done is talk about marching to Islamabad and toppling the federal government. “They want to take ladders to Islamabad to secure the release of a certain someone,” he added. Sanaullah reiterated that if a province is “engaged in such illegal and unconstitutional activities, then the Centre has the right to declare emergency or governor rule and assume power”. Additional reporting by Ikram Junaidi
Barrister Gohar says opposition, govt representatives to hold meeting tomorrowBarrister Gohar says opposition, govt representatives to hold meeting tomorrow
PTI Chairperson Barrister Gohar Khan has said that a meeting between opposition and government representatives would be held on Friday. “PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan received a message from the government yesterday for a meeting, which he has accepted in light of the decisions made in today’s opposition meeting. God willing, a meeting will take place between the opposition and government delegations in the office of National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq tomorrow at 12pm,” he post on Gohar’s X account said. The opposition’s meeting was held in the Senate opposition leader’s chamber earlier in the day. Apart from Gohar, Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, NA Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja, former senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, former NA speaker Asad Qaiser, NA Chief Whip Aamer Mahmood Kamboh and TTAP spokesperson Akhundzada Yousufzai, among others, attended the meeting. Discussion at the meeting covered the overall political situation in the country, PTI’s planned protest march and other constitutional and parliamentary matters, a statement by opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahaffuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) said. Following the meeting, Achakzai ruled out his participation at any meeting in the speaker’s chamber. A list of prospective opposition leaders who are to participate in the meeting also did not include his name. Yousufzai told Dawn that he, Abbas and Khokhar would represent the TTAP. A senior TTAP leader further told Dawn that even Abbas was unwilling to visit the speaker’s chamber for the meeting but had agreed to participate at the PTI’s request. The possibility of a meeting between government and opposition representative is being seen as a means to defuse the current political crisis in the country, with the PTI’s planned Oct 4 protest march to demand Imran’s release becoming the new bone of contention between the party and the Centre. As the PTI remains resolute to go ahead with the march, federal ministers have warned that the Centre would have no other option but to impose the governor’s rule or emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — where Imran’s party is in the government — in light of the security situation in the province and the PTI’s protest call on Oct 4. For its part, the opposition party has warned the government of dire consequences if such a decision is imposed. The TTAP, which is headed by Achakzai and also includes the PTI, has announced that it would join the protest. ‘Anywhere but not at PM Office, speaker’s chamber’ Earlier in the day, Achakzai said he was not ready to hold parleys at the Prime Minister’s House or Office or the Speaker’s Chamber. “The prime minister is illegitimate. The mandate of millions of Pakistanis … Harsh words are rising to my lips; that is why I am silent. “I am ready to sit anywhere in Pakistan, under any tree. I am ready to visit the house of any party [leader]. But I will not go to the speaker house [sic], the Prime Minister’s House or the prime minister’s chamber,” he said while speaking to the media at Parliament House after the opposition leaders’ meeting, standing alongside Gohar. Achakzai’s remarks were in response to a question about the prime minister’s adviser, Rana Sanaullah, inviting him and PTI Chairperson Barrister Gohar to hold a sitting with the premier. The reporter asked him why the meeting was not taking place. In a video clip shared by the opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahaffuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP), Achakzai also said the meeting with the prime minister would take place after a meeting with jailed former premier and PTI founder Imran Khan. PM Shehbaz had extended an invitation to the NA opposition leader to sit together for consultations on the issues of national importance and those related to the PTI before leaving for the US. Earlier, the premier also invited Achakzai on Sept 11 for mandatory consultation on the appointment of a new chief election commissioner. Gohar’s warning against imposition of emergency For his part, Barrister Gohar told the media that Raja, Qaiser and Dogar had held a three-hour meeting with Abbas and Achakzai in which they had a detailed exchange of views on the problems facing the country and the current situation, particularly in KP and regarding the march preparations. He condemned the “state oppression and tyranny” inflicted on the PTI and its supporters, as well as the detention and treatment of Imran’s sisters in jail. The PTI chairman claimed that attempts were made to suppress his party “whenever we raise our voice for our rights and for justice in the country”. Gohar also stressed that the party had “always stood with the state and the country”, including during the May 2025 conflict with India. Gohar added that the leaders had also discussed reports regarding the potential imposition of emergency and warned: “The federation becomes strong when the provinces are strong and autonomous, and when the people’s mandate is respected. You will put the federation at risk if you take any action in a province that goes against the will of its people.” He reiterated that the PTI’s march would remain peaceful, saying, “This is our country; for us, Pakistan comes first, the state of Pakistan and its peace and security.” The PTI chairman stated that the way to avoid a long march was not by the imposition of governor’s rule or a state of emergency, but rather by talking to protesters, listening to the purpose for which they were out on the streets, and addressing their concerns. “We went to the Supreme Court 19 times, but were not heard. We went to the high court 25 times but its orders were not implemented. A special committee was formed in Parliament, but a meeting was never called … Even today, the same concerns persist,” he said. Gohar stressed that despite all this, the party was ready for negotiations and had made their demands clear before everyone. PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja also stressed that protesting was a constitutional and legal right, and the party would not back down from their protest. “The leader of the long march is Sohail Afridi; Imran Khan has appointed him. We will support him in every possible way,” he added. ‘Opposition ready for dialogue but without conditions’ Speaking to the media alongside Achakzai and Gohar after the meeting in his chamber, Senate Opposition Leader Abbas called for reconciliation and dialogue to resolve the country’s political crisis, saying his side was ready for talks, but without preconditions. He also stressed that the PTI’s protest would be peaceful even when met with violence, and that “no false narrative” should be created against the protest. “I have said before as well that when we leave from there, there will be no weapons in our hands,” he said. “We know the value of human life.” Abbas called for a move towards reconciliation and dialogue in order to improve the country’s situation. “We are fully prepared to hold dialogue and correct the situation, but this will be without any conditions. If anyone thinks that they will hold a dagger of conditions at our necks, then, such a thing will never be accepted,” he said. Regarding the proposed protest, Abbas said the PTI had “decided to adopt a democratic approach by staging peaceful protests and a long march”. He said the government should have “assured the protesters of the protection of their lives and property, provided them with facilities, and, while recognising the right to peaceful protest, designated the routes”. “But, on the contrary, what did the government do? Even before the protests began, containers were placed to seal Islamabad, roads were dug up and nails were hammered into the routes,” he said, claiming that this was the behaviour of “scared people”. Stressing that the Constitution guaranteed the rights of the Pakistani people, Abbas said peaceful protests, sit-ins and long marches were part of democratic politics. The opposition leader also criticised the reported arrests of PTI members under the Maintenance of Public Order law, terming it a completely “illegal practice”. On Imran, Abbas said, “The only personality who can take Pakistan out of the current crisis is Imran Khan, whom the people trust.” “He will go to Balochistan, where Akhtar Mengal and other leaders will be with him. He will sit with the people and talk to them and convince them. What you cannot do through the force of bullets can be done through dialogue because the people trust him,” he added. ‘Off-the-record talks’ In the morning, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said that the federal government and PTI were engaged in “off-the-record talks” regarding PTI’s planned protest on Oct 4. Sanaullah made the remarks while appearing in Geo News’ morning show “Geo Pakistan”. Sanaullah said that the decision on the proposed march rested with PTI’s senior leadership, “with whom off-the-record consultation is ongoing”. “So let us see, even if they do not postpone it, we have arrangements in place to stop them,” Sanaullah warned. He likened the PTI’s march to a “provincial government attacking the capital” in an apparent reference to the PTI-led government in KP. “If a political party or a private organisation stages a protest, […] but for a government to attack […] it cannot be tolerated under any circumstances,” he held. “The law will be enacted in full force, and they (PTI) will be barred from entering Islamabad,” he added. Responding to a question about governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sanaullah on Thursday said that the option was “on the table”. Sanaullah further clarified that the federal government was in talks with coalition parties about imposing governor’s rule in KP. He added that the final decision rested upon the federal government and the Senate, adding that it would only come into effect with parliament’s approval. Sanaullah alleged that the KP chief minister had not been performing his functions as the province’s chief executive. “For the past two months, he has not done anything, nothing about development or counter-terrorism efforts or for the welfare of people […] in fact, all he has done is talk about marching to Islamabad and toppling the federal government. “They want to take ladders to Islamabad to secure the release of a certain someone,” he added. Sanaullah reiterated that if a province is “engaged in such illegal and unconstitutional activities, then the Centre has the right to declare emergency or governor rule and assume power”.
Barrister Gohar says opposition, govt representatives to hold meeting tomorrow"ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Rubio, İran heyetinden ABD'yi terk etmelerini istedi" iddiası
ABD'nin, Tahran ile müzakerelerin tıkanmasının ardından İran heyetinden ülkeyi terk etmesini istediği öne sürüldü. İran tarafı ise iddiaları reddetti. ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Marco Rubio'nun, Washington ile Tahran arasındaki müzakerelerin tıkanmasıyla, İran Dışişleri Bakanı Abbas Erakçi'nin de aralarında bulunduğu heyetten ülkeyi derhal terk etmesini istediği ileri sürüldü. Axios haber platformuna konuşan ABD'li yetkili, Beyaz Saray'ın 28 Eylül Pazartesi sabahı İran ile görüşmelerde gün içinde ilerleme sağlanabileceğini değerlendirirken öğleden sonra müzakerelerin çıkmaza girdiği kanaatine vardığını iddia etti. “İRAN HEYETİ BİRKAÇ SAAT SONRA DOHA'YA UÇTU” İDDİASI Bunun üzerine Rubio'nun talimatıyla aynı günün akşamı Birleşmiş Milletler (BM) Genel Kuruluna katılmak üzere ülkede bulunan Erakçi ve beraberindeki heyetten New York'tan derhal ayrılmasının istendiği öne sürüldü. İran heyetinin birkaç saat sonra havalimanına giderek Katar'ın başkenti Doha'ya hareket eden uçağa bindiği belirtildi. RUBIO'NUN “SABRI TAŞMIŞ” Associated Press (AP) ajansına konuşan ve isimlerinin açıklanmasını istemeyen iki ABD'li yetkili de Erakçi'nin başta 30 Eylül'e kadar New York'ta kalmasının planlandığını öne sürdü. Yetkililer, bu süre içinde Erakçi'nin Hürmüz Boğazı'nın yeniden açılması, çatışmaların sona erdirilmesi ve İran'ın nükleer programına ilişkin müzakerelerin yeniden başlatılması amacıyla ABD ile dolaylı görüşmeler yürütmesinin öngörüldüğünü bildirdi. Hafta sonu Katarlı arabulucuların da dahil olduğu temaslarda sınırlı ilerleme sağlandığını kaydeden yetkililer, Rubio'nun "sabrının taştığını" ve İran heyetinden derhal ayrılmasını istediğini iddia etti. İRAN İDDİALARI YALANLADI: HEYET PAZARTESİ AKŞAMI AYRILDI İran'ın BM Daimi Temsilciliğinin ABD merkezli X şirketinin sosyal medya platformundaki hesabından konuya ilişkin açıklama yapıldı. Heyetin ABD tarafından New York'tan ayrılmaya zorlandığı yönündeki iddiaların reddedildiği açıklamada, 17 Eylül'de ABD Dışişleri Bakanlığına önceden bildirilen program doğrultusunda heyetin pazartesi akşamı ülkeden ayrıldığı belirtildi.
"ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Rubio, İran heyetinden ABD'yi terk etmelerini istedi" iddiasıErakçi, askeri üs olayıyla ilgili İran'ı suçlayan İngiltere'nin şüphelileri serbest bırakmasını sorguladı
İran Dışişleri Bakanı Abbas Erakçi, İngiltere'de ABD tarafından kullanılan bir askeri üssün yakınlarında yaşanan ve "terör eylemi" şüphesi olduğu belirtilen olayla ilgili gözaltına alınan "terör şüphelilerinin" serbest bırakılmasını sorguladı.
ABD basınından şok iddia! İran heyetine ültimatom: 'Ülkeyi terk edin'
ABD ve İran arasındaki savaşı kalıcı olarak sona erdirmeye yönelik çabalar sürerken, ABD merkezli haber sitesi Axios dikkat çeken bir iddiayı gündeme taşıdı. 'ÜLKEYİ TERK EDİN' Konuyla ilgili bilgi sahibi kaynaklara dayandırılan haberde, ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Marco Rubio'nun, Washington ve Tahran arasındaki müzakerelerin bir kez daha tıkanması üzerine BM Genel Kurulu'na katılmak için ABD'de bulunan mevkidaşı Abbas Arakçi liderliğindeki İran heyetinden Pazartesi günü ülkeyi terk etmelerini istediği bildirildi. Arakçi ve beraberindeki İranlı yetkililerin söz konusu talepten birkaç saat sonra New York'tan ayrılarak Katar'ın başkenti Doha'ya hareket ettiği kaydedildi. 'RUBİO İRAN HEYETİNİ ÜLKEDEN ÇIKARDI' Axios'a konuşan bir yetkili konuyla ilgili "Bakan Rubio, misafirlik süresini aşan İran heyetini ülkeden çıkardı. BM Genel Kurulu sona ermişti, dolayısıyla ayrılma vakitleri gelmişti" değerlendirmesinde bulundu. Bir diğer kaynak ise yaşanan olayı doğrulayarak buna rağmen İran heyetinin pazartesi akşamı zaten ABD'den ayrılmayı planladığına dikkat çekti. 'HEYET PROGRAM DOĞRULTUSUNDA AYRILDI' BM Genel Kurulu'na katılmak üzere New York'a giden İran heyetinin ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Marco Rubio'nun talebi üzerine ülkeden ayrılmak zorunda kaldığı yönündeki iddialara İran cephesinden yanıt gecikmedi. İran'ın BM Daimi Temsilciliği'nden yapılan açıklamada iddiaların gerçeği yansıtmadığı belirtilerek, "İran heyeti, 17 Eylül'de ABD Dışişleri Bakanlığı'na önceden bildirilen program doğrultusunda Pazartesi akşamı New York'tan ayrıldı. Hiçbir sonuç elde edemeyen ABD Dışişleri Bakanlığı, asılsız ve değersiz haberler yayma yoluna başvurdu" denildi.
İran'dan ABD üssüne terör saldırısı iddialarına sert tepki
İngiltere'de ABD'nin kullandığı Fairford Üssü'ne terör saldırısı düzenleyeceği şüphesiyle gözaltına alınan şahısların serbest bırakılmasını sorgulayan İran Dışişleri Bakanı Abbas Arakçi, ülkesine yönelik "terör bağlantısı" suçlamalarını reddetti. Arakçi, İngiltere Başbakanı Andy Burnham'ın İran'ı hedef göstermesine tepki göstererek, "sözde teröristlerin serbest bırakılmasının her şeyi anlatmaya fazlasıyla yettiğini" kaydetti.
Warrants out for KP CM over ‘no-show’ in Nov 26 protest case
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday re-issued arrest warrants for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and other individuals in connection with the Nov 26 protest case after they failed to comply with judicial summons. The accused did not appear during Wednesday’s hearing, prompting Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra to re-issue arrest warrants in connection with a case registered at the Margalla police station. During the hearing, the police also failed to submit the case challan. The court directed the police to submit the challan promptly and adjourned the hearing until Oct 9. The direction came after the court was informed that the required document had not been filed, delaying the proceedings. The Nov 26 protest case has been under judicial consideration, with the ATC issuing repeated orders for the appearance of the nominated individuals. The failure of the accused to appear and the police’s failure to file the challan have slowed the proceedings. The reissued warrants require law enforcement agencies to arrest and produce the nominated individuals before the court. Published in Dawn, October 1st, 2026
Arap partilerine yasak tartışması
İsrail Meclisi Merkez Seçim Komitesi’nin, geçtiğimiz hafta düzenlenen toplantıda, Mansur Abbas liderliğindeki “Raam Partisi”nin yanı sıra “Hadash”, “Taal” ve “Balad” partilerinin oluşturduğu “Ortak Liste”nin seçimlere katılımının yasaklanması yönünde karar almasının yankıları sürüyor. Son kararı Yüksek Mahkeme’nin vermesi beklenirken, yasağın kaldırılmamasının oyları düşse bile Başbakan Binyamin Netanyahu’ya yarayacağı vurgulanıyor. Aşırı sağcı Netanyahu hükümetinin kontrolündeki bir organ olan Merkez Seçim Komitesi’nin, 18’e 5 oyla aldığı karara gerekçe olarak, bu partilerin ülkeye karşı silahlı mücadeleyi desteklediği ve ülkenin Yahudi devleti olarak varlığını reddettiği iddiası gösterildi. Komite ayrıca, Hadash Milletvekili Ofer Cassif ile Balad Partisi lideri Sami Ebu Şehade’nin adaylıklarını da engelleme kararına imza attı. Gözler mahkemede Aynı komite, hükümetin aşırı sağcı ortakları Itamar Ben-Gvir ve Bezalel Smotrich’in partilerinin seçimlerden men edilmesi taleplerini ise reddetti. Bu yasaklama kararı, İsrail’in yaklaşık 2 milyonu bulan Arap nüfusunun yanı sıra farklı kesimlerince de eleştiri oklarının hedefi oldu. İsrail’in sol kanadında ve yurtdışındaki bazı destekçileri arasında büyük tepkilere yol açan kararların, ülkenin demokratik sistemine vurulan bir darbe olduğu savunulurken, İsrail karşıtları da bu yasakları “devletin temelde ırkçı olduğuna dair bir başka kanıt” şeklinde yorumladı. Söz konusu partiler ve adayların seçimlere katılıp katılamayacağına dair son kararı ise, İsrail Yüksek Mahkemesi’nin vermesi bekleniyor. İsrail merkezli “Times of Israel” gezetesinde yer alan bir analizde, Yüksek Mahkeme’nin, 2019 ve 2022’deki benzer durumlarda yaptığı gibi bu yasakları da kaldırmasının beklendiğine dikkat çekildi. Ben Sales imzalı yazıda, Yüksek Mahkeme’nin 2019’da Balad-Ra’am partisine getirilen yasağı kaldırdığını, 2022’de de Balad’ın tekrar seçimlere katılmasına izin verdiğini hatırlatıyor. Asıl neden oylar! İsrail’de 27 Ekim’deki seçimler öncesinde yapılan kamuoyu yoklamaları, ne mevcut hükümetin ne de muhalif kanadın 120 sandalyeli İsrail Meclisi’nde (Knesset) hükümeti kurabilmek için gerekli 61 milletvekilinin desteğine ulaşmasının mümkün olmadığını gösteriyor. Kanal 12’nin son anketine göre, eski genelkurmay başkanı ve Yaşar Partisi’nin lideri Gadi Eisenkot liderliğindeki muhalefet bloğu, 54 sandalye öngörüsüyle Netanyahu’nun iktidar bloğunun önünde yer alırken, Başbakan’ın cephesi 50-52 sandalyede kalıyor. Küçük partiler ise, koalisyon hükümeti konusunda anahtar durumunda. Ankete göre, seçimler bugün yapılsa Eisenkot’un Yaşar Partisi 23 sandalyeyle meclisin en büyük partisi olacak. Netanyahu’nun Likud’u 20 sandalye ile ikinci, Naftali Bennett’in “Birlikte” partisi 13 sandalyeyle 3. sırada olacak. Yair Golan liderliğindeki “Demokratlar” ile Avigdor Lieberman’ın “Evimiz İsrail” partisinin de 9’ar sandalye alması öngörülüyor. Netanyahu’nun iktidar bloğunda ise ultra-Ortodoks Birleşik Tevrat Yahudiliği’nin 8, Shas’ın 7 sandalye kazanması bekleniyor. Ulusal Güvenlik Bakanı Itamar Ben-Gvir liderliğindeki “Yahudi Gücü” için 6, “Dini Siyonizm” için ise 5 sandalye öngörülüyor. Birleşik Arap Listesi’nin 5 sandalye kazanması beklenirken Yoaz Hendel liderliğindeki “Yedekler Partisi”, “İsrail Halkı” ve Beny Gantz’ın “Mavi ve Beyaz”ının 4’er sandalye alacağı tahmin ediliyor. Kilit konumda Özellikle 2021’de koalisyona katılan Mansur Abbas’ın, Eisenkot’un başını çektiği muhalif blokla birlikte hareket edebileceği, bunun da Arap oylarının Eisenkot’u koalisyon kurma yarışında Netanyahu’nun bir adım önüne geçmesini sağlayacağı öne sürülüyor. Arap partilerinin olmadığı seçimler sonrasında koalisyon pazarlıklarının uzaması, hükümetin kurulamaması ve tekrar seçimlere gidilmesi ise Netanyahu’ya yarıyor. Netanyahu Hafter’in oğluyla da görüşmüş! İtalyan gazetesi “Il Foglio”, İsrail Başbakanı Binyamin Netanyahu’nun, Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri’ne yaptığı gizli ziyarette Libya’nın doğusunu kontrol altında tutan Halife Hafter’in oğlu Saddam Hafter’le de görüştüğünü yazdı. “Haaretz” gazetesinin aktardığına göre, Libya Ulusal Ordusu’nun komutan yardımcısı olan Saddam Hafter’in uçağı, Pazartesi günü Netanyahu’nunkinden 20 dakika sonra BAE’ye indi. Halife Hafter’in eski siyasi danışmanlarından Mohamed Buisier’in X’teki paylaşımında, zamanlamanın tesadüf olmadığını, Saddam’ın cumhurbaşkanlığı hedefleri için siyasi destek sağlamak için Netanyahu ile görüştüğünü iddia etti. Ordudan ‘bilinmeyene’ hazırlık İsrail devlet televizyonu KAN, ordunun, seçim öncesi bazı cephelerde “tansiyonun yükselmesine ve bir saldırı ihtimaline karşı” hazırlık yaptığı bildirdi. KAN’a konuşan güvenlik kaynakları, Başbakan Binyamin Netanyahu’nun “seçimler öncesinde saldırı tehdidi” bulunduğuna ilişkin açıklamasının ardından, ordunun çatışma ihtimaline hazırlandığını, olası saldırılara şiddetle karşılık verileceğini öne sürdü. Netanyahu, saldırı tehdidinin nereden geleceğini söylememişti.
Iran gets US response as Washington pulls out of Iraq
• Tehran says it looks forward to restoring Islamabad MoU • Official says both sides largely agree on required steps but still disagree about the order in which to take them • US withdrawal from Iraq hailed as historic win • Trump says ‘time to go home’ after ‘victory’ BAGHDAD: The Iranian government claimed to have received a US response to its latest proposal to revive the collapsed ceasefire in the Gulf, while Trump insisted on Wednesday the US had “virtually total control” over the Strait of Hormuz. The official response was conveyed at a time when US-led coalition forces deployed in Iraq more than a decade ago concluded its mission, a move celebrated by all — each side claiming victory. About the control over Hormuz, Trump said over the past three days, “more oil has come out of the Hormuz Strait than at any time in the history” of the waterway. Earlier on Sunday when Trump said he had rejected the proposal, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran had not received a formal rejection. However, in a post on X on Wednesday, an Iranian government spokesperson said Araghchi had conveyed a US response to the Iranian government. Iran says its plan aims to restore an interim agreement, the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, which collapsed weeks after it was signed by both sides in June. Last week, Qatari mediators shuttled between US and Iranian envoys in New York on the sidelines of UNGA. An official briefed on the talks, who is not Iranian and spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said the Qataris had briefed Araghchi on the US response when he stopped off in Doha on his way home from the US. According to the official, the sides largely agree on the steps that are needed but still disagree about the order in which to take them. Iran has been insisting to have its control over the strait, which runs past its coast, while also reiterating the demand for withdrawal of US deployment in the region. Operation concluded At the same time, US and Iraqi officials announced the withdrawal of the last American troops from bases in Iraq. Tehran views the pullout as a victory for its “axis of resistance” of allied groups, and a step towards its aim of driving US forces out of the region. Interestingly, Trump also hailed the withdrawal of US-led forces from Iraq as a “victory” for Washington. He added, “I had a choice to stay or to leave, and felt, without question, that it was time for America to go home!” “Today, the US and our coalition partners formally concluded Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq, consistent with the 2024 US-Iraq joint statement and US national interests,” the Pentagon said. Published in Dawn, October 1st, 2026
Lawyers criticise FCC judgement setting aside IHC verdict in workplace harassment case
Lawyers and journalists have raised concerns about a recent ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), in which it set aside an Islamabad High Court (IHC) judgement in a workplace harassment case filed by a National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) employee in 2012. Nadia Sarwar, who was employed at NBP since 2008, alleged that the petitioners, Aqeel Abbas and Usman Shahid, had harassed her by misusing their authority. She alleged that they had forced her to stay in the office after hours and required her to disclose details for applying for medical and other leaves, which would make her “uncomfortable”. “Besides causing interference in her work and creating the hostile and offensive work environment, the petitioners had also been giving adverse remarks against her performance and also uttered shameful, unethical, scandalous, immoral and un-Islamic words/comments against her,” the FCC verdict noted. The FCC’s Monday verdict overturned a December 2024 IHC ruling that had set aside the president’s order from 2014 and restored the ombudsman’s 2013 order of the two men’s compulsory retirement. Authored by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi of the three-member bench, the FCC order reproduced the definition of harassment stated in the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010, which lawyers say was amended in 2022. The 2010 Act describes harassment as “any unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favours or other verbal or written communication or physical conduct of a sexual nature or sexually demeaning attitudes, causing interference with work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, or the attempt to punish the complainant for refusal to comply to such a request or is made a condition for employment”. Interpreting that definition, the FCC ruling said that an “act, conduct or attitude has to be sexual in nature, if it is to be covered under the definition of harassment for the purpose” of the 2010 Act. The FCC order also referred to two rulings issued by the Supreme Court in 2021 and 2025, adding: “With due respect to the view of Supreme Court, we do not agree with this observation well within our powers under Article 189 of the Constitution on the basis of the very definition of sexual harassment under Section 2(h). Any other interpretation would be amounting to reading into the said provision of the Act, 2010.” ‘Sad days as we take steps back’ Lawyer Aaminah Qadir said the FCC verdict went against an SC judgement by a female judge “who actually understands (first-hand) that implications of harassment at work may not always be overtly sexual”. “Sad days as we take steps back and undermine solid judgements from the SC. Gender gap is sure to widen,” she remarked in a post on X. Barrister Maleeha Bokhari, in a post on X, said, “With the greatest respect, this judgement is wrong in law and dangerous in effect.” She argued that in 2022, the Parliament amended section 2(h) of the 2010 Act to include “discrimination on basis of gender, which may or may not be sexual in nature”. It may be mentioned that the original complaint dates back to 2012, while the 2022 amendments were to be in effect from the date of passage. The president’s order — which set aside the ombudsperson’s decision on the two men’s compulsory retirement — was passed in 2014. She argued that the FCC judgement contradicted the Constitution’s Articles 14 (dignity of person), 25 (equality before the law) and 34 (ensuring women’s full participation in all spheres of national life). “As more women enter the workforce and drive Pakistan’s economy, the forms of harassment evolve. Our protections must evolve with them, not shrink,” Bokhari wrote on X. “Dignity at work is not conditional on the harasser’s intent being sexual.” Lawyer Reema Omer criticised the reasoning in the verdict and said it “fails victims of harassment”. She claimed that the order lacked attention paid to “important sections of the law it is supposed to interpret”. Journalist Benazir Shah contended that the “narrow” interpretation of workplace harassment law would “leave some forms of gender-based harassment outside the law”. A post by the Women in Law collective said the FCC, in its verdict, had “spent a page defining ‘sexual’” but claimed the ruling lacked assessment based on it in the case at hand. The collective also criticised the FCC for alleged discrepancies within the verdict. Advocate Nida Usman, who founded Women in Law, raised concerns about due process and “the cases they have chosen to rely on”. She noted that the FCC ruling had raised “the evidentiary burden for victims which goes way beyond what the Act requires”. Elaborating on this, Usman particularly noted the FCC’s observation that to “prove a sexual harassment, a bare minimum requirement is the impartial, credible material, capable of surviving the test of reasonableness and it must be reinforced with convincing/independent evidence”. She added, “Harassment usually happens without witnesses, although here there were two!” The advocate also took exception to the FCC’s observation that the 2010 Act “intended to provide smooth working environment for the women by protecting their honour, modesty and respect by virtue of their gender” but did “not provide a special or a preferred treatment so as to undermine the dignity of their counterpart”. Lawyer Hassan Abdullah Niazi said the FCC judgment “makes Pakistan’s workplace harassment law out of step with international best practices”. Noting that harassment “operates across a spectrum”, Niazi said the ruling “fixates on one point, leaving countless women without an avenue for redressal”. FCC’s interpretation In its ruling, the FCC observed that the meaning of harassment under section 2(h) of the 2010 Act was “only restricted to conduct which is sexual in nature and all other acts of harassment fell beyond such restricted definition of actionable harassment”. “It can, therefore, be safely said that any misdemeanour, behaviour or conduct unbecoming of an employee at the workplace towards other employee or an employer, or from an employer to an employee… may be generically classified as harassment but is not an actionable act per-se under the Act, 2010 unless such behaviour or conduct is inherently demonstrated or demonstrable of its sexual nature. “Any grave or devastating conduct or behaviour is not actionable as contemplated in the definition of harassment unless it is sexual in origin,” the FCC stated. It explained: “The word ‘sex’ an adjective and the word ‘sexual’ is related to the instinct, physiological processes and with physical attraction or intimate physical contact between two individuals. “A gesture, therefore, made to another person for gaining sexual gratification would fall within the definition of harassment under the Act, 2010 but may have different forms; i.e. verbal, non-verbal or physical but the expression harassment is understood in its ordinary sense explained in the dictionaries.” In the case, Sarwar had initially filed a complaint with NBP’s president in September 2012, then approached its divisional head, and filed another complaint to the bank president. Receiving no relief, she finally filed a complaint before the federal ombudsman under the 2010 Act. The complaint was allowed and the petitioners were awarded the major penalty of compulsory retirement under Section 4(4)(ii)(b) of the Act. The petitioners then filed representations before the president on Feb 14, 2014. The representations were allowed to the extent of setting aside the compulsory retirement order. However, the bank was directed to award censure under Section 4(4)(i)(a) of the Act. When Sarwar challenged the order before the IHC, the president’s order was set aside and the ombudsperson’s order was restored in toto. In Monday’s ruling, setting aside the IHC ruling, the FCC said “an act, conduct or attitude has to be sexual in nature” to constitute actionable harassment under the Act and that the ombudsperson had no jurisdiction to inquire into disciplinary proceedings beyond this scope.
Lawyers criticise FCC's 'regressive' judgment on workplace harassment caseLawyers criticise FCC's 'regressive' judgement in workplace harassment case
Lawyers and journalists have raised concerns about a recent ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), in which it set aside an Islamabad High Court (IHC) judgment in a workplace harassment case filed by a National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) employee in 2012. Nadia Sarwar, who was employed at NBP since 2008, alleged that the petitioners, Aqeel Abbas and Usman Shahid, had harassed her by misusing their authority. She alleged that they had forced her to stay in the office after hours and required her to disclose details for applying for medical and other leaves, which would make her “uncomfortable”. “Besides causing interference in her work and creating the hostile and offensive work environment, the petitioners had also been giving adverse remarks against her performance and also uttered shameful, unethical, scandalous, immoral and un-Islamic words/comments against her,” the FCC verdict noted. The FCC’s Monday verdict overturned a December 2025 IHC ruling that had set aside the president’s order from 2014 and restored the ombudsman’s 2013 order of the two men’s compulsory retirement. Authored by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi of the three-member bench, the FCC order reproduced the definition of harassment stated in the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010, which lawyers note was amended. ‘Poorly reasoned’ Lawyer Aaminah Qadir said the FCC verdict went against an SC judgment by a female judge “who actually understands (first-hand) that implications of harassment at work may not always be overtly sexual”. “Sad days as we take steps back & undermine solid judgments from the SC. Gender gap is sure to widen,” she remarked in a post on X. Barrister Maleeha Bokhari, in a post on X, said, “With the greatest respect, this judgment is wrong in law and dangerous in effect.” She highlighted that in 2022, the Parliament amended section 2(h) of the 2010 Act to include “discrimination on basis of gender, which may or may not be sexual in nature”. “The amendment also added stalking, cyber stalking and derogatory gestures. It extended protection to ‘any person’, to former employees, and to informal workplaces,” Bokhari noted. She argued that the FCC judgment contradicted the Constitution’s Articles 14 (dignity of person), 25 (equality before the law) and 34 (ensuring women’s full participation in all spheres of national life). “As more women enter the workforce and drive Pakistan’s economy, the forms of harassment evolve. Our protections must evolve with them, not shrink,” Bokhari wrote on X. “Dignity at work is not conditional on the harasser’s intent being sexual.” Lawyer Reema Omer said, “It is easily one of the most regressive judgments related to gender-based abuse in recent times and fails victims of harassment, including women. “It is poorly reasoned, disconnected with how workplace harassment actually occurs, and ignores important sections of the law it is supposed to interpret,” she observed. Journalist Benazir Shah contended that the FCC’s “narrow” interpretation of workplace harassment law would “leave some forms of gender-based harassment outside the law”. A post by the Women in Law collective said that the FCC, in its verdict, had “spent a page defining ‘sexual’. It never checked whether this conduct was”. The collective also criticised the FCC for alleged discrepancies within the verdict. Advocate Nida Usman, who founded Women in Law, asserted that the FCC verdict had “serious flaws [regarding] due process and accuracy about the cases they have chosen to rely on” She noted that the FCC ruling had raised “the evidentiary burden for victims which goes way beyond what the Act requires”. Elaborating on this, Usman particularly noted the FCC’s observation that to “prove a sexual harassment, a bare minimum requirement is the impartial, credible material, capable of surviving the test of reasonableness and it must be reinforced with convincing/independent evidence”. She added, “Harassment usually happens without witnesses, although here there were two!” In another post, the advocate quipped, “Apparently not wanting to being harassed at work now counts as ‘preferred treatment’.” Lawyer Hassan Abdullah Niazi described the FCC verdict as “a terrible, regressive, judgment that makes Pakistan’s workplace harassment law out of step with international best practices”. “Harassment operates across a spectrum but the FCC fixates on one point, leaving countless women without an avenue for redressal,” Niazi said on X. Activist Usama Khilji highlighted “blatant misogyny” of the FCC ruling and termed its “decisions antithetical to the court’s supposed duty”. FCC’s interpretation The Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010 describes harassment as “any unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favours or other verbal or written communication or physical conduct of a sexual nature or sexually demeaning attitudes, causing interference with work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, or the attempt to punish the complainant for refusal to comply to such a request or is made a condition for employment”. Interpreting that definition, the FCC ruling said that an “act, conduct or attitude has to be sexual in nature, if it is to be covered under the definition of harassment for the purpose” of the 2010 Act. “The word ‘sex’ an adjective and the word ‘sexual’ is related to the instinct, physiological processes and with physical attraction or intimate physical contact between two individuals. “A gesture, therefore, made to another person for gaining sexual gratification would fall within the definition of harassment under the Act, 2010 but may have different forms; i.e. verbal, non-verbal or physical but the expression harassment is understood in its ordinary sense explained in the dictionaries.” The FCC observed that the meaning of harassment under section 2(h) of the 2010 Act was “only restricted to conduct which is sexual in nature and all other acts of harassment fell beyond such restricted definition of actionable harassment”. “It can, therefore, be safely said that any misdemeanour, behaviour or conduct unbecoming of an employee at the workplace towards other employee or an employer, or from an employer to an employee… may be generically classified as harassment but is not an actionable act per-se under the Act, 2010 unless such behaviour or conduct is inherently demonstrated or demonstrable of its sexual nature. “Any grave or devastating conduct or behaviour is not actionable as contemplated in the definition of harassment unless it is sexual in origin,” the FCC stated. The FCC order also referred to two rulings issued by the Supreme Court in 2021 and 2025, adding: “With due respect to the view of Supreme Court, we do not agree with this observation well within our powers under Article 1897 of the Constitution on the basis of the very definition of sexual harassment under Section 2(h). Any other interpretation would be amounting to reading into the said provision of the Act, 2010.”
Lawyers criticise FCC's 'regressive' judgment on workplace harassment caseLawyers criticise FCC's 'regressive' judgment on workplace harassment case
Lawyers and journalists have raised concerns about a recent ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), in which it set aside an Islamabad High Court (IHC) judgment in a workplace harassment case filed by a National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) employee in 2012. Nadia Sarwar, who was employed at NBP since 2008, alleged that the petitioners, Aqeel Abbas and Usman Shahid, had harassed her by misusing their authority. She alleged that they had forced her to stay in the office after hours and required her to disclose details for applying for medical and other leaves, which would make her “uncomfortable”. “Besides causing interference in her work and creating the hostile and offensive work environment, the petitioners had also been giving adverse remarks against her performance and also uttered shameful, unethical, scandalous, immoral and un-Islamic words/comments against her,” the FCC verdict noted. The FCC’s Monday verdict overturned a December 2025 IHC ruling that had set aside the president’s order from 2014 and restored the ombudsman’s 2013 order of the two men’s compulsory retirement. Authored by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi of the three-member bench, the FCC order reproduced the definition of harassment stated in the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010, which lawyers note was amended. ‘Poorly reasoned’ Lawyer Aaminah Qadir said the FCC verdict went against an SC judgment by a female judge “who actually understands (first-hand) that implications of harassment at work may not always be overtly sexual”. “Sad days as we take steps back & undermine solid judgments from the SC. Gender gap is sure to widen,” she remarked in a post on X. Barrister Maleeha Bokhari, in a post on X, said, “With the greatest respect, this judgment is wrong in law and dangerous in effect.” She highlighted that in 2022, the Parliament amended section 2(h) of the 2010 Act to include “discrimination on basis of gender, which may or may not be sexual in nature”. “The amendment also added stalking, cyber stalking and derogatory gestures. It extended protection to ‘any person’, to former employees, and to informal workplaces,” Bokhari noted. She argued that the FCC judgment contradicted the Constitution’s Articles 14 (dignity of person), 25 (equality before the law) and 34 (ensuring women’s full participation in all spheres of national life). “As more women enter the workforce and drive Pakistan’s economy, the forms of harassment evolve. Our protections must evolve with them, not shrink,” Bokhari wrote on X. “Dignity at work is not conditional on the harasser’s intent being sexual.” Lawyer Reema Omer said, “It is easily one of the most regressive judgments related to gender-based abuse in recent times and fails victims of harassment, including women. “It is poorly reasoned, disconnected with how workplace harassment actually occurs, and ignores important sections of the law it is supposed to interpret,” she observed. Journalist Benazir Shah contended that the FCC’s “narrow” interpretation of workplace harassment law would “leave some forms of gender-based harassment outside the law”. A post by the Women in Law collective said that the FCC, in its verdict, had “spent a page defining ‘sexual’. It never checked whether this conduct was”. The collective also criticised the FCC for alleged discrepancies within the verdict. Advocate Nida Usman, who founded Women in Law, asserted that the FCC verdict had “serious flaws [regarding] due process and accuracy about the cases they have chosen to rely on” She noted that the FCC ruling had raised “the evidentiary burden for victims which goes way beyond what the Act requires”. Elaborating on this, Usman particularly noted the FCC’s observation that to “prove a sexual harassment, a bare minimum requirement is the impartial, credible material, capable of surviving the test of reasonableness and it must be reinforced with convincing/independent evidence”. She added, “Harassment usually happens without witnesses, although here there were two!” In another post, the advocate quipped, “Apparently not wanting to being harassed at work now counts as ‘preferred treatment’.” Lawyer Hassan Abdullah Niazi described the FCC verdict as “a terrible, regressive, judgment that makes Pakistan’s workplace harassment law out of step with international best practices”. “Harassment operates across a spectrum but the FCC fixates on one point, leaving countless women without an avenue for redressal,” Niazi said on X. Activist Usama Khilji highlighted “blatant misogyny” of the FCC ruling and termed its “decisions antithetical to the court’s supposed duty”. FCC’s interpretation The Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010 describes harassment as “any unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favours or other verbal or written communication or physical conduct of a sexual nature or sexually demeaning attitudes, causing interference with work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, or the attempt to punish the complainant for refusal to comply to such a request or is made a condition for employment”. Interpreting that definition, the FCC ruling said that an “act, conduct or attitude has to be sexual in nature, if it is to be covered under the definition of harassment for the purpose” of the 2010 Act. “The word ‘sex’ an adjective and the word ‘sexual’ is related to the instinct, physiological processes and with physical attraction or intimate physical contact between two individuals. “A gesture, therefore, made to another person for gaining sexual gratification would fall within the definition of harassment under the Act, 2010 but may have different forms; i.e. verbal, non-verbal or physical but the expression harassment is understood in its ordinary sense explained in the dictionaries.” The FCC observed that the meaning of harassment under section 2(h) of the 2010 Act was “only restricted to conduct which is sexual in nature and all other acts of harassment fell beyond such restricted definition of actionable harassment”. “It can, therefore, be safely said that any misdemeanour, behaviour or conduct unbecoming of an employee at the workplace towards other employee or an employer, or from an employer to an employee… may be generically classified as harassment but is not an actionable act per-se under the Act, 2010 unless such behaviour or conduct is inherently demonstrated or demonstrable of its sexual nature. “Any grave or devastating conduct or behaviour is not actionable as contemplated in the definition of harassment unless it is sexual in origin,” the FCC stated. The FCC order also referred to two rulings issued by the Supreme Court in 2021 and 2025, adding: “With due respect to the view of Supreme Court, we do not agree with this observation well within our powers under Article 1897 of the Constitution on the basis of the very definition of sexual harassment under Section 2(h). Any other interpretation would be amounting to reading into the said provision of the Act, 2010.”
Lawyers criticise FCC's 'regressive' judgment on workplace harassment caseYelena Yampolskaya took part in the forum The Role of Culture in Russian-Iranian Cooperation
On September 28, the forum The Role of Culture in Russian–Iranian Interaction was held at the Russian State University for the Humanities. The event was convened on the initiative of the Iranian side, with the aim of advancing academic and cultural cooperation between Russia and Iran and strengthening humanitarian ties between the two nations. Among those taking part in the forum were Adviser to the President of Russia Yelena Yampolskaya, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali, Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Abbas Salehi and other officials and experts. In her address, the Adviser to the President of Russia emphasised that the promotion of humanitarian ties between Russia and Iran is a matter of priority at the highest level. Cooperation in the cultural, scientific and educational spheres plays a pivotal role in strengthening bilateral relations. Yelena Yampolskaya noted sustained interest among Iranians in learning Russian and pursuing their education in Russia; the number of Iranian students in Russia has approached the 10,000 mark for the 2025–2026 academic year. She also highlighted the successful operation, since 2017, of a Russian Centre for Open Education at the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literature at Allameh Tabataba’i University in Tehran. The Centre’s activities are intended to familiarise Iranian citizens with the Russian language, and with Russian science, culture and education. Moreover, the international humanitarian project Russian Teacher Abroad is already producing positive results: under this initiative, Russian teachers deliver lessons in Russian, teaching both the Russian language and general school subjects at Iranian schools. Yelena Yampolskaya further noted that, under the auspices of the Russkiy Mir Foundation – established by a Presidential Executive Order and chaired by her – two Russian Centres are currently operating in Iran (in Tehran and Mashhad), alongside two Russkiy Mir offices (in Tehran and Rasht). Another Russian Centre is scheduled to open in Isfahan by the end of 2026. She added that the University of Isfahan is one of the country’s foremost centres for Russian studies. In her concluding remarks, Yelena Yampolskaya recalled the Russian President’s words, noting that he had repeatedly emphasised Russia’s solidarity with the Iranian people in upholding their national interests, and observed that cooperation between the two nations in culture, education and science had a considerable potential for expansion.
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Ahead of deal on Hormuz, US and Iran ramp up the rhetoric again
• Tehran awaiting formal reply to its proposal to reopen troubled strait; Qatari mediators trying to find common ground • Ghalibaf warns of fresh strikes if provoked; IRGC urges American voters to oppose war • Oil prices fall as Saudi Arabia resumes loading at Yanbu port; US offers 40m barrels from strategic reserve to rein in soaring fuel prices • Turkiye seizes Iranian plane; Iraqi airlines granted exemption to ferry pilgrims to Najaf WASHINGTON / TEHRAN: Ahead of a possible agreement over the Strait of Hormuz, both the US and Iran turned up the rhetoric against each other, with President Donald Trump once again expressing confidence that the war in the Middle East will end “very, very soon”. Iranian state media quoted Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as saying that he expected a formal answer on Tuesday to Tehran’s proposal to open the troubled waterway. The remarks came as the British maritime agency reported that an “unknown projectile” struck a ship in the strait, sparking a fire on board that was subsequently extinguished. Qatari intermediaries “presented ideas, and we discussed them; they are set to raise the matter with the American side once more, after which the final US response will be conveyed to us”, Araghchi had said late on Monday night. Mr Araghchi, who is in New York for the UN General Assembly, said the current focus was solely on the Strait of Hormuz, and the reopening of the strait was contingent upon the fulfilment of certain conditions that they have communicated to “the other side”. Earlier, US and Iranian officials spoke separately with mediators on Monday as part of a renewed effort to end the seven-month war, according to officials of both countries. On Tuesday, Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari said there had been “several meetings and messages have been exchanged, including some in New York and earlier. Current efforts are focused on building common ground between the parties.” As a precondition for ending its blockade, Iran is demanding a seven-day ceasefire across the Middle East, including in Lebanon, where its ally Hezbollah is regularly bombed by Israel. It is also demanding the unfreezing of its assets abroad, the lifting of sanctions on its oil sector and an end to the US naval blockade on its ports. However, President Trump claimed that he had offered Iran no concessions, rejecting media reports that cited US officials saying he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds for “concrete” steps regarding Iran’s nuclear programme. Axios and CNN both reported, citing unidentified US officials, that Trump was willing to give Iran sanctions relief and free Iranian funds as part of a final deal on the condition that Iran showed “concrete progress” on the nuclear issue. “This is untrue. I offered them NOTHING,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday. On Tuesday, the Revolutionary Guards said “the US claim that it remains open is false”. “Sneaking a few hundred barrels of oil through under the cover of darkness — with transponders turned off and at great cost — does not constitute the strait being open,” said spokesperson Hossein Mohebi. “A truly open strait is one where, as in the past, at least 125 vessels would pass through daily, transporting a minimum of 20 million barrels of oil and petroleum products. “Any vessel attempting to pass through sustains damage — either we strike it, or it hits a mine,” he added. Meanwhile, Tehran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf threatened fresh attacks, saying no infrastructure in the region would be safe if his country’s security was not guaranteed. “In a region where we cannot sell oil, no one else will sell oil either; or if our security is not guaranteed, no infrastructure will remain safe,” Ghalibaf, who is also Iran’s parliament speaker, said according to a video released by state TV. Separately, the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) appealed to US midterm voters to reject President Trump’s policies and accept an offer of peaceful coexistence. The assertions were made on Tuesday in a 25-page open letter addressed to the American people, urging them to oppose US support for Israel and foreign wars and arguing that Iran and the US could coexist if US policy changed. The letter accused Trump of concealing the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme, which Israel in particular sees as an existential threat, and the effectiveness of Tehran’s blockade of Gulf oil. IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebi told reporters he did not expect the letter to affect the US administration’s behaviour some five weeks before the elections, but that voters might hear the message. Oil prices Oil prices declined on Tuesday as Saudi Arabia resumed oil tanker loadings from its Red Sea port of Yanbu after restarting operations on the East-West Pipeline, improving the outlook for oil exports from the Middle East. Brent crude futures were down $1.38, or 1.3pc, to $103.88 a barrel at 1703 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude was down $2.04 or 2.16pc at $90.58. Brent and WTI are headed for monthly gains of around 15pc and 5.7pc, respectively. The resumption of Yanbu loadings, halted earlier this month after a drone attack on the pipeline, which weighed on global oil prices, was notified by state oil giant Saudi Aramco as it unveiled its October loading schedule. “ESA satellite imagery captured over the Red Sea on September 27 shows Saudi Arabia loading nearly 10 million barrels of crude oil at Yanbu and Al Muajjiz,” vessel-tracking firm TankerTrackers.com wrote in a post on X on Tuesday. Al Muajjiz is a terminal south of Yanbu. The White House has urged the European Union to draw down diesel emergency inventories in a bid to lower global prices, sources said. Several European Union member countries have not released as much oil and refined products from reserves as they promised, President Donald Trump’s administration said. Meanwhile, the Trump administration said on Tuesday it is offering to loan energy companies 40 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, in an effort to control soaring fuel prices that have jumped on the widening war with Iran and Russia’s war on Ukraine. Airline issues The US has granted Iraqi Airways, the national carrier, a sanctions waiver allowing it to fly to Iran so it can ferry pilgrims travelling between Iran and Iraq’s holy city of Najaf. The transport ministry said flights were set to start from Najaf in October, “once the necessary organisational requirements have been fulfilled”. Meanwhile, Turkish authorities have seized a plane belonging to Iran’s Caspian Airlines at Istanbul Airport , with Turkish and Iranian media linking it to an unpaid three-million-euros($3.4 million) debt. The seizure took place on Monday after passengers had boarded the Boeing 737, which was waiting to take off when officials detained it on the basis of a court-issued seizure order, Anadolu Agency reported. Separately, Washington sanctioned 10 individuals and entities that allegedly procured weapons and weapons components for Iran’s Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics, the US Treasury Department’s website showed on Tuesday. Published in Dawn, September 30th, 2026
Ahead of deal on Hormuz, US and Iran ramp up the rhetoric againPPP 'welcomes' opposition's invite to multiparty moot, says will forward it to Bilawal to consider
ISLAMABAD: Opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-Ayin-i-Pakistan (TTAP) on Tuesday invited the PPP, a key ally of the ruling PML-N in the Centre, to attend multiparty conference that is being planned by the opposition. For its part, the PPP said it “welcomes the move” and would forward the invitation to the party’s chairperson, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. The TTAP would then be informed of his stance. The development was confirmed in separate but similar statements by the two sides. The opposition had first announced its intention to hold a multiparty moot on Sept 11, with the PTI leading the initiative. PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan had outlined plans to hold the conference, saying that “the current law and order situation, the economy, inflation, lawlessness, and the creation of new provinces issue” called for such measures. His statement to the media came after a meeting with Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leaders, who have agreed to attend the opposition’s moot. A delegation of the TTAP, led by Barrister Gohar, called on PPP Secretary General Nayyar Hussain Bukhari at the party’s Central Secretariat in Islamabad and formally invited his party to the moot as well, statements by the two sides said. The delegation also included Leader of Opposition in the Senate Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, Senator Zeeshan Akhunzada and TTAP spokesperson Akhunzada Hussain Yousafzai. The TTAP delegation briefed Bukhari on the objectives and purpose of the planned multiparty conference, the statements said. They also discussed the political situation in the country, supremacy of the Constitution, strengthening of democratic institutions, contacts between political parties and other matters. The statements quoted Bukhari as saying that the PPP considered “engagement and consultation with political parties on constitutional and democratic matters important”. Speaking to Dawn after the meeting, TTAP spokesperson Yousafzai said the multiparty conference would be held after PTI’s protest, which is scheduled for Oct 4 to demand the release of its jailed founder, Imran Khan. “We have started meeting with the representatives of political parties so that the date and venue for the moot is finalised,” he said, adding that since the PPP had taken a clear stance over the creation of new provinces, the opposition had decided to invite it as well. In the recent past, the proposal for the creation of new administrative units was first floated by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in July. The proposition drew strong reactions from government ministers, while the country’s leading lawyers’ bodies adopted divergent positions. The PPP, which rules Sindh, has strongly opposed any division of the province and maintains that any decision to create new provinces must be taken through the constitutional and parliamentary process and with political consensus. Meanwhile, the relationship between the PPP and the PML-N had also been strained lately during acrimonious election campaigns in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. The TTAP also plans invite other parties to it opposition’s moot. Yousafzai said Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI), Awami National Party (ANP) and Jamaat-i-Islami would also be invited to the moot, but the ruling PML-N and its ally in the Centre, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan, would not be extended an invitation. The TTAP has also formed a six-member committee to hold consultations with political parties and reach an agreement on the agenda for the proposed MPC.
PPP 'welcomes' opposition's invite to multiparty moot, says will forward it to Bilawal for decision
ISLAMABAD: Opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-Ayin-i-Pakistan (TTAP) on Tuesday invited the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), a key ally of the ruling PML-N in the Centre, to attend multiparty conference that is being planned by the opposition. For its part, the PPP said it “welcomes the move” and would forward the invitation to the party’s chairperson, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. The TTAP would then be informed of his stance. The development was confirmed in separate but similar statements by the two sides. The opposition had first announced its intention to hold a multiparty moot on Sept 11, with the PTI leading the initiative. PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan had outlined plans to hold the conference, saying that “the current law and order situation, the economy, inflation, lawlessness, and the creation of new provinces issue” called for such measures. His statement to the media came after a meeting with Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leaders, who have agreed to attend the opposition’s moot. A delegation of the TTAP, led by Barrister Gohar, called on PPP Secretary General Nayyar Hussain Bukhari at the party’s Central Secretariat in Islamabad and formally invited his party to the moot as well, statements by the two sides said. The delegation also included Leader of Opposition in the Senate Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, Senator Zeeshan Akhunzada and TTAP spokesperson Akhunzada Hussain Yousafzai. The TTAP delegation briefed Bukhari on the objectives and purpose of the planned multiparty conference, the statements said, They also discussed the political situation in the country, supremacy of the Constitution, strengthening of democratic institutions, contacts between political parties and other matters. The statements quoted Bukhari as saying that the PPP considered “engagement and consultation with political parties on constitutional and democratic matters important”. Speaking to Dawn after the meeting, TTAP spokesperson Yousafzai said the multiparty conference would be held after PTI’s protest, which is scheduled for Oct 4 to demand the release of its jailed founder, Imran Khan. “We have started meeting with the representatives of political parties so that the date and venue for the moot is finalised,” he said, adding that since the PPP had taken a clear stance over the creation of new provinces, the opposition had decided to invite it as well. In the recent past, the proposal for the creation of new administrative units was first floated by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in July. The proposition drew strong reactions from government ministers, while the country’s leading lawyers’ bodies adopted divergent positions. The PPP, which rules Sindh, has strongly opposed any division of the province and maintains that any decision to create new provinces must be taken through the constitutional and parliamentary process and with political consensus. Meanwhile, the relationship between the PPP and the PML-N had also been strained lately during acrimonious election campaigns in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. The TTAP also plans invite other parties to it opposition’s moot. Yousafzai said Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI), Awami National Party (ANP) and Jamaat-i-Islami would also be invited to the moot, but the ruling PML-N and its ally in the Centre, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan, would not be extended an invitation. The TTAP has also formed a six-member committee to hold consultations with political parties and reach an agreement on the agenda for the proposed MPC.
Hürmüz pazarlığında yeni aşama: Katar devrede, İran ABD’den yanıt bekliyor
İran Dışişleri Bakanı Abbas Erakçi, Katarlı arabulucular üzerinden ABD’ye sundukları önerilerin yanıtını beklediklerini belirterek, nükleer konuda herhangi bir taviz vermediklerini ve görüşmelerin yalnızca Hürmüz Boğazı'na odaklandığını söyledi.
İran: Önerilerimizi Katarlı arabuluculara ilettik, ABD’nin yanıtını bekliyoruz
İran Dışişleri Bakanı Abbas Erakçi, Katarlı arabulucular üzerinden ABD’ye sundukları önerilerin yanıtını beklediklerini belirterek, nükleer konuda herhangi bir taviz vermediklerini ve görüşmelerin yalnızca Hürmüz Boğazı'na odaklandığını söyledi.
ABD ve İran'dan karşılıklı açıklamalarİran: ABD'nin yanıtını bekliyoruz
İran Dışişleri Bakanı Abbas Erakçi, Katarlı arabulucular üzerinden ABD’ye sundukları önerilerin yanıtını beklediklerini belirterek, nükleer konuda herhangi bir taviz vermediklerini ve görüşmelerin yalnızca Hürmüz Boğazı'na odaklandığını söyledi.
ABD ve İran'dan karşılıklı açıklamalarİran Dışişleri Bakanı: Katarlı arabuluculara önerilerimizi ilettik, ABD'nin yanıtını bekliyoruz
İran Dışişleri Bakanı Abbas Erakçi, Katarlı arabulucular üzerinden ABD’ye sundukları önerilerin yanıtını beklediklerini belirterek, nükleer konuda herhangi bir taviz vermediklerini ve görüşmelerin yalnızca Hürmüz Boğazı'na odaklandığını söyledi.
- Güvenlik29 Eyl
Woman dies, three others hurt as roof collapses in rain
TOBA TEK SINGH: A woman died and three other members of a family were seriously injured when the roof of a house collapsed at Chak 295-JB, Devidas Pura, early on Monday during windstorm followed by rain in the area. Rescue 1122 officials say that all the four members of the family were asleep in their single-room house when its roof collapsed suddenly during the early morning windstorm and rain. On being called by locals, a team of Rescue 1122 reached the spot and retrieved a woman, Ayesha Anwar (30), after removing the rubble, who had already died. The team also rescued three other members of the family -- Ghulam Abbas (32), his wife Sajida Bibi (30) and his son Salman Abbas (3) -- who suffered serious injuries in the incident. They were shifted to the DHQ hospital for treatment. MASON DIES: A mason was buried alive after the wall of an old well collapsed on him during repair work at Chak 436-JB, Gojra, on Monday. Rescue 1122 sources say that Yousaf (45), a mason, descended 25 feet into the well and was repairing its wall when it collapsed on him. A Rescue 1122 team, responding to a call, reached there and retrieved the body after hectic efforts. Published in Dawn, September 29th, 2026
Woman dies, three others hurt as roof collapses in rain Pakistani women face highest heart disease mortality in South Asia, study finds
KARACHI: Pakistani women have the highest death rate from ischaemic heart disease among five South Asian countries, with high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and physical inactivity identified as factors increasing their risk, health experts said on Monday. On the eve of World Heart Day, cardiologists, gynaecologists and local industry leaders gathered at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) to announce the launch of a nationwide ‘Her Heart Matters’ campaign. The campaign was launched by PharmEvo in collaboration with the Pakistan Cardiac Society, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Pakistan, the Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine, and Go Red for Women to promote screening, awareness and education for early detection and timely treatment of cardiovascular risks. The experts said that a 2026 study published in JACC: Asia compared Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan using Global Burden of Disease estimates. On the eve of World Heart Day, experts call for greater screening and follow-up as hypertension, diabetes, obesity and physical inactivity raise cardiovascular risks among women The study found that Pakistan had the highest age-standardised death rate from ischaemic heart disease among women in the five countries in 2021. Pakistan was also the only country studied where the ratio of deaths to estimated cases was higher among women than men, at 4.4 per cent compared with 3.1pc. High blood pressure and diets low in vegetables and fibre were identified as leading contributors to heart disease deaths among Pakistani women. The experts, speaking at a press conference at KPC, said heart disease among women was often ignored due to misconceptions that it mainly affected men, inadequate screening and poor follow-up during pregnancy, after childbirth and after menopause. Prof Dr Tazeen Abbas, secretary general of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Pakistan, said women’s heart health needed attention before and during pregnancy, after childbirth and after menopause. She said many women stopped prescribed medicines during pregnancy or discontinued blood-pressure treatment after delivery, and should instead consult their doctors. High blood pressure during pregnancy was often forgotten after childbirth, she said, and pregnancy-associated cardiomyopathy, in which the heart muscle weakens around pregnancy, could be serious if not treated in time. Prof Dr Halima Yasmeen, chairperson and head of department at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), said heart disease had been detected in around four per cent of pregnant women screened at her clinic. Prof Dr Shabnam Naveed, head of medicine at JPMC and Jinnah Sindh Medical University, said more than 90pc of women attending JPMC’s diabetes clinic had one or more cardiovascular risk factors. Though a high-risk hospital group, the figure showed the close link between diabetes, hypertension, obesity and heart disease, she added, and lack of screening remained a barrier. Prof Dr Fawad Farooq, general secretary of the Pakistan Cardiac Society, said stress was another important contributor to cardiovascular disease. Women could add walking and other physical activities to their routines even with limited space or time, he added. He said specialised cardiac hospitals were receiving large numbers of patients with heart attacks and chest pain because “Pakistan lacked an effective primary and secondary cardiovascular care network”. “At the NICVD, spaces meant for one patient sometimes have to accommodate several patients, while multiple heart-attack patients can arrive at the same time,” Prof Farooq said, adding that tertiary hospitals alone could not manage Pakistan’s growing cardiovascular burden. He said some patients stopped taking prescribed medicines within weeks of undergoing angioplasty, exposing themselves to further complications. Stronger primary care, proper follow-up and continued use of medicines were necessary to prevent repeat heart attacks and reduce pressure on specialised hospitals. Dr Mansoor Ahmed, Professor of Cardiology at the Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases, said the longstanding belief that women did not develop heart disease had been proved wrong. He said heart disease affected women as well as men, but Pakistani women often placed their own health behind household responsibilities. Families also failed to give adequate attention to women’s medical needs, while limited physical activity was increasing their risk. He added that diabetes had become a major public health problem in Pakistan and frequently occurred alongside cardiovascular disease. “Women living with diabetes, high blood pressure or obesity require regular screening to identify heart disease before serious complications develop,” he said. Published in Dawn, September 29th, 2026
Pakistani women face highest heart disease mortality in South Asia, study findsKhamenei unbowed as Iran sees no direct talks with US
• Supreme leader says US will be forced out of Mideast after ‘painful blows’ • Washington, Tehran set to hold separate talks with mediators • US officials say Trump would ease sanctions for ‘concrete’ Iranian nuclear steps • Iraqi Airways resumes flights between Najaf, Iranian airports TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed on Monday that the United States would be driven out from the region after suffering “painful blows”, as Tehran’s delegation at the UN General Assembly in New York said it had no plans for further talks with Washington. Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since the start of the Middle East war in late February, made the remarks despite attempts to revive talks aimed at ending the fighting. “Today, having suffered painful blows at the hands of valiant fighters and the guardians of the Strait of Hormuz, they do not venture beyond the Arabian Sea,” Khamenei said according to a statement carried by state television, without explicitly mentioning the United States. “Whenever they have braved this risk, they have only brought harm upon themselves. It will not be long before the Arabian Sea, too, would rid itself of their presence.” In a series of posts on X, Khamenei said that the country’s “enemy” had tried to “erode the social bedrock of the Islamic system”. “But today, people from all walks of life stand resolutely in defending their righteous positions, including their determination to safeguard the Strait of Hormuz,” he said, adding that for the last seven months, Iranian compatriots had struck fear into the enemy while fighting for Islam. Diplomacy Meanwhile, Iran’s delegation in New York for the UN General Assembly is not planning further talks with the United States, the state news agency IRNA reported on Monday. “Iran’s delegation in New York has no plans for negotiations with the United States,” IRNA quoted an unnamed source close to the delegation as saying. “Iran’s views and positions were conveyed clearly and explicitly to the US side via a Qatari mediator.” The Iranian delegation will return to Tehran on Tuesday, the news agency added. Despite the stall in direct engagement, US President Donald Trump is willing to give Iran sanctions relief and release frozen Iranian funds in return for “concrete Iranian steps” regarding its nuclear programme, US officials told the news outlet Axios. Trump publicly rejected Iran’s latest proposal for ending the war on Saturday but told Axios on Sunday that he expected talks to resume in the coming days. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that US officials had talked with mediators trying to end the war, adding that Washington would win “very soon”. “We’re going to win, as far as I’m concerned, it’s going to be one way or the other,” Trump said. “It’s going to go pretty quickly.” He also said gas prices would come down once the United States wins the war. Trump did not say which mediators US officials had spoken with. Earlier, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters that Qatari mediators were likely to hold talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in New York and separately with the US side on Monday or Tuesday in a fresh push to end the war. Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency later confirmed that Araghchi would meet the Qatari mediators, who are acting as intermediaries between Iran and the United States, on Monday morning. The two sides will “examine the latest proposals and views regarding the current situation”, ISNA reported. The meeting is expected to focus on messages exchanged with the United States regarding the conditions set by Iran for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. However, the spokesperson for the Iranian foreign ministry, Esmaeil Baqaei, told IRNA that Araghchi’s stay in New York has not been extended for indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington, noting the minister would proceed according to his previously planned schedule. Last week’s indirect discussions were held by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner with Araghchi. The talks are expected to focus on an amended version of a seven-day proposal that Iran presented last week. As a precondition for ending its blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s plan envisages a seven-day cease-fire across the Middle East, including in Lebanon, where its ally Hezbollah has been battling Israeli forces. It is also demanding the unfreezing of billions of dollars worth of Iranian assets, the lifting of sanctions on its oil sector, and an end to the US naval blockade on Iranian ports. Tehran would then allow the reopening of the strait, and the two sides would resume talks on Iran’s nuclear programme. Araghchi said on Sunday that mediators had not formally conveyed a US rejection to Tehran and that Iran was awaiting Washington’s definitive position before deciding its next steps. “Our conditions are clear, and any move toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz is contingent on these conditions being met,” Araghchi said, adding that only a negotiated solution could resolve the impasse. Najaf-Iran flights resume In a separate development, Iran has lodged a complaint with the United Nations over US sanctions against its aviation sector that have forced the cancellation of flights, state media reported Monday. The United States recently imposed restrictions on the entire aviation industry in Iran and vowed to take a hard line against companies that assist it. “To defend the legitimate rights of the aviation industry and counter illegal restrictions imposed by America, Iran has drafted and submitted a formal protest to the International Civil Aviation Organisation,” civil aviation chief Abouzar Shiroudi told IRNA. “In cooperation with the foreign ministry, we have also filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice at The Hague,” Shiroudi added. Amid the aviation restrictions, Iraqi Airways resumed flights between Iraq’s holy city of Najaf and Iranian airports on Monday. Iraq had halted flights to and from Iran on Friday in line with US sanctions. The resumption comes as the Trump administration was set to grant a limited waiver to its Iran sanctions programme on Monday to allow for flights carrying Shia Muslim religious pilgrims between Iran and Iraq, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. The source said the US Treasury Department waiver would allow Iraqi Airways to fly back and forth between Iran and Najaf for one month, with a more permanent waiver potentially following. Published in Dawn, September 29th, 2026
Trump, Posta Oyları Dağıtılırken Yüksek Mahkemeye Baskı YapıyorNetanyahu accuses authors of report about Egypt’s Oct. 7 warnings of defamation
The Israeli prime minister's office says he "neither met nor spoke with Abbas Kamel, then head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service" in the months preceding the Hamas attack
TTAP to 'fully participate' in PTI's Oct 4 protest
ISLAMABAD: Opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-Ayin-i-Pakistan (TTAP) said on Monday it would “fully participate” in the PTI’s protest that had been rescheduled to Oct 4. The PTI has announced a nationwide protest, including a march to Islamabad, to demand the release of former prime minister and party founder Imran Khan. The protest was originally scheduled for Sept 27 but was postponed to Oct 4 last week. The leadership of the TTAP, which includes the PTI, was not fully on board with the decision to delay the march. However, once the decision was taken, they agreed to abide by it, but made it clear that they would not own the decision. A statement released by TTAP spokesperson Akhunzada Hussain Ahmad Yousafzai appeared to be implying the same. “The PTI is part of the opposition alliance and and the call for the Sept 27 protest unanimously declared as a joint call of the opposition alliance in a TTAP meeting,” he recounted. In that meeting, he continued, a strategy was also finalised regarding protests in Sindh and Balochistan while detailed consultations on it were also been held with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and the PTI leadership. “The KP CM clearly stated that the decision regarding Sept 27 was of the PTI’s political committee. Before the decision’s announcement, [PTI Chairperson] Barrister Gohar Ali Khan visited the opposition leaders and it was clearly communicated to him that every single day after Sept 27 is crucial for us and this time will not come again,” Yousafzai’s statement said. Noting that the PTI had now postponed its protest to Oct 4, he added that the TTAP would “fully participate” in it. “In the current situation, this time is extremely important for Pakistan’s democratic future, the supremacy of the Constitution and the protection of political rights,” he stated. While announcing the new date for the march, the KP CM had said the PTI’s allies had been informed of the party’s decision. A PTI leader had told Dawn at the time that CM Afridi contacted TTAP Chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai, who is also the opposition leader in the National Assembly, to inform him about the postponement. The opposition leader, however, said that when the date for the march was not discussed with him, why should he give his input on the postponement, the source had revealed. Yousufzai had confirmed to Dawn that the KP CM contacted Achakzai and said that upon being informed that the march would be postponed due to some administrative and logistic issues, both Achakzai and Opposition Leader in the Senate Raja Nasir Abbas had suggested that the party should stick to their original plan, but later relented, saying that they would respect the party’s decision, even though they did not endorse it. “As the PTI is our partner, we will support them for the Oct 4 march,” he had said.
KP CM Afridi meets NA, Senate opposition leaders to discuss Sept 27 protest- Güvenlik28 Eyl
Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, kabine toplantısı sonrası açıklamalarda bulunuyor
Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, kabine toplantısı sonra açıklamalarda bulunuyor. Kabinesi, Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan başkanlığında toplandı. Saat 16.25 sıralarında başlayan toplantı sona erdi. Yaklaşık 3 saat süren toplantının ardından Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan açıklamalarda bulunuyor. Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan'ın açıklamalarından satır başları: Manisa'daki okul yakınındaki saldırı yaralanan çocuklarımıza acil şifalar diliyorum. Okullarda alınabilecek ilave tedbirleri görüştük. Güvenli okul iklimi inşa edilecek. İstanbul Havalimanı'nda pist sayısı 6 oldu. Bekleme süreleri kısaldı, kalkış emniyeti üst seviyeye çıktı. Şehit yakınlarımızın hakkını ödeyemeyiz. Kamuda istihdam edilen şehit yakını ve gazi sayısı 53 bin 179 oldu. BM Genel Kurulu'nda güven, refahın hakim olduğu yeni dünya düzeninin reçetesini verdik. Yeni düzeni 5 madde ile dünyaya paylaştık. BM'de mazlumlar adına da konuştuk. İsrail'in devlet terörü BM gündemimizin başındaydı. Abbas'ın BM'de olmaması utanç verici. Katil Netanyahu'nun BM konuşması ise vicdanları kanattı.
US, Iran set to hold separate talks with mediators on Monday or Tuesday, official says
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Qatari mediators are likely to hold talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in New York and separately with the US side on Monday or Tuesday, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters, in a fresh push to end the war. The talks are expected to focus on an amended version of a seven-day proposal that Iran presented last week on the sidelines ofthe United Nations General Assembly, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Son dakika... TBMM Başkanı Kurtulmuş'tan fon soruşturması açıklaması: Yanlarına kar kalmayacak
TBMM Başkanı Numan Kurtulmuş, Portekiz'e gerçekleştirdiği resmi ziyaret öncesinde uçakta gazetecilerle söyleşi gerçekleştirdi. CNN TÜRK Ankara Temsilcisi Dicle Canova'nın sorularını yanıtlayan Kurtulmuş, fon soruşturması ve Terörsüz Türkiye sürecine ilişkin konuştu; Dicle Canova: Fon krizi ve Borsa İstanbul’daki hareketlerle ilgili değerlendirmenizi almak isteriz. Siyasete de Meclise de konu sıçramış durumda. Bu, fevkalade hassas bir konu, çok büyük bir kitleyi ilgilendiriyor. Bu insanların tamamı 3-5 kuruş biriktirdikleri helal paralarından kazanç elde etmek için borsaya yatırım yapmışlar, bunların paraları üzerinde kim spekülasyon yaptı, kim haksız kazanç sağladıysa burunlarından fitil fitil getirilmelidir, hepsinden hesap sorulmalıdır. Gerçekten bir de helalleşmesinin nasıl yapılacağının mümkün olmadığı bir konu. Yani bir fonda çok sayıda insanın gelecek hayalleri birikiyor, siz o gelecek hayallerine el koyuyorsunuz. Bu affedilemez fevkalade ciddi bir meseledir. Ümit ederim ki Türkiye ekonomisinin, sadece dar bir alanında, borsanın da dar bir alanında etkili olur ve kısa süre içerisinde alınan tedbirler sonuçlarını vererek de Borsa İstanbul selamete kavuşmuş olur. Tabi bu meselenin yapılan yolsuzluk ve spekülasyonlar boyutunun dışında bir başka önemli kısmı da ekonomik güvenlik meselesidir. Bu tür meseleler kendi konusunun dışında etkilere sahip olmaması lazım. Bunun için de ilgili bakanlık tedbirlerini zamanında, vaktinde aldı. Bu tedbirleri belki daha da artırarak Türkiye'de ekonomik güvenlik konusunda en ufak bir tartışmanın gündeme gelmeyeceği bir sürecin yönetilmesi gerekiyor. Aynı şekilde savcılığa intikal etmiş olan bu meselede de savcılıkların son derece titiz, son derece kapsamlı, detaylı çalışmalarla kısa süre içerisinde soruşturmalarını tamamlamaları ve davaların açılmasının temin edilmesi lazım. Ümit ederim ki herkes tarafından titizlikle takip edilen bu konuda yapanın yanına kar kalmayacak bir kararlılıkla meselenin üstüne gidilecektir. Dicle Canova: Burada herkes fona odaklandı ama bir de fonun dışında spot piyasada mağduriyetler var. Fonda 565 bin kişiden bahsediliyor ama burada bir 1 milyon kişilik mağduriyet olabilir. Yani burada onlar bir de kısılıp kaldılar. Her gün taban taban… Bu konuda ciddi bir soruna dönüşebilir. Doğru… Bunlar artık bütün teferruatıyla incelenmeli. Kimsenin mağdur edilmeyeceği tedbirler oluşturulmalıdır. Zaten bizim borsamız öyle çok geniş ve derin bir borsa değil, dar bir borsa. Diğerleriyle kıyasladığınızda hatta çok büyük derinliği olmayan bir borsa. Bu borsada ortaya çıkacak en ufak bir şey yanlış dalgalanmalara sebep olabilir. Yabancı yatırımcının ve içeride de yerli yatırımcının yatırım arzusunun zedelenmemesi lazım. Bence işin hukuki boyutu kadar ekonomik güvenlik kısmının da önemli olduğunu görüyoruz. Dicle Canova: Bazı milletvekillerinin, Genel Başkan Yardımcısı Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya’nın istifası sonrasında isimleri de geçiyor. Eğer savcılık süreci, yargısal boyuta taşırsa ve Meclise tezkere gönderirse bu dönem içerisinde dokunulmazlıkların kaldırılması meselesi tıpkı diğer yolsuzluk süreçleriyle karşı karşıya kalan milletvekillerininkine benzer bir şekilde karşımıza çıkacak mı? Milletvekillerinin dokunulmazlıklarının nasıl kaldırılacağı bellidir. Milletvekillerinin dokunulmazlığının kaldırılması konusunda Meclis Başkanlığına bırakılmış bir inisiyatif yoktur. Mahkemelerden dosyalar geldiği zaman bildiğiniz gibi şu anda 1096 dokunulmazlık dosyası Meclisteki Karma Komisyonda bulunuyor. Gelen tezkere derhal Meclis Başkanlığı tarafından teamül gereği Karma Komisyona havale edilir, Karma Komisyon da eğer isterse bu dosyaları gündeme alır, bu dosyalar üzerinden bir meclis araştırması başlatabilir. Dicle Canova: Sizce Karma Komisyon nasıl bir sonuç çıkartacak? Meclis henüz tatilde, bu konu Meclise gelmiş değil, herhangi bir fezleke oluşmuş değil. Fezlekeler geldiğinde de izlenecek süreç bellidir. Dicle Canova: Ekonomi güvenliğinden söz ettiniz. İstifa eden hanımefendinin eşiyle beraber 4 ay içindeki kazancının faiz hesabı yaptım. 4 ayda yüzde 1230 geliyor aldığı faiz. 13,3 katı olmuş. Uyanık bir ekonomik yatırımcıymış denilebilir ama işin şu boyutu var, paralarını tam 16 Eylül’de çekmişler. Birisi bir şey söylemiş diye insanın aklına geliyor. Bir de o kadar yüklü bir meblağa sattığınızda alıcı bulamayabilirsiniz. Alan kurumun da Tera olduğu belirtiliyor. Bunlarla ilgili resmi bir bilgiye sahip değilim. Ben de kamuoyundan, medyadan yansıdığı kadarıyla bilgilere sahip oluyorum. Bu ve söylediğiniz söylemediğiniz birçok detay zaten savcılığın araştırma yapması gereken konular. Bunların hepsinin detaylı bir şekilde, titizlikle araştırılacağını ve gereğinin yapılacağını ümit ediyorum. Dicle Canova: Birleşmiş Milletler Genel Kurulunu sormak istiyorum. Sayın Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’ın BMGK’deki konuşmasına ilişkin sizin yorumunuz nedir? Netanyahu Birleşmiş Milletler Genel Kurulu kürsüde konuşurken en yüksek şekilde protesto edildi.İsrail'in başbakanı, Türkiye'yi ve Sayın Cumhurbaşkanını hedef alan bir konuşma metni tercih etmişti. Bu metnin oluşmasındaki motivasyonu siz ne olarak görüyorsunuz? Türkiye'ye yönelik bu ifadelerini ve Sayın Cumhurbaşkanını son dönemde bolca ağzına alması hakkında ne düşünüyorsunuz? Öncelikle Sayın Cumhurbaşkanımızın bu 16’ncı konuşması. Her konuşmasını dikkatle, titizlikle dinledik. Allah razı olsun, milletimiz adına şükranlarımı bir kez daha ifade ediyorum. Bu konuşması, diğer 15 konuşmasının çok üstünde ve son derece iddialı bir konuşmaydı. Hangi açıdan iddialı? İnsanlık cephesinin kararlılığını vurgulayan ve soykırımcı Netanyahu ve çetesinden hesap sorulması konusundaki küresel vicdanı dile getiren bir konuşma yaptı. Bundan dolayı da siyonist lobinin ve siyonist lobinin görevlendirdiği Netanyahu çetesinin bundan rahatsız olması gayet doğaldır. Meseleye biraz buradan bakıyorum. “Bir köşeye sıkışmışlığın verdiği çaresizlik…” Netanyahu'nun konuşmasının psikolojik özeti bu; yüz ifadeleri, seçtiği cümleler, hatta ve hatta vücut diline baktığınız zaman hakikaten köşeye sıkışmışlığın verdiği bir çaresizlikle konuşuyor. Belki yaklaşan seçimler de onun için bir büyük baskı oluşturuyor. Üstüne üstlük bir de ifade ettiğiniz gibi şimdiye kadar Birleşmiş Milletler Genel Kurulundaki en yoğun protestoya muhatap oluyor. Birkaç sayılı ülke dışında hemen hemen bütün ülkeler salonu terk ediyor. Salondan çıkarken de insanlar sesli, gürültülü bir şekilde tepkilerini dile getiriyor. Bu, şimdiye kadar hiç olmamış bir şey. Bir tarafta, siyonist ideolojinin geldiği nokta açısından, büyük bir nefret oluştuğunu görüyor, bir taraftan da bir savaş suçlusu olarak ilan edilmiş bir hükümet başkanı olarak akıbetinin ne olacağını o salondaki reaksiyonla görüyor. Çok net söylüyorum, salondaki reaksiyon, 7 Ekim saldırılarından sonra İsrail’in yaptığı soykırımlara karşı insanlığın vicdanının uyanışa geçmesidir. Artık hesap sorma vaktinin yaklaştığının göstergesidir. İsrail hükümeti, siyonist rejim oluşturduğu nefret dalgasında boğulacağını görüyor. Netanyahu'nun burada Türkiye'yi hedef alması, Sayın Cumhurbaşkanımızı hedef alması da bundan dolayıdır. Çünkü 7 Ekim’in hemen ertesi gününden itibaren, yani İsrail'in saldırıları başladığından itibaren en güçlü reaksiyonu ortaya koyan Türkiye'dir, Sayın Cumhurbaşkanımızdır, bizlerizdir. Filistin Devlet Başkanı Mahmut Abbas dünyanın hiçbir parlamentosunda konuşmadı, geldi Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi'nde konuştu. Rahmetli İsmail Haniye'nin cenaze törenine en yüksek katılımı sağlayan Türkiye oldu. Bendeniz, Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcımız, Dışişleri Bakanımız, Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı Başkanımızdan oluşan yaklaşık 35 kişilik bir heyetle oraya gittik. Her platform da konu ne olursa olsun mutlaka meseleyi İsrail'in soykırımına ve işlediği insanlık suçlarına getirdik. Bu süreçte 7 Ekim'den bu yana katıldığım bütün uluslararası toplantılarda gördüğüm şudur. İlk başta biz reaksiyonumuzda yalnız kalıyorduk. Çoğu ülke siyonist lobinin gücünden korktuğu için gık dahi çıkaramıyordu, delegasyonlar susuyordu. Şimdi zaman içerisinde bunun hızlı bir şekilde nasıl yön değiştirdiğini gördük. Hangi uluslararası toplantıya gidersek gidelim neredeyse İsrail lehine konuşacak tek tük ülke dışında kimse kalmadı. Herkes bizim ortaya koyduğumuz noktaya geldi. Bu aslında Türkiye'nin diplomasi alanındaki büyük bir başarısıdır. İnşallah soykırımcı çetenin de cezalandırıldığını görmek nasip olur. Dicle Canova: Trump da fotoğraf vermedi Netanyahu ile. İsrail'deki anketlere baktığımız zaman 27 Ekim'deki seçimde Netanyahu’nun koalisyonu tek başına hükümeti kuracak bir sayıya ulaşamadı. Siyonist değişim koalisyonunun daha önde olduğu belirtiliyor. Acaba İsrail Netanyahu'dan kurtularak üzerindeki bu nefreti atmak gibi bir strateji içerisinde mi Trump da buna dahil? İki sene oldu zannediyorum, Netanyahu’ya uluslararası birçok platformda sahip çıkıldığı bir dönemde, bir konuşmamda dedim ki “Bir müddet sonra birçok kimse bırakın Netanyahu ile yan yana fotoğraf çektirmeyi, Netanyahu'nun olduğu binaya dahi girmek istemeyeceklerdir.” Bugün oraya geldik. Böyle ağır bir insanlık suçunun kimse yanında durmak istemiyor. Ama şunu da görmemiz lazım. Netanyahu bu çok agresif bir politika izledi. İsrail devletinin siyonist ideolojiden vazgeçmesi mümkün değil. Zaman zaman İzak Rabin gibi sosyal demokratlar da İsrail'de yönetimde oldular, Filistinlilere daha çok hak tanıyan, insan hakları ve özgürlükleri konusunda daha duyarlı olan yönetimler geldi ama sonuç itibarıyla İsrail'de devlet politikası olarak hep siyonizm benimsendi. Siyonizme direkt karşı olan, siyonizmi hedef alan herhangi birisinin de İsrail'de çok uzun soluklu kalması mümkün olmadı. Bunu bilmek lazım. Ama öyle görünüyor ki bu hükümetin işi, oldukça zor. Dicle Canova: Meclis gündemine geçmek istiyorum. Meclis, çok önemli bir yasal düzenlemeyi kabul ederek tatile girdi. Bu yasa çok yüksek bir oranda kabul gördü. Şimdi açılırken de bu yasada belirtilen Meclisteki izleme komisyonu ne gün, nasıl kurulacak ve hangi faaliyetlerde bulunacak bu merak ediliyor. Siz dediniz ki parti gruplarıyla görüşeceğim. Bir takviminiz var mı? Komisyon için nasıl bir takvim planlıyorsunuz? Milli Dayanışma Kardeşlik ve Demokrasi Komisyonunun oluşmasında nasıl müzakereci bir yöntem izlediysek bunda da aynı yöntemi izleyeceğiz. Orada bir rapor hazırlamak hatta yasal hazırlıkları, teklifleri yapmak gibi bir sorumluluğumuz vardı. Burada Meclisin sorumluluğu, tabiri caizse bir “üçüncü göz” olarak sürecin nasıl devam ettiğini millet adına takip etmektir, bunun izlemesini gerçekleştirmektir. Bu süreçle ilgili uygulamaya dönük kararlar da bildiğiniz gibi Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcımızın başkanlığındaki Kurul tarafından alınacaktır. Biz komisyonu, ümit ediyorum en kısa süre içerisinde, oluştururuz. Mecliste grubu bulunan partilerin hepsinin temsil edileceği bir yapının olması, oluşması lazım. Bu süreçte Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcımızın başkanlığında oluşturulan Kurulla da işbirliği halinde, onlarla da temas halinde eğer bir yasal düzenleme ihtiyacı ortaya çıkarsa bunun oluşmasıyla ilgili süreci yönetmek ve hepsinden önemlisi de millet adına bu sürecin sahiplenilmesini temin etmektir. Eskisi kadar böyle yoğun bir çalışma temposu olmayacağı aşikar. Dicle Canova: Bu komisyon bizzat sahada çalışacak mı? Hayır. Sahada olup biteni izlemek devletin resmi güvenlik kurullarının görev ve sorumluluğu. Bu yasada üç önemli emniyet sibobu var. Bunlardan birisi sahadaki gözlemler sonucu örgütün silah bıraktığı ve kendisini feshettiğinin tespit ve tescili, sonrasında Milli Güvenlik Kurulu kararının ortaya çıkması. Bu karar ortaya çıkmadan Mecliste 467 oyla kabul edilmiş olan yasa yürürlüğe girmeyecektir. Çok net. İkincisi, bu söylediğiniz uygulamaya dönük olan hususların gerçekleştirilmesi, tek tek dosyaların incelenmesi Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısının başkanlığında oluşan bakanlarımızın da içinde olduğu, devletin kurumlarının da içinde olduğu bu Kurul tarafından gerçekleştirilecek. Mecliste oluşacak olan izleme kurulu ise yürütmeye dönük herhangi bir görevi ve sorumluluğu olmayacak, sadece süreci izleyecek, gerekirse yasal düzenleme teklifleri üzerinde çalışacak. Dicle Canova: Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı başkanındaki Kurul ilk toplantısını yaptı, 4 alt komisyon belirledi. Henüz devamında somut bir gelişme kamuoyuna yansımış değil. Mecliste de izleme komisyonu yaz aylarında kurulmadı, Meclisin açılması beklendi. Birtakım eleştiriler var. “Siyaset acaba çok hevesli değil mi? Bir tereddüt mü var? Neden ağırdan alınıyor?” gibi… Bir sorun da olacak Öcalan'ın bu alt komisyonlardan birinde özellikle silahsızlanmayla ilgili komisyonda görev alacak olmasını siz nasıl değerlendiriniz? Bu alt komisyonlar, zaten yasal olarak kurula verilmiş yetkilerden birisidir. Kurul dilediği alt komisyonu kurar. Çünkü çok kapsamlı bir iş gerçekleştirilecek. Silahların tespiti bir tarafta, yasal düzenlemeler, infazla ilgili düzenlemeler… Bütün bunlar çok detaylı bir çalışmayı gerekiyor. Bunların hepsiyle ilgili ilk toplantıdan sonra açıklandığı gibi bazı alt kurulların oluşması kaçınılmaz. “Siyaset ağırdan mı alıyor?” meselesine gelince… Sürece ilişkin bir teklifi açık söyleyeyim 467 oyla kabul etmiş olan bir parlamento, Türkiye siyasetinin merkezi, Türkiye siyasetinin kalbi bu konuyu asla ağırdan almayacağını da deklare etmiş demektir. Evet, 467 oy alındı, büyük bir destek var, kamuoyu desteği var… Ama bazı çevrelerin de bu işten hiç hoşlanmadığını, bu işin olmaması için seferber olduklarını gayet iyi biliyoruz. Onların da bu süreci akamete uğratmak için yapacağı, kullanacağı enstrümanlardan birisi de siyaseti itibarsızlaştırmaktır. “Siyaset bu işi yapmıyor, yapmak istemiyor, burada siyasi oyun oynanıyor” gibi birtakım art niyetli dedikodular ortaya çıkarılıyor. Allah aşkına dünyanın hangi yerinde siyaset bu kadar büyük bir sorumluluğu üstüne almıştır. Türkiye’de siyaset üzerine düşen her türlü sorumluluğu yerine getirdi, bundan dolayı katılan siyasi partilerin tamamına bir kez daha çok teşekkür ediyorum. Bir sürü riskler alındı. Rapor hazırlandı, yasa hazırlandı, kabul edildi… Kolaylıkla gelinmedi buralara. Arkasında bir sürü siyasi kararlılık, çok ciddi emek var, çok ciddi çaba var. Bu süreçte Türkiye siyaseti, bir demokratik müzakere ortamını ortaya koydu. Her partinin farklı fikri vardı ama sonuçta partiler ortak noktalarda uzlaşmayı başardılar. Dolayısıyla siyaseti itibarsızlaştırmak için “Kararsızlar, işi zamana yayıyorlar” şeklindeki eleştirilerin tamamının art niyetli olduğunu düşünüyorum. Açıkçası her şey tıkır tıkır kendi süreci içerisinde işliyor. İnşallah örgüt bir an evvel silahları bıraktığını gösterir, bu tespit ve teyit edilir, tabi bundan daha da önemli olan şey zihinlerindeki silahları bırakırlar ve artık silahın olmadığı, sözün olduğu ve insanların birlikte barış içinde yaşadığı bir süreci başlatırız. Dicle Canova: Basın toplantısında da söylediniz, bunlar silah bırakmadan zaten hiçbir şey olmayacak. Yasa da o şekilde. Son iki ay içinde özellikle Meclis tatile girdikten sonra birtakım ek açıklamalar PKK'dan gelmeye başladı. “Öcalan serbest bırakılmazsa silah bırakmayız” gibi. Cemil Bayık’ın falan açıklamaları oldu. Ciddi bir direniş olduğu izlenimi var. Bu konular nasıl aşılacak. Tamam bu süreç hiçbir yerde tam şeffaf olmaz da biraz daha bilgi alabilir miyiz, yani hakikaten nedir son durum. Bu tür sözler, bu tür gereksiz açıklamalar olur. Ama az önceki sözü tesadüfen söylemedim. “Eldeki silahı bırakmak değil, zihinlerdeki silahı bırakmak.” Herkesin ayrılıkçı bir dil kullanmaktan vazgeçmesi, bazı çevrelerin de ayrımcı bir dil kullanmaktan vazgeçmesi lazım. Yeni dönem, hiç şüphesiz yeni bir dili gerektiriyor, yeni bir anlayışı gerektiriyor. Buna uygun hareket edilmesi, herkesin menfaatinedir. Türkiye kararını vermiştir. Terör meselesi en kısa süre içerisinde geride kalacaktır. Kim bu sürece çomak sokmaya çalışırsa kaybedecektir. Terörsüz Türkiye konusunda devletin bütün birimlerinin kararlılığı kesindir, buradan asla taviz verilmeyecektir. Dicle Canova: İki yıllık bir zaman diliminde biz bu noktaya geldik. Dünyadaki diğer terör örgütlerinin feshine baktığımızda PKK'nın lağvedilmesi sürecinin böyle bir zaman zarfında gerçekleşeceğini bekliyor muydunuz? Dünyadaki bütün çatışma çözümleri süreçlerini biliyoruz, detaylı bir şekilde çalıştık. Bu kadar kısa süre içerisinde sonuç alınması, herhalde dünyadaki en önemli örnek Türkiye örneğidir. Burada, siyasetin devreye girmiş olması, müzakereci bir üslubun benimsenmiş olması, devlet kurumları arasında tam eksiksiz bir koordinasyonun temin edilmiş olması gibi birçok faktör söz konusu. Ayrıca bölgesel gelişmeler de bu sürece çok ciddi destek vermiştir. Örneğin Suriye'de PYD'nin hızlı ve etkili bir şekilde Şara yönetimiyle entegre olma süreci Suriye'de PYD/YPG üzerinden oluşacak olan bir çatışma ortamını ortadan kaldırmıştır. Yine Amerika ve İsrail'in İran'a saldırısıyla birlikte İran'ın kuzey bölgelerindeki PJAK unsurlarının silahlandırılması meselesi de yine Türkiye'nin çok ciddi bir şekilde verdiği destekle başarısız oldu ve PJAK da bizim açımızdan bir risk olmaktan çıktı. Ama hepsinden önemlisi 2-3 hafta evvel bize ziyarete gelmişti Irak Meclis Başkanı Halbusi… Sonra Sayın Cumhurbaşkanımız Irak Başbakanı ez-Zeydi ile Birleşmiş Milletler marjında görüştü. Halbusi basın toplantısında da ifade etti: “Biz Terörsüz Türkiye, terörsüz bölge meselesini ciddiye alıyoruz ve bunu sadece bir temenni olarak değil bizim için de hayati bir mesele olarak görüyoruz.” Eylül ayının sonunda ya da ekimin hemen başında Irak'taki bütün silahlı unsurların silahlarını devlet kurumlarına teslim etmesiyle ilgili süreç de kabul edildi. Ümit ediyorum ki Irak'ta da silahlı milislerin hızlı bir şekilde devlete entegrasyonu temin edilirse, bizim sadece Terörsüz Türkiye değil terörsüz bölge dediğimiz şey de yavaş yavaş gerçekleşmeye başlar. Bu işten rahatsız olan başta İsrail olmak üzere birtakım provokatif unsurların varlığını biliyoruz. Herkes çok dikkatli olsun. Söz kolaydır, sözü herkes söyler, söylenen sözün eylem olarak bir karşılığı yoksa bir önemi yok. Mühim olan sahada bunların gerçekleştirilmesi, yürürlüğe geçmesi ve barış ve kardeşlik üzerine kurulu yeni bir dönemin tesis edilmesidir. Dicle Canova: Süreç kapsamında hazırlanan teklifin kabul edilmesi için Mecliste 467 gibi bir “Evet” oyunun alınabileceğini bekliyor muydunuz? Çok büyük bir oy alacağını bekliyorduk ama bu beklentilerin üstünde bir rakamdır. Gerçekten çok iyi bir sonuçtur. Bildiğim kadarıyla parlamento tarihimizde de bu kadar yüksek oyla kabul edilen başka bir hukuki metin yoktur. Bu da partilerin nasıl güçlü bir destek verdiğini gösteriyor. Bu da şundan kaynaklanıyor. Bütün siyasi partiler tabanlarına gidiyor, konuşuyorlar. Terörsüz Türkiye meselesini, terörsüz bölge meselesini millet benimsemiştir. Siyaseten kim bunun dışında kalırsa halktan olumsuz yanıt alacağının farkında. Şimdi bu desteğin gereğini yerine getirmemiz lazım. Dicle Canova: Aynı 467'yi sivil anayasa konusunda da görecek miyiz? Bu Meclis sivil anayasayı yapabilecek güçte miBir de geçen gün bir şey demiştiniz. “Seçimler zamanında yapılacak.” Erken seçim ya da seçimlerin yenilenmesi konusunda Meclis’e düşen bir şey var mı? Hatırlarsanız 28. Dönem’in ilk açılışında, ilk Meclis Başkanı seçildiğimde yaptığım konuşmada şunu söyledim. “ 28. Dönem Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisinin yeni bir anayasa yapması bakımından en elverişli Meclistir.” Mecliste 7 siyasi parti grubu var. Bu sayı 6 idi 7 oldu. Mecliste temsil edilen 15 siyasi parti var ve temsil oranı %99. Oy veren hemen hemen herkes Mecliste temsil ediliyor. Şimdiye kadar böyle bir meclis konfigürasyonu oluşmadı. Bu çok değerlidir, çok önemlidir. Mühim olan şey müzakere etmeyi başarmaktır. Bu komisyon raporunun benim için değerli olan tarafı şu. Partiler ilk raporlarını yazdığında baktık ki neredeyse hiçbir partinin ortak iki cümlesi yok. Ama herkes kendi fikrini revize ederek ortak bir noktada buluştu. Anayasa yapmak da böyle bir şeydir. Türkiye'nin sivil, çağdaş, kapsayıcı, kuşatıcı, demokratik yeni bir anayasaya ihtiyacı var, bu elzemdir. Türkiye demokrasisinin kusursuz işleyebilmesi için önemli adımlardan birisidir. Bu Meclisin bunu yapma gücüne, kudretine sahip olduğu kanaatindeyim. Bazılarının konuştuğu “kurucu Meclis” gibi tartışmaları tamamıyla antidemokratik bulurum. Bu Meclis, yeni anayasayı yapabilir. Ayrıca tam da zamanıdır. “Başka bir mevsime bırakalım” görüşünü de doğru bulmam. Eğer siyasi partiler bir araya gelir güzel bir uzlaşma ortaya çıkarsa, bildiğim kadarıyla partilerin tamamının kendi anayasa hazırlıkları var, bu anayasa hazırlıkları ortaya getirilebilir, bunların bir ara kesiti ortaya çıkar ve yeni bir anayasa da oluşur. “Erken seçim” ifadesini kullanıyoruz ama hukuki olarak seçim yenilenmesi meselesi… Onun da nasıl olacağı bellidir. Eğer Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi'nde 360'tan fazla milletvekili seçimi yenilemek isterse ve hangi tarihte yenilemek isterse o yenileme süreci başlamış olur. Dicle Canova: Şu an için bir hazırlık var mı? Hazırlık yok. Ayrıca seçimin yenilenmesi meselesi, siyasi iklim meselesidir. Şu anda Türkiye'nin gündeminde etkin olan, hakim olan siyasi gündem, seçimin yenilenmesi değildir. Dicle Canova: Anayasa konusunda Meclis Başkanı seçildiğiniz günden beri “Bu Meclis, tam da bu işi yapacak Meclis’tir.” diyorsunuz ama bitmek de üzere bir taraftan bu 28. Dönem Meclis süreci. Kalan sürede yepyeni bir anayasa söz konusu olabilir mi? Siz inisiyatif alır mısınız? Bir uyum komisyonu kurmak gibi, partilere davet çıkarmak gibi bir adım atar mısınız? Anayasadan daha zor bir meseleyi, Milli Dayanışma Kardeşlik ve Demokrasi Komisyonu Raporu’nu başarmış bir Meclis, çok daha zor bir konuda ittifakı temin etmiş olan bir Meclis niye yeni anayasada bir uzlaşı sağlamasın? Ben de bu konuda üzerime düşen her türlü sorumluluğu yerine getiririm. Dicle Canova: Bu dönem görebilecek miyiz, bu yasama yılında görebilecek miyiz? Niye olmasın? Dicle Canova: Mehmet Uçum bir dahaki seçim sonrasına kalır, en az 20 ay gerekir kapsamlı bir anayasa değişikli dedi. Herkes kendi şahsi görüşünü söyleyebilir. Mühim olan partilerin bir araya gelerek alacağı tutumdur ve karardır. Dolayısıyla bu Meclis, bana göre yeni anayasa yapmak dahil her türlü yasa teklifini gündeme getirir, kararını alır ve uygulamaya koyar. Siz doğrudan bir adım atacak mısınız? Bu bir iklim meselesi. İklim oluştuğunda tabi ki… Zaten şu anda bu söylediğim de doğrudan bir adımdır. Partilere ve Türkiye kamuoyuna çağrıda bulunuyorum aslında. Dicle Canova: Terörsüz Türkiye süreci referansı da söz konusu olduğunda, evet… Bir de bu yıl şöyle bir özelliğimiz de var. Meclis-i Mebusan'ın, yani Türkiye’nin ilk anayasasının üzerinden tam 150 yıl geçmiş. 150 yılda Türkiye çok büyük bir anayasacılık tecrübesine sahip, büyük bir birikimi olan ülke. Anayasa konusunda tartışanlar bir de Türkiye'nin bu müktesebatının da farkında olsunlar. Niye Türkiye 150’nci yılda yepyeni bir anayasa yapamasın? Dicle Canova: Hep tıkanan nokta aslında mevcut yönetim sistemiyle alakalı oldu. Muhalefet bir dönem, özellikle seçim öncesi güçlendirilmiş parlamenter sistem vurgusuyla öne çıktı. Cumhur İttifakı mevcut sistemden yana revize edilebilir diyerek devam etmek istiyor. Şimdi Kılıçdaroğlu yeni anayasaya aslında yeşil ışık yaktı gibi görünüyor ama yine güçlendirilmiş parlamenter sistem konuşulursa şartını da getirdi bir taraftan. Baktığımız zaman CHP ikiye bölmüş vaziyette, Yeni Parti farklı bir duruş, farklı beklentiler içerisinde. Meclis çok parçalı, temsil yüksek dediniz ama bir taraftan da bunun güçlükleri var gibi görünüyor uzlaşma konusunda. Dolayısıyla bu sistem meselesinde sizin görüşünüz nedir? Cumhurbaşkanlığı hükümet modeli tekrardan tartışılabilir mi, yoksa bu kadar tecrübenizle birlikte soruyorum aksayan noktalar nedir? Şunlara şunlara dokunursak tamamdır diyebiliyor musunuz? Cumhurbaşkanlığı Hükümet Sistemi’nin büyük oranda oturduğu kanaatindeyim. Halk tarafından da kabul gördüğü kanaatindeyim. Çünkü kaç kere seçime gidildi, anayasa dahil… O anayasanın gerektirdiği cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimleri dahil Türkiye üç kere seçime, yani bir referandum iki genel seçime gitti. Dolayısıyla bu sistemi fiilen millet onaylamış oldu. Ama daha evvel de Cumhurbaşkanlığı bünyesinde çalışmalar yapıldı, diğer siyasi partilerin teklifleri mutlaka olacaktır; aksayan, eksik yönleri, revize edilmesi gereken yönleri tabi ki gündeme getirilebilir. Ayrıca bir anayasa yapmaktan bahsediyorsak, hele hele anayasada belli köklü değişikliklerden bahsediyorsak bunun yolu masaya herkesin getirdiği fikirlerde uzlaşmaktır. Bunun için de partiler kendileri açısından kırmızı çizgileri ortaya koyarlar, eğer o kırmızı çizgilerin olmadığı alanlarda bir uzlaşı çıkarsa, ortaya bir mutabakat metni de çıkar diye düşünüyorum. Zor… Ama dediğim gibi daha zor olanı başarmış bir Meclis’te konuşuyoruz. Dicle Canova: Yüzde 50+1’e nasıl bakarsınız? Bunların hepsi o süreç içerisinde, yani bir anayasa değişikliği konusu gündeme geldiğinde gündeme gelebilir. Buradan, “Yüzde 50+1 falanca partinin görüşü, bunun değiştirilmesi filanca partinin görüşü” gibi bir tartışmayı doğru bulmam. Zaten bir şeyi tartışılacaksa gündeme gelir ve bunlar bir şekilde ele alınır. Nihayetinde uzlaşacak olan partilerdir. Dicle Canova: Sayın Bahçeli’nin Siyasi Partiler, Seçim Kanunu çıkışı da oldu bir süre önce. Bunların da bir an önce değiştirilmesi gerektiğini söylediniz. Siz ne düşünüyorsunuz? Bu teklifi, doğru ve yerinde bir teklif olarak telakki ediyorum. Siyasi hayatım boyunca şuna inanmış birisiyim. Bir ülkenin demokratik topografyasını dört yasal metin ortaya koyar. Anayasası, siyasi partiler yasası, seçim yasası ve Meclis İçtüzüğü… Bu dört metnin demokratik bir revizyona ihtiyaç duyduğu kanaatindeyim. Dolayısıyla bu Seçim Yasası ve Siyasi Partiler Yasasının değiştirilmesi teklifini son derece olumlu ve yerinde buluyorum. Dicle Canova: Siyasi Partiler Yasasında ve Seçim Yasasında buralar değiştirilmesi gerekir dediğiniz yerler nerelerdir? Şahsi fikrimi söylemem. Bunların hepsiyle ilgili benim yıllar içinde oluşmuş fikirlerim var ama söylemem, yani tartışma alanını kısıtlarım. Dicle Canova: Siz aslında ilk işim iç tüzük demiştiniz. Onun ön hazırlıklarını da yaptık. Siyasi gündeme gelemedi ama ilk işimiz… Mecliste grup sayısı arttı. Meclis Genel Kurulu çalışmalarına Salı günü 15.00’te diğer günler 14.00’te başlıyor. Saat 20.00, hatta 21.00’e kadar herhangi bir yasa görüşmesine başlanamıyor. Bu olmaz. Biz iç tüzük için detaylı çalışmalar yaptık. Hatta bütün tartışmalar yapılsın ve haftanın bir günü de sadece oylama günü olsun hangi yasa çıkacaksa dedik. Bunların hepsi çalışıldı ama bir türlü gerçekleştiremedik. Sizi temin ederim ki siyasi partilerden arkadaşlar Meclisin işleyişi ile ilgili arka kapıda şikayetlerini, eleştirilerini ortaya koyarlar ama maalesef bir türlü iç tüzük değişemez. Şimdi herhalde sıradan bir günde ortalama gece 00.00’dan, 01.00’den evvel Meclis Genel Kurulu kapanmayacak gibi görünüyor. Şunu rahatlıkla söyleyebilirim, dünyanın en uzun çalışan, en ciddi çalışan, en kesintisiz çalışan parlamentolarından birisi Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi. Ama verimlilik açısından Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi nasıl diye sorarsanız, o konuda aynı şeyi söyleyemiyoruz maalesef. Derdimiz bu çalışmaların daha verimli halde olmasını temin etmektir. Yoksa A partisinin ya da B partisinin sözünün kesilmesi, kısılması değildir. Dicle Canova: Mekke Savunma Anlaşması’yla ilgili bir şey sormak istiyorum. Çok kısa bir zaman önde imzalandı ve ABD’de gündem oluşturdu. NATO'nun 77 yıllık bir mazisi olmasına rağmen Husilerin Suudi Arabistan'a yaptığı saldırıda Mekke Savunma Anlaşması’yla ilgili sorular geliyor. Öncelikle Mekke Savunma Anlaşması’yla ilgili düşüncenizi, 77 yıllık bir NATO ile 3-4 gün önce genel sekreter ataması yapılmış bir Mekke Savunma Anlaşması’nın mukayese edilmesini ve Husilerin Suudi Arabistan'a yaptığı bu saldırıyı Mekke Savunma Anlaşması'nın bir testi ya da bir sınavı olarak değerlendirmek de bir başka açıdan mümkün mü? Ayrıca anlaşma Meclis’e gelecek mi? Mekke Savunma Anlaşması’nı, Husilerin yaptığı söylenen bu saldırı üzerine kurulduğu fikrinin çok yanlış olduğunu düşünüyorum. Suudi Arabistan bölgenin büyük ülkelerinden birisi, Pakistan aynı şekilde büyük ülkelerden birisi, Türkiye aynı şekilde bölgenin en önemli ülkesi… Bölgedeki gelişmelere bakın. Bu bölgedeki en büyük istikrarsızlık kaynağı, İsrail'in saldırılarıdır. İsrail, Filistin'e saldırdı, Lübnan'a saldırdı, Suriye'ye saldırdı, Irak'a saldırdı, Yemen'e saldırdı, Katar'a saldırdı, diğer ülkelere saldırdı. Yani İsrail'in saldırılarından hiçbir şekilde bölge ülkelerini koruyacak bir mekanizma yok. Katar'daki Hamas heyetini bombaladığı zaman İsrailliler, şunu ifade etmiştim. “İsrail açıktan bir mesaj veriyor. Verdiği mesaj da doğrudan Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'ne. Diyor ki ‘Sen istediğin kadar dolarları al, istediğin kadar bunlarla anlaşma yap, bölgede hiçbir ülkeyi koruyamazsın ya da korumazsın.’” Bölge ülkeleri açık bir tehditle karşı karşıya. Dolayısıyla Mekke Savunma Anlaşması aslında bölge ülkelerini şimdiye kadar korunamadıkları saldırılardan koruyabilmek için gündeme gelmiş olan bir anlaşma. Henüz fikir safhasında. Evet, anlaşma imzalandı, ortaya bir sonuç çıktı, genel sekreteri atandı, çok taze bir gelişme. Ümit ediyorum ki bu anlaşma genişleyerek devam etsin. Diğer bölge ülkelerinin de içinde olduğu, hatta ve hatta geniş İslam coğrafyasından ülkelerin de katkı sunduğu bir ortak şemsiye haline dönsün. Böyle baktığınız zaman zaten Mekke Savunma Anlaşması ilk andan itibaren söylenildiği gibi herhangi bir savunma paktına alternatif değildir, herhangi bir devlete de karşı yapılmış bir anlaşma değildir. Tabi ki Türkiye'de bir uluslararası anlaşmanın nasıl yürürlüğe gireceği belli. Şu anda Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi'ne gelen bir şey yok. Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi'nin gündemine gelmesi doğaldır.
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9 of a family hospitalised in Lodhran due to ‘food poisoning’
BAHAWALPUR: Nine members of a family, including three women and four children, were rushed to DHQ hospital Lodhran after they fell sick allegedly because of food poisoning in their house at Mauza Khnqah Ghalwan in Lodhran district on Saturday night. According to Lodhran Rescue 1122 media coordinator, on receiving a call the emergency service teams rushed to the village, where they found all nine members of a family vomiting and crying with abdominal pain. The rescuers immediately rendered them first aid on the spot and shifted them in ambulances to the local district headquarters (DHQ) hospital, where they were given emergency treatment by doctors. According to the rescuers, the family members consumed vegetable cooked in their house. They said that some of the sick persons claimed that a lizard had accidentally fallen into the cooking pot and they unknowingly ate the vegetable, resulting in severe pain and vomiting. The patients include Ms Asma (27), Ms Sobia (28), Ms Shaheena (40), Zainab (10), Atif(17), Afan (4), Ayan Abbas (6), Dua (5) and Farhat Abbas (40). The doctors at the DHQ hospital told Dawn that the treatment of the sick persons was going on, hoping they would recover in a couple of days. FIRE: A heap of about 20,000 maunds of cotton was damaged in a fire erupting at a cotton factory at Chak No 24/ BC on Yazman Road near Bahawalpur city. According to Rescue 1122, the cotton was piled up on the factory’s premises, which caught fire. On an emergency call, the Rescue 1122 firefighters, along with four fire engines, rushed to the scene and launched extinguishing operation. They extinguished the blaze after two-hour-long efforts, while the cooling process took another hour to complete. The rescuers said the cause of the fire could not be ascertained yet, with the factory owners claiming that the blaze might have been caused by heating of the cotton stock lying in open. The rescuers claimed that despite the timely fire-extinguishing operation, extensive damage was caused to the cotton. They claimed that due to the timely operation, other cotton stocks lying nearby in the factory were saved. Published in Dawn, September 28th, 2026
US, Iran may return to table within days over Hormuz
• Trump claims negotiators to engage Iranians this week, says he turned down an earlier proposal • Araghchi says Iran ready to open strait if ceasefire deal revived, frozen assets released • Pentagon denies IRGC claims of capturing US submarine drone in Strait of Hormuz; Guards warn Washington against staging fresh attacks WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: The United States and Iran are expected to hold talks this week, said President Donald Trump after he rejected a proposal by Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for cessation of all hostilities in the Middle East and a return to the conditions in the ceasefire deal that fell apart a few months ago. President Trump told Axios that his negotiators would engage their Iranian counterpart over the next few days apparently to break the stalemate over Hormuz. Iran announced a peace proposal last week at the UN General Assembly in New York, saying it had been transmitted to the Americans via Qatari mediators. It called for a cessation of all hostilities in the Middle East, including in Lebanon, and a return to the conditions in the ceasefire deal that fell apart a few months ago. That agreement called for the release of frozen Iranian assets, the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil and an end to the US naval blockade. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran has never closed the door to diplomacy but it would not capitulate. “Our conditions are clear, and any move toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz is contingent on these conditions being met,” Mr Araghchi posted on social media. “Only a negotiated solution can get them out of this deadlock.” ‘Demanding too much’ President Trump, however, said Iranians were losing badly, which was the reason they wanted to make a deal to open the strait. “They want to make a deal and I think that’s fine. I like making a deal too.” His ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, accused Tehran of demanding too much in exchange for a return to the negotiating table. “This was, I think, a pretty cynical attempt to put something on the table that they knew was unacceptable. To ask for the release of the blockade, the sanctions, international sanctions and access to billions in assets, just to talk,” he told NBC News in an interview broadcast Sunday. The Wall Street Journal first reported that Trump had rejected the Iranian proposal, citing unnamed US officials. It said Trump was privately sceptical that Iran would meet his demands and had told his staff that he sees a renewed bombing campaign as likely after the November US midterm elections. Despite Trump’s public statements, mediators facilitating Tehran’s talks with Washington have not officially relayed a US rejection of the plan, the Iranian top diplomat said. “We are waiting for the mediators to convey the definitive views to us, and we will make a decision based on them,” Mr Araghchi noted. ‘Critical, decisive stage’ At the same time, Iran’s armed forces said they were prepared for any renewed US attacks. Army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia warned that the US would suffer greater damage if it launched another attack on his country. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed on Sunday to have seized an American submarine drone on Sunday in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. They said that the drone was “operating in the Strait of Hormuz for espionage purposes”, identifying the model as a Remus 600 autonomous underwater vehicle that was “now in the hands of the force’s specialists for data recovery”. Separately, Iranian Army Commander-in-Chief Amir Hatami said the war was at a critical and decisive stage, adding that Tehran would not accept a situation in which it was unable to trade while foreign powers used the region’s strategic waterways. “If Iran cannot trade, if Iran cannot live, no one will be able to trade or live,” he added. Published in Dawn, September 28th, 2026
US, Poland Making Progress On Permanent American Army Base, Trump SaysABD ve İran'dan karşılıklı açıklamalar
İran Dışişleri Bakanı Abbas Arakçi, "Savaşa tamamen hazırız. Aynı zamanda diplomasiye de hazırız." dedi. ABD Başkanı Donald Trump ise, bu hafta daha fazla görüşme olabileceğini söyledi. İran Dışişleri Bakanı Abbas Arakçi, ABD televizyon kanalı NBC'ye konuştu. Arakçi, ABD Başkanı Donald Trump'ın Hürmüz Boğazı'nı yeniden açma teklifini kamuoyu önünde reddetmesinin ardından ülkesinin ABD ile yeniden savaşa girmeye hazır olduğunu ancak diplomasiden henüz vazgeçmediğini söyledi. İranlı bakan, NBC News'in "Meet the Press" programında yaptığı açıklamada, "Savaşın yeniden başlamasına tamamen hazırız. Yeni bir saldırı karşısında, bu kıyamet savaşı anlamına gelse bile kararlı duruyoruz. Aynı zamanda diplomasiye de hazırız. Seçim Başkan Trump'a bağlı." dedi. "DİPLOMASİYE DÖNMEMEMİZ İÇİN HİÇBİR NEDNE YOK" Trump'ın kamuoyuna yaptığı açıklamalara rağmen teklifin arabulucular aracılığıyla İran'a hâlâ resmi olarak iletilmediğini söyleyen Abbas Arakçi, İran'ın çatışmayı sona erdirecek bir anlaşmanın parçası olarak boğazı yeniden açmaya hazır olduğunu tekrarladı. İran Dışişleri Bakanı, "Bunun karşılığında yasadışı şekilde dondurulan paramızın ve varlıklarımızın serbest bırakılmasını istiyoruz. Petrolümüzü satabilmek istiyoruz" şeklinde konuştu. Diplomasiye vurgu yapan Arakçi, "Bize sorarsanız diplomasiye dönmememiz için hiçbir neden yok. Hala diplomasi için çaba gösteriyorum, çünkü barış için hiçbir fırsatı kaçırmamamız gerektiğini düşünüyorum" ifadelerini kullandı. ABD'deki ara seçimlerle ilgilenmediklerini vurgulayan Arakçi, "Biz ulusal çıkarlarımızla ilgileniyoruz" dedi. TRUMP: BU HAFTA İRAN'LA DAHA FAZLA GÖRÜŞME YAPILMASINI BEKLİYORUM ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, Amerikan haber sitesi Axios'a İran'a yönelik açıklamalar yaptı. Telefonla bağlanarak röportaj veren Trump, "Bu hafta İran'la daha fazla görüşme yapılmasını bekliyorum. Anlaşma yapmak istiyorlar ancak bu, benim yapmak istediğim anlaşma değil. Bu, belki bir yıl önce kabul etmiş olabileceğimiz bir anlaşma. Fazla ileri gittiler." ifadelerini kullandı. İran'a yönelik saldırıların yeniden başlatılmasını düşünüp düşünmediği sorulan Donald Trump, "Bunu her zaman düşünüyorum" cevabını verdi. İRAN, KATAR ARACILIĞIYLA ABD'YE PLAN SUNMUŞTU İran, bu hafta New York'ta düzenlenen Birleşmiş Milletler Genel Kurulu kapsamında arabulucu Katar aracılığıyla ABD'ye iletilen planın parçası olarak Hürmüz Boğazı'nı yeniden açmayı ve küresel petrol ticareti açısından kritik öneme sahip boğazdan normal deniz geçişini 7 gün içinde yeniden başlatmayı teklif etmişti. Trump, dün bu teklifi reddettiğini söyleyerek, "Tekliflerini reddettim. Çok ağır kaybettikleri için Boğaz'ı derhal açacakları bir anlaşma yapmak istiyorlar" demişti. Katarlı arabulucuların bugün İran Dışişleri Bakanı Abbas Arakçi ve ABD Başkanı Donald Trump'ın Orta Doğu Özel Temsilcisi Steve Witkoff ile ayrı ayrı görüşmesi bekleniyor.
ABD ve İran'dan karşılıklı açıklamalarİran Dışişleri Bakanı Arakçi: Savaşa da, diplomasiye de hazırız
İran Dışişleri Bakanı Abbas Arakçi, ABD televizyon kanalı NBC'ye yaptığı açıklamada, "Savaşın yeniden başlamasına tamamen hazırız. Yeni bir saldırı karşısında, bu kıyamet savaşı anlamına gelse bile kararlı duruyoruz. Aynı zamanda diplomasiye de hazırız. Seçim Başkan Trump'a bağlı" dedi.
Volleyball win brightens mixed day for Pakistan at Asian Games
Pakistan’s men’s volleyball team made an impressive start to their Asian Games campaign on Sunday, defeating Kazakhstan 3-1, while Noor Zaman beat compatriot Mohammad Ashab Irfan in an all-Pakistan squash playoff as the country’s medal tally rose to four bronze medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Games. Pakistan recovered from losing the third set to win 25-16, 25-22, 17-25, 25-20 in their Pool ‘A’ opener at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Gymnasium. They will next face Uzbekistan on Monday before taking on hosts Japan in their final group match. Murad Khan was Pakistan’s leading scorer with 21 points, including 17 successful spikes and four blocks. Usman Faryad Ali contributed 14 points, Jehan Murad 11 and Musawer Khan nine as Pakistan dominated the attacking exchanges and finished with 92 total points against Kazakhstan’s 83. Pakistan’s blocking, however, remained an area of concern, with Kazakhstan registering 10 blocks to Pakistan’s seven. The Pakistanis were nevertheless more effective in attack, converting 55 of 114 spikes compared to Kazakhstan’s 48 of 113. The victory provides Pakistan with an early advantage in a pool that also includes Japan and Uzbekistan. Iran are the defending men’s champions, having won the previous three editions, while Pakistan’s group also contains the hosts, who will be among the contenders for the medals. At the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena, Noor completed a 3-0 victory over Ashab in the men’s singles third-place playoff, winning 11-7, 11-7, 11-3 in 26 minutes. The result did not alter the medal positions, with both players already assured of bronze after losing their respective semi-finals on Saturday. Their progress into the last four had ensured Pakistan’s return to the individual squash medal table after 17 years. Noor had gone down 3-0 to Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng in the semi-final, while Ashab was beaten in straight games by India’s Abhay Singh. The two Pakistanis had nevertheless produced one of the country’s strongest campaigns at the Games, reaching the semi-finals of the individual event in the same edition for the first time since 2002. The two squash bronzes take Pakistan’s medal haul to four, alongside the bronze won by the women’s cricket team and Asim Khan’s bronze in the men’s 60kg MMA event. Pakistan had entered Sunday with two medals from the two events and added the squash medals after both players’ semi-final defeats. There was little joy for Pakistan in fencing, however, as the men’s épée team lost 7-5 to Qatar in the table-of-16 round at the Aichi Sky Expo. Mohammad Abdulali and Baryal Waqas Khan won individual relays, but Pakistan could not overturn Qatar’s advantage. In shooting, Rabia Kabir finished 41st in the women’s 25m pistol qualification after scoring 278-4x. Kishmala Talat, meanwhile, was listed as a non-starter. South Korea’s Yang Jiin topped the qualification with 292-11x, while Iran’s Haniyeh Rostamiyan and Vietnam’s Trinh Thu Vinh occupied the next two positions. Athletics offered a brighter note through Ansar Abbas, who qualified for the men’s long jump final with a personal-best 7.28 metres. He finished seventh in the qualification, with Uzbekistan’s Anvar Anvarov topping the standings at 8.00m and India’s Murali Sreeshankar qualifying second with 7.84m. Pakistan’s tennis campaign, which began on Sunday, produced mixed results. Aqeel Khan and Mohammad Shoaib progressed from the men’s doubles first round with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Mongolia’s Mandakh Davaadash and Sonompuntsag Enkhjargal. The Pakistani pair dominated the match, winning 54 points to their opponents’ 23. Mahin Aftab Qureshi, however, was eliminated from the women’s singles after losing 6-1, 6-1 to Thailand’s Patcharin Cheapchandej. The Thai player won 54 points to Qureshi’s 24 and converted six of seven break-point opportunities. The day’s volleyball success came as Pakistan’s hockey and cricket campaigns moved closer to important fixtures. The hockey side, which had opened the competition with a series of victories, suffered its first defeat of the Games against Malaysia on Saturday, going down 5-4. The team will next face Oman on Monday with a place in the semi-finals at stake. Pakistan’s men’s cricket team will also begin its campaign on Monday when it takes on Hong Kong in the quarter-final. The side, led by Sahibzada Farhan, trained in Nisshin on Sunday but its session was affected by overnight rain and a wet outfield. For Pakistan, the coming days will therefore carry greater medal significance. Arshad Nadeem and Mohammad Yasir are also scheduled to compete in the men’s javelin final on Monday, giving the contingent another major medal opportunity.
'Gaza on verge of exploding': Egypt spy chief warned Israel of Hamas escalation before Oct 7
Egypt’s intelligence chief Abbas Kamel visited Israel on September 26, warning officials about impending Hamas aggression. He urged Israel to make economic concessions to prevent escalation, signaling a dangerous situation in Gaza. Despite his warnings, Israeli officials reportedly did not take specific action in response. Numerous warnings continued to emerge from Egypt and other nations leading up to the October 7 attack.
Hamas leader says Israel to campaign off Gaza's 'blood' in election
The leader of Hamas brushed aside the possibility of change from Israel’s upcoming election in an interview on Saturday, saying he expected Israelis to campaign off Gaza’s “blood”. “Whether this or that person comes to power, or this party or another — our people have suffered at the hands of all Israeli parties,” Khalil al-Hayya told the Qatari station Al-Araby. “We absolutely refuse to allow the blood, suffering, and cause of the Palestinian people to serve as fuel for Israeli elections. What matters to us is that our people achieve their goals, aspirations and legitimate rights.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is locked in a tight contest as he seeks to stay in power in the October 27 elections. The Israeli premier has vowed in the run-up to the vote not to withdraw troops from Gaza and rejected a US-led peace initiative in which Hamas said it would surrender weapons, a promise Israel views with scepticism. The vote is the first since Hamas led the attack against Israel on October 7, 2023. Israel’s retaliatory offensive has displaced virtually the entire population of Gaza, damaged or destroyed the vast majority of buildings and killed more than 73,900 people, according to the Gaza health ministry. Polls show Netanyahu’s most formidable challenger to be Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief who served in Netanyahu’s war cabinet but has accused him of failing strategically. ‘Ready to sit down’ with Abbas The Palestinian Authority in turn has scheduled a legislative election for November 28, which would be the first in two decades, although there are widespread doubts about whether it will go ahead. Hamas won the last election, held in 2006, defeating Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah. Abbas, 90, has since been ruling by decree, with the legislature not allowed to convene and Hamas seizing control of Gaza. Abbas is based in the West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority wields limited autonomy. “We are ready to sit down with President Abbas to lay the foundations for a national program and achieve genuine unity,” Hayya said. “If the Palestinian elections are postponed, that step must serve as an entry point for putting the Palestinian house in order.” Hamas has been working on an alliance with Mohammed Dahlan, a former Fatah figure born in Gaza who has been an interlocutor with the United States on its peace plan. “In the event of a postponement, the alliance will remain intact and open to all, aiming to forge a unified national front,” Hayya said. It remains uncertain if Hamas could even run in the election, as Abbas has required all candidates to accept the platform of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, which has recognised Israel’s right to exist since 1993 at the start of the Oslo peace accords. On the regional front, Hayaa said that Hamas had offered to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis, who have carried out escalating attacks against the kingdom since July. “I hope that this will be accepted,” he said of Hamas’s offer. “Hamas is loyal to these peoples, who are our base.”
Hamas leader says Israel to campaign off Gaza's 'blood' in electionTwo policemen deployed in Attock die in separate incidents
TAXILA: Two policemen deployed in Attock from different parts of the province in connection with the PTI protest march died in separate incidents on Saturday. Police and hospital sources said that an official of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Dera Ghazi Khan identified as Zulfiqar Ali, who was deployed on Jhari Kass checkpost on Hassanabdal-Haripur Road bordering Hazara, died of a cardiac arrest. Separately, constable Zain Abbas Bosal from Mandi Bahauddin, who was deployed on Kotkay bridge on Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M-1) drowned in Ghazi Barotha water channel. Police said that the cop went to fetch drinking water and accidentally slipped and fell into the channel and drowned. His body had not been retrieved till Saturday evening. Barricades and containers have been placed on all entry points from KP to Punjab including M-1 at Chachh Interchange, Burhan interchange, Brahma-Bhattar interchange as well as GT Road (N-5) at Attock Khurd. Two minors buried alive Two minors were buried alive due to a mudslide in Saqqaabad village in the limits of Attock Police station on Saturday, police and rescue sources said. Police said Ashar Ali, 8, along with five-year-old Naylian Zahura was digging a mound of soil when it collapsed and fell over them. Rescue teams reached the spot and shifted them to district headquarters hospital where they were pronounced dead. Published in Dawn, September 27th, 2026
Two policemen deployed in Attock die in separate incidentsIran says only diplomacy can end Hormuz crisis after Trump rejects deal
Iran on Sunday insisted that only diplomacy can solve its conflict with the United States and Israel after US President Donald Trump said he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting. “Our conditions are clear and any move towards reopening the Strait of Hormuz is contingent on these conditions being met,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on social media. “Only a negotiated solution can get them out of this deadlock.” Iran announced a peace...
Trump, Posta Oyları Dağıtılırken Yüksek Mahkemeye Baskı YapıyorTrump rejects Iran's Hormuz plan, asserts US has imposed 'greatest blockade in military history'
Iran offered a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Tehran said on Friday, but US President Donald Trump said he rejected the proposal. The waterway, key to the world’s oil supply, is central to the conflict between the United States and Iran, which is at a stalemate after nearly seven months. But new mediation efforts at the UN’s gathering of world leaders in New York this week offered some optimism of progress toward a deal. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met for talks on Tuesday with Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, and previously set out conditions for ending the war and reopening the vital shipping channel. “Iran has conveyed to the United States, through Qatar, a concrete seven-day plan. If the necessary conditions are met, the strait can be reopened, and normal maritime passage restored within seven days,” Araghchi said at the UN. “The choice now rests with the United States. Iran does not accept coercion, threats, or intimidation, and Iran will not surrender its sovereign rights under pressure.” However, Trump told reporters at the White House that “They (Iran) made a proposal, but I rejected it.” “They want to make a deal where they open the Strait immediately because they’re losing so badly,” he added. “They want to make a deal and I think that’s fine. I like making a deal too.” Trump added that Tehran was facing financial pressure, claiming that they made the proposal because “they are dying — the money isn’t coming in. “They got themselves into a bind; we have established the greatest blockade in military history — it’s a wall of steel. And now they have no money because they wanted to close the strait,” he added. Earlier today, The Wall Street Journal reported Trump had rejected the proposal, citing US officials familiar with the matter. The report noted that the 80-year-old president was sceptical Tehran would meet his demands and added he sees a renewed bombing campaign as likely. Trump also posted an image to his Truth Social platform of a map showing the Strait of Hormuz circled and labelled “Trump Strait.” Earlier media reports suggested the new plan calls for a cessation of all hostilities in the Middle East for seven days, including in Lebanon. Frozen assets It also reportedly calls for the release of frozen Iranian assets estimated to be worth at least $12 billion, as well as the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil and an end to the US naval blockade of Iran. On the seventh day of the truce, Iran would reopen Hormuz. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview with broadcaster CBS that the ceasefire “process will begin from the very day they accept it.” “We had previously reached an agreement based on the MOU that was signed in Pakistan … if the United States agrees to proceed in that way, everything will return to the way it was before,” he added. Hossein Mohebi, a spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards, told AFP in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that ending hostilities in Yemen was also among Tehran’s demands. The US and Iran signed a Pakistani-mediated memorandum of understanding in June that aimed to end the war, reopen the strait and launch talks on Iran’s nuclear programme. But the deal broke down shortly afterwards when Iran fired on commercial ships in Hormuz that it accused of deviating from its approved route through the waterway. Iran requires ships to obtain authorisation before passage, citing security and sovereignty reasons. Ships that refuse to comply are regularly targeted, while the United States sporadically bombs Iranian coastal areas in retaliation.
US, Poland Making Progress On Permanent American Army Base, Trump SaysTrump rejects Iran's Hormuz plan, gloats US has imposed 'greatest blockade in military history'
Iran offered a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Tehran said on Friday, but US President Donald Trump said he rejected the proposal. The waterway, key to the world’s oil supply, is central to the conflict between the United States and Iran, which is at a stalemate after nearly seven months. But new mediation efforts at the UN’s gathering of world leaders in New York this week offered some optimism of progress toward a deal. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met for talks on Tuesday with Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, and previously set out conditions for ending the war and reopening the vital shipping channel. “Iran has conveyed to the United States, through Qatar, a concrete seven-day plan. If the necessary conditions are met, the strait can be reopened, and normal maritime passage restored within seven days,” Araghchi said at the UN. “The choice now rests with the United States. Iran does not accept coercion, threats, or intimidation, and Iran will not surrender its sovereign rights under pressure.” However, Trump told reporters at the White House that “They (Iran) made a proposal, but I rejected it.” “They want to make a deal where they open the Strait immediately because they’re losing so badly,” he added. “They want to make a deal and I think that’s fine. I like making a deal too.” Trump added that Tehran was facing financial pressure, claiming that they made the proposal because “they are dying — the money isn’t coming in. “They got themselves into a bind; we have established the greatest blockade in military history — it’s a wall of steel. And now they have no money because they wanted to close the strait,” he added. Earlier today, The Wall Street Journal reported Trump had rejected the proposal, citing US officials familiar with the matter. The report noted that the 80-year-old president was sceptical Tehran would meet his demands and added he sees a renewed bombing campaign as likely. Trump also posted an image to his Truth Social platform of a map showing the Strait of Hormuz circled and labelled “Trump Strait.” Earlier media reports suggested the new plan calls for a cessation of all hostilities in the Middle East for seven days, including in Lebanon. Frozen assets It also reportedly calls for the release of frozen Iranian assets estimated to be worth at least $12 billion, as well as the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil and an end to the US naval blockade of Iran. On the seventh day of the truce, Iran would reopen Hormuz. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview with broadcaster CBS that the ceasefire “process will begin from the very day they accept it.” “We had previously reached an agreement based on the MOU that was signed in Pakistan … if the United States agrees to proceed in that way, everything will return to the way it was before,” he added. Hossein Mohebi, a spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards, told AFP in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that ending hostilities in Yemen was also among Tehran’s demands. The US and Iran signed a Pakistani-mediated memorandum of understanding in June that aimed to end the war, reopen the strait and launch talks on Iran’s nuclear programme. But the deal broke down shortly afterwards when Iran fired on commercial ships in Hormuz that it accused of deviating from its approved route through the waterway. Iran requires ships to obtain authorisation before passage, citing security and sovereignty reasons. Ships that refuse to comply are regularly targeted, while the United States sporadically bombs Iranian coastal areas in retaliation.
US, Poland Making Progress On Permanent American Army Base, Trump SaysIran proposes Hormuz plan, Trump refuses
Iran offered a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Tehran said on Friday, but US President Donald Trump said he rejected the proposal. The waterway, key to the world’s oil supply, is central to the conflict between the United States and Iran, which is at a stalemate after nearly seven months. But new mediation efforts at the UN’s gathering of world leaders in New York this week offered some optimism of progress toward a deal. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met for talks on Tuesday with Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, and previously set out conditions for ending the war and reopening the vital shipping channel. “Iran has conveyed to the United States, through Qatar, a concrete seven-day plan. If the necessary conditions are met, the strait can be reopened, and normal maritime passage restored within seven days,” Araghchi said at the UN. “The choice now rests with the United States. Iran does not accept coercion, threats, or intimidation, and Iran will not surrender its sovereign rights under pressure.” However, Trump told reporters at the White House that “They (Iran) made a proposal, but I rejected it.” Earlier today, The Wall Street Journal reported Trump had rejected the proposal, citing US officials familiar with the matter. The report noted that the 80-year-old president was sceptical Tehran would meet his demands and added he sees a renewed bombing campaign as likely. Trump also posted an image to his Truth Social platform of a map showing the Strait of Hormuz circled and labelled “Trump Strait.” Earlier media reports suggested the new plan calls for a cessation of all hostilities in the Middle East for seven days, including in Lebanon. Frozen assets It also reportedly calls for the release of frozen Iranian assets estimated to be worth at least $12 billion, as well as the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil and an end to the US naval blockade of Iran. On the seventh day of the truce, Iran would reopen Hormuz. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview with broadcaster CBS that the ceasefire “process will begin from the very day they accept it.” “We had previously reached an agreement based on the MOU that was signed in Pakistan … if the United States agrees to proceed in that way, everything will return to the way it was before,” he added. Hossein Mohebi, a spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards, told AFP in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that ending hostilities in Yemen was also among Tehran’s demands. The US and Iran signed a Pakistani-mediated memorandum of understanding in June that aimed to end the war, reopen the strait and launch talks on Iran’s nuclear programme. But the deal broke down shortly afterwards when Iran fired on commercial ships in Hormuz that it accused of deviating from its approved route through the waterway. Iran requires ships to obtain authorisation before passage, citing security and sovereignty reasons. Ships that refuse to comply are regularly targeted, while the United States sporadically bombs Iranian coastal areas in retaliation.
US, Poland Making Progress On Permanent American Army Base, Trump Saysİsrail'i 7 Ekim öncesinde sadece BAE'nin değil, Mısır'ın da uyardığı iddia edildi
ABD merkezli The Atlantic'in haberine göre, 26 Eylül 2023'te Mısır İstihbarat Başkanı Abbas Kamil'in Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Havalimanı'na bir uçuş yaptığı kaydedildi. Kamil'in İsrail'e son derece hassas bir görev için geldiği ve 7 Ekim'den kısa süre önce gerçekleşen bu ziyarette Gazze ile ilgili ciddi bir mesaj ilettiği belirtilen habere göre, İsrailli, Mısırlı, Arap, ABD'li ve Avrupalı yetkililerin, Mısır İstihbarat Başkanı'nın İsrail'e Hamas'ın büyük bir saldırı için harekete geçtiğini bildirdiğini ileri sürdü. Kamil, çatışmayı önlemek amacıyla Tel Aviv yönetimine Hamas'a bazı ekonomik tavizler vermesini tavsiye ederek, "Eğer rotanızı değiştirmezseniz, Gazze yüzünüze patlayacak." dedi. Ziyaretten yaklaşık 2 hafta sonra gerçekleşecek olayla ilgili Kamil'in, tarih veya herhangi bir somut bilgi paylaşmadığı kaydedilen haberde, Mısırlı yetkilinin İsrail'de kimle görüştüğünün de bilinmediği, uçağın kayıtlara göre 67 dakika boyunca Ben Gurion Havalimanı'nda kaldığı iddia edildi. Yunanistan'da Netanyahu isyanı: Erdoğan ittifaklar kurarken biz vagon olduk Haberde, aynı gün Yom Kippur Savaşı anma törenine katılan İsrail Başbakanı Binyamin Netanyahu'nun törenin ardından gizli bir brifinge katıldığı ve Hamas'a bazı ekonomik tavizler verdiği aktarıldı. Mısır'dan 7 Ekim öncesinde İsrail'e uyarı yapıldığına ilişkin iddialar daha önce de gündeme gelmiş, İsrail Başbakanlık Ofisi bu iddiaları yalanlamıştı. The Atlantic'in haberinde, Netanyahu ve Mısır Cumhurbaşkanı Abdulfettah es-Sisi'nin sözcülerinin konuya ilişkin yorum yapmadığı, o dönemki İsrail Ulusal Güvenlik Konseyi Başbakanı Tzachi Hanegbi'nin ise Kamil'in ziyaretinden Mısır'dan herhangi bir uyarı geldiği iddialarını yalanladığı kaydedildi. Geçtiğimiz haftalarda Haaretz'in, BAE Devlet Başkanı Şeyh Muhammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan'ın Mısırlı ve Filistinli kaynaklardan istihbarat bulguları doğrultusunda Netanyahu'yu arayarak bir saldırı konusunda uyardığı iddiasını ele aldığı haberinde, bu görüşmenin Netanyahu'nun yalanlamasına rağmen birçok yetkiliyle yapılan görüşme neticesinde teyit edildiği öne sürüldü. Habere göre, bir Mısırlı yetkili, Eylül 2023'teki ziyaretle ilgili olarak, "Kamil'in İsrail'e gitmesi, sadece bir saatliğine de olsa, Sisi'nin bizzat şunu hissettiği anlamına geliyordu: Oraya gidip bunu onlara kendin söylemelisin." ifadelerini kullandı. O süreçte İsrail'in iç siyasi krizlere ve işgal altındaki Batı Şeria'ya yoğunlaşarak Gazze'yi görmezden geldiğine işaret edilen haberde, İsrail'in 2007'den itibaren Gazze'ye kara, deniz ve hava ablukası uyguladığı, 7 Ekim öncesinde ise bölgedeki durumun İsrail'in uygulamaları ve diğer sebepler nedeniyle daha da kötüleştiği belirtildi. Haberde, Birleşmiş Milletler müzakerecileri, ABD'li yetkililer ve uluslararası kuruluşların Gazze'de gerginliğin olağanüstü derecede olduğunu hissettiği, ancak saldırı planından haberdar olmadığı, 28 Eylül'de ABD Merkezi Haberalma Teşkilatının (CIA) yabancı istihbarat servislerine dayandırarak Hamas'ın gerginliği tırmandırma olasılığına ilişkin bir iç rapor yayımladığı aktarıldı. ABD'li yetkililerin, bu raporda Hamas'ın İsrail'e roket saldırısı düzenleme olasılığını ele aldığı, 5 Ekim tarihinde de konuya ilişkin ikinci raporun yayımlandığı belirtilen haberde, ABD, Mısır ve İsrailli yetkililere dayandırılarak yine 5 Ekim'de Mısır'dan İsrail'e yeni bir uyarı gönderildiği kaydedildi.
İsrail'i 7 Ekim öncesinde sadece BAE'nin değil, Mısır'ın da uyardığı iddia edildiATC issues contempt notice to Adiala superintendent over failure to facilitate Imaan, Hadi’s powers of attorney
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday issued a contempt of court notice to the Adiala jail superintendent for allegedly failing to facilitate the signing and transmission of powers of attorney (vakalatnamas) required to file bail petitions for Imaan Zainab Hazir-Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha. On Tuesday, the court returned bail petitions filed by human rights lawyers Imaan and Hadi in the Kohsar police station protest case over the absence of signed powers of attorney. During the proceedings, ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra directed the jail superintendent to explain why he should not be sentenced to six months in prison for allegedly disobeying the court’s orders. No representative of Adiala jail appeared before the court, while the two accused could also not be produced through video link despite a previous direction. Dr Shireen Mazari, Imaan’s mother, and a large number of lawyers appeared before the court during the proceedings. The judge expressed displeasure over the failure of the jail authorities to obtain Imaan and Hadi’s signatures on the powers of attorney, which are required to authorise lawyers to represent them in the bail proceedings. Judge Sipra remarked that the jail superintendent should not push the court — or himself — into a corner. He asked whether the deputy superintendent had collected the powers of attorneys from the sessions court on the relevant day. Advocate Riasat Ali Azad told the court that he was not certain whether the documents had been collected from the court. He said the lawyers had submitted the powers of attorneys there for onward transmission to Adiala jail in compliance with the court’s order. The serial numbers of the powers of attorneys submitted to the sessions court were subsequently presented before the bench. The court staff informed Judge Sipra that Imaan and Hadi were not being produced through video link because the jail authorities had cited internet connectivity problems. The judge expressed dissatisfaction with the explanation, observing that the Adiala jail authorities had also repeatedly cited internet connectivity issues in an earlier case. He recalled that he had previously directed experts from PTCL and NTC to visit Adiala jail to resolve the connectivity problem, specifically instructing that experts be sent from Haripur. Judge Sipra observed that obtaining and signing the vakalatnama was a fundamental right of an accused and could not be denied on account of administrative hurdles. The court subsequently issued a show-cause notice for contempt of court to the Adiala jail superintendent and sought an explanation as to why he should not be sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. The ATC adjourned further proceedings until Tuesday. On January 24, an Islamabad sessions court sentenced Imaan and Hadi to a total of 17 years in jail on multiple charges under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca). However, on September 17, the Supreme Court suspended the couple’s sentences in the controversial social media posts case. The SC granted the couple bail against surety bonds of Rs200,000 and ordered their release pending the IHC’s final verdict. Soon after their release, Islamabad police personnel, led by the SSP Operations, reached Adiala jail and arrested the two again in connection with the Kohsar police station protest case. The police subsequently produced them before the ATC late at night. However, the ATC rejected the police’s request for a 30-day physical remand of the couple and sent them to jail on judicial remand.