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[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

#Abdul El-Sayed delivers victory speech. Media has not yet called the race in his favor. Speaking to supporters Abdul said Inshallah had now become Alhamdolillah. If he wins the Phd+Medical Doc+progressive Democrat will be the first Muslim senator in U.S. history. #Midterms2026

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

U.S. media is calling #Senate and #House in #Democrats’ favor. This means President Trump will have to work the last 2 yrs of his presidency with a Congress where his Republican party will be in minority. #Midterms2026

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

Democrats slated to take control of U.S. senate after historically Republican states like Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas and Ohio go blue. #USElections #Midterms2026

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

#India under #Modi saw one of the fastest reductions in poverty, according to World Bank

[Rajdeep Sardesai @sardesairajdeep]

IMPORTANT: World Bank Poverty and Equity Report October 2026: India has recorded one of the fastest poverty reductions in the world between 2011 and 2023, lifting an estimated 496 million people out of poverty.
Extreme Poverty ($3.00/day, 2021 PPP): The share of the population living in extreme poverty dropped sharply from 27.1% to 2.6%.

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

School roof collapse kills 30 children in Peshawar. Earlier, 16 children died in a similar incident in Lahore. Islamabad hospital fire killed 14 children. Are building safety inspectors anywhere doing their job?
https://t.co/MrViPhx5nW

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

After #Emergency, military to assist civilian admin in #KP + new admin structure in 12 districts hit in particular by militancy. TV media silent on @PTIofficial presser and growing public protests. KP police warns of strict action against rioting & damage to public property.

[Iftikhar Firdous @IftikharFirdous]

Pakistan’s federal government orders a new administrative structure for 12 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to the order, an Area Development Secretariat (ADS) will operate under an Area Representative and Development Council, covering Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Lakki Marwat, Bannu, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Kurram, Orakzai, North Waziristan, and Upper and Lower South Waziristan.
A designated Additional Chief Secretary will head the ADS as Administrator, with extensive powers over administration, law enforcement, development and allocation of funds. Provincial officials and personnel of other institutions posted in these districts will fall under its administrative and operational control. The order takes immediate effect.

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

President of Pakistan’s office says Zardari signed the summary to impose #KPemergency upon federal cabinet's decision, Prime Minister's advice, reports from relevant institutions on the law and order situation, and the failure of (PTI) negotiations with government delegations.

[The President of Pakistan @PresOfPakistan]

صدرِ مملکت آصف علی زرداری نے خیبر پختونخوا میں کی سلامتی کی صورتحال پر وزیراعظم کی ایڈوائس پر دستخط کر دیے ہیں۔

آئینِ پاکستان کے آرٹیکلز 232 اور 234 کے تحت صدرِ مملکت نے وزیراعظم کی ایڈوائس منظور کرتے ہوئے دستخط کیے۔

وفاقی کابینہ کے فیصلے، وزیراعظم کی ایڈوائس، متعلقہ اداروں کی امن و امان کی صورتحال سے متعلق رپورٹس اور حکومتی وفود کے ساتھ مذاکرات کی ناکامی کے بعد صدرِ مملکت نے سمری پر دستخط کیے۔

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

Emergency proclamation with Pakistan’s President Zardari’s signature. Islamabad accuses KP’s PTI-led govt of failing to engage effectively in rooting out terrorism in the province.

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

#Pakistan’s federal govt imposes #emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after talks with Imran Khan’s
PTI fail & party continues protest.

KP under direct control of Center. PTI-led provincial govt stripped of powers.

KP Police brace for violence.
https://t.co/UVyecOWaVd

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

The relief was short-lived. Human rights lawyers @ImaanZHazir and @AdvHadiali re-arrested from the jail they were supposed to leave.

[Ali Hamza @alihamzaisb]

Adv @ImaanZHazir & @AdvHadiali were arrested from Adiala jail again in FIR 276/2025. Were brought at ATC Islamabad around 09:30 pm where ATC judge Abual Hasnaat Zulqarnain sent them to Adiala jail again on judicial remand...

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

Eight months of detention that human rights bodies inside and outside Pakistan condemned as arbitrary and unjust. After months of delays human rights lawyers @ImaanZHazir and her husband Hadi are out on bail.

[Usama Khilji @UsamaKhilji]

Finally the Supreme Court of Pakistan has delivered justice in the arbitrary detention of @ImaanZHazir & @AdvHadiali after almost 8 months by suspending the frivolous sentence & granting them bail of Rs. 200,000 each. #ReleaseImaanAndHadi

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

@yazdanifauzia @sabizak I wanted to punch him in the face. The insecurity, arrogance and identity crisis are portrayed well. Such a complex yet pervasive social character deserves nuanced treatment. I hope the writer doesn’t disappoint.

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

@sabizak Religion vs emotional appeal: I’d say if Tabish were a practicing Muslim then an extramarital affair would/should have been even more egregious than now. So Beena could still Q Tabish on religious basis.

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

@sabizak Thought provoking video. I feel we expect Pakistani drama to do what Pakistani society isn’t able to. Gender roles are entrenched in patriarchy and family life is largely about saving face. In a culture of shut up n put up a drama giving voice to feminine rage is a step forward.

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

@sabizak It’s the “height of patriotism.” The hospital built years later in the same compound is Jinnah Hospital. A new cardiac Center across the street is also Jinnah. We have Jinnah Avenue, Jinnah Terminal, Fly Jinnah! Patriotic people never forget what they learnt in first grade 😉

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

#Punjab AntiTerrorism Amendment Bill 2026 turns judicial transparency on its head.

A BS-20 grade officer can declare any case a special security case

Matter can go to ATC

Identities of officer, judge,lawyers, police, witnesses and others involved will be concealed

Read 👇

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

Pak @ForeignOfficePk says Afghan envoy Shakib’s speech to Pak military officers at @NDUIslamabad was an academic exchange, a non-issue.
Meanwhile, Pak blames Kabul for growing deadly #militancy.
Afghan embassy X account is offline after live tweeting the remarks yesterday.

[Iftikhar Firdous @IftikharFirdous]

Responding to a question about Afghan Envoy Shakib’s visit to NDU, MoFA spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said: “Envoys do academic interactions; it is not unusual. This is a non-issue. It was an academic engagement.”

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

Now x says the posts are from an account that no longer exists.

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

Amb. Sardar Shakib asks how AF+PAK can be good neighbours, @NDUIslamabad.

“#Afghanistan is ready for this choice, not from a position of weakness or dependency or confrontation. Rather, from the position of an independent state.”

What does Af not want from
#Pakistan ? Read👇

[Sarah Zaman @SarahzTV]

First the Afghan Taliban’s Ambassador to Pak Sardar Shakib was invited to speak @NDUIslamabad. But now the Afghan Embassy’s account that live tweeted the speech seems to have disappeared. Account not accessible. Posts of Shakib’s remarks no longer available on X.