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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to launch several strategic and high-impact projects under a new Economic Cooperation Framework aimed at strengthening trade and investment relations. The framework was announced in a joint statement after talks between Pakistan&rsquo;s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday. According to the statement from the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Office, the framework covers economic, trade, investment, and development projects. These projects are designed to improve cooperation between the governments, increase private sector involvement, and expand bilateral trade. Priority sectors under the framework include energy, industry, mining, information technology, tourism, agriculture, and food security. The two countries are studying several joint projects, including a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for an electricity interconnection project. It also includes an MoU for cooperation in the energy sector. The statement said the framework extends both nations&#39; efforts to strengthen fraternal ties. They aim to build a sustainable partnership that meets the goals of their leadership and the citizens. The two leaders also look forward to holding a meeting of the Saudi-Pakistani Supreme Coordination Council to advance cooperation further.

Foreign Affairs

As part of an Economic Cooperation Framework, several projects will be discussed in the economic, trade, investment, and development fields that will contribute to strengthening cooperation between the two governments. 

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to launch strategic, high-impact projects 

Saqib Tanveer

ISLAMABAD: High-level security talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Istanbul ended without an agreement, sources told Pakistan TV Digital on Wednesday. According to the sources, the four-day negotiations concluded after the Afghan delegation &ldquo;declined to accept verifiable measures&rdquo; against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). &ldquo;The central issue was verifiable action to restrain the TTP and prevent cross-border attacks,&rdquo; a senior security source said. &ldquo;The Afghan side did not sign the final draft despite multiple near-agreements.&rdquo; Pakistan, the sources said, presented evidence and proposed enforcement steps, but the Afghan delegation &ldquo;kept avoiding concrete commitments.&rdquo; &ldquo;They acknowledged the concern but would not agree to mechanisms of verification. This affects peace and stability,&rdquo; another source said. Mediators from Qatar and T&uuml;rkiye facilitated the discussions. Pakistan thanked both host countries for their role. Patience ran its courseIn a detailed statement on X, Information Minister Ataullah Tarar said Pakistan had engaged the Afghan Taliban leadership repeatedly after their takeover in Kabul to address &ldquo;persistent cross-border terrorism&rdquo; carried out by &ldquo;Indian-abetted TTP and the Indian proxy BLA [Balochistan Liberation Army].&rdquo;<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 393px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1983278941944107396&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fdashboard%2F&sessionId=de3a52aa346e03965fbbca4d6dd1ec9b26cd3cee&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" data-tweet-id="1983278941944107396"></iframe></div></div> &ldquo;Pakistan has time and again asked the Afghan Taliban regime to fulfil their written commitments under the Doha Agreement,&rdquo; Tarar said. He said Pakistani efforts had &ldquo;proved futile&rdquo; due to what he described as &ldquo;unabated support to anti-Pakistan terrorists&rdquo; inside Afghanistan. &ldquo;For four years, Pakistan has borne heavy losses in men and material. Pakistan&rsquo;s patience has run its course,&rdquo; he said. Tarar added that Pakistan attended the Doha and Istanbul rounds &ldquo;to give peace a chance&rdquo; at the request of Qatar and T&uuml;rkiye. &ldquo;Irrefutable evidence was shared and acknowledged by the Afghan side and the hosts,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But instead of taking responsibility, the Afghan Taliban resorted to blame, deflection and excuses. The dialogue therefore failed to produce any workable outcome.&rdquo; He said Pakistan would continue to take &ldquo;all necessary measures to protect its people&rdquo; and &ldquo;eliminate terrorists, their sanctuaries, abettors and supporters.&rdquo;

Security

After four days of talks in Türkiye, negotiations end without agreement as Afghanistan decline verifiable action against cross-border militants, prompting concern from mediators and leaving future dialogue prospects uncertain.

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban talks in Istanbul end without resolution

ISLAMABAD: South Africa defeated Pakistan by 55 runs in the first Twenty20 International at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, as the hosts&rsquo; batting collapsed while chasing 195.&nbsp;Chasing a target of 195, Pakistan was bowled out for just 139 runs in 18.1 overs. South Africa&#39;s Right-arm fast bowler Corbin Bosch starred with a career-best 4-14, while George Linde claimed 3-31 as Pakistan lost their last seven wickets for only 58 runs.&nbsp;Pakistani Openers Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub gave a slow start before wickets tumbled. Babar Azam, returning to T20Is, fell for a golden duck, while skipper Salman Ali Agha managed only two. Only Mohammad Nawaz showed resistance with a quick 36 off 20 balls, but the rest of the lineup offered little support.&nbsp;Earlier, sent into bat first, South Africa posted 194/9, with Reeza Hendricks anchoring the innings with a solid 60, and Linde contributing a quickfire 36. Nawaz shone with the ball, claiming 3-26, while Saim Ayub chipped in with 2-31 to help peg back the visitors after a fiery start from Quinton de Kock and debutant Tony de Zorzi.&nbsp;Despite late wickets by Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah, Pakistan&rsquo;s bowlers leaked runs at crucial stages.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Green Shirts swapped their traditional green jerseys for pink ones as the Pakistan team joined the global effort to raise awareness about breast cancer.&nbsp;The defeat leaves Pakistan facing renewed concerns over batting intent and middle-order consistency, ahead of the second T20I in Lahore on Friday.

Football

South Africa defeated Pakistan by 55 runs in Rawalpindi, as Pakistan collapsed chasing 195. Bosch (4-14) and Linde (3-31) led the attack. Nawaz (36) resisted, while Pakistan wore pink jerseys for breast cancer awareness.

South Africa defeat Pakistan by 55 runs in Rawalpindi T20 opener

ISLAMABAD: At least 1.2 million users on ChatGPT talk about &ldquo;suicide plan&rdquo; on the platform, its company OpenAI said this week. OpenAI has shared new data showing how often its chatbot, ChatGPT, is used in moments of deep distress. In their latest blogpost, it says that every week, about 0.15% of its users show &ldquo;explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent.&rdquo; With roughly 800 million users each week, that translates into 1.2 million people talking to ChatGPT about suicide. The company also found that another 0.07 percent, about 560,000 people, show early signs of mental health emergencies like psychosis or mania. OpenAI claims that these numbers are small percentages but when considering its huge userbase, the numbers are concerning.&nbsp; Earlier this year, Arab News reported that Pakistan ranked among the top 20 countries for ChatGPT traffic, with thousands using it daily &ldquo;to vent feelings, manage anxiety, and seek late-night reassurance when friends aren&rsquo;t available.&rdquo;&nbsp; OpenAI says &ldquo;these are only estimates.&rdquo; Detecting emotional distress through text is complex and can easily be misread. But the company says it is working with doctors and psychologists to make ChatGPT more sensitive in how it responds. To improve safety, OpenAI partnered with more than 170 mental health experts worldwide.&nbsp; &ldquo;We worked with more than 170 mental health experts to help ChatGPT more reliably recognize signs of distress, respond with care, and guide people toward real-world support&ndash;reducing responses that fall short of our desired behavior by 65-80%.&rdquo; The report said. The team trained ChatGPT to recognise warning signs, provide gentle and supportive responses, and guide users toward local helplines. The company says unsafe or unhelpful replies have dropped by 65 to 80 percent after these updates. The blog also highlights a new risk: people becoming emotionally dependent on the AI itself. Some users talk to ChatGPT for comfort, spending long hours chatting when they should reach real people. OpenAI now encourages users to take breaks and seek human support when needed. The company insists ChatGPT is not a therapist. It can provide information and empathy, but it cannot replace professional care. Still, the data shows that people in crisis often reach out to what feels most accessible: an AI that listens without judgment. &ldquo;We believe ChatGPT can provide a supportive space for people to process what they&rsquo;re feeling, and guide them to reach out to friends, family, or a mental health professional when appropriate.&quot;

Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI revealed that about 1.2 million ChatGPT users weekly discuss suicide, with hundreds of thousands showing other mental health distress. The company is training its AI to detect emotional crises and direct users toward professional support

Over million users talk about suicide weekly to ChatGPT: Open AI

ISLAMABAD: Tajikistan asked India to withdraw its military personnel and equipment from the Ayni airbase last year, prompting New Delhi to close its only overseas air facility in Central Asia, Indian media reported this week. According to the digital publication The Print on Tuesday, India was instructed to vacate the base in 2024, and the withdrawal process was completed earlier this year. The Gissar Military Aerodrome (GMA), commonly known as the Ayni airbase after the nearby village, is located just west of Dushanbe and had been jointly administered by India and Tajikistan for nearly two decades. India is estimated to have spent close to $100 million on its development. Despite the investment and political backing under the Vajpayee government, the airbase never became fully operational. Reports said the facility remained largely idle due to Russian opposition, with Moscow reluctant to allow any other country to operate from the base. India did not maintain permanent air assets there, aside from two to three helicopters gifted to Tajikistan but operated by Indian Air Force personnel for humanitarian and relief missions. The Print also noted that Tajikistan&rsquo;s request for withdrawal came amid apparent pressure from Russia and China over the presence of foreign military personnel in the region. The closure of the Ayni airbase reduces India&rsquo;s strategic reach in Central Asia at a time when regional influence is increasingly shaped by China&rsquo;s expanding presence and Russia&rsquo;s renewed assertiveness, according to Zee News. India had previously used the airbase during the evacuation of its citizens in 2021, after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan.

Central Asia

Tajikistan requested India to withdraw from the Ayni airbase near Dushanbe, leading to its closure. The move, influenced by Russian and Chinese pressure, reduces India’s strategic reach in Central Asia

India pulls out from Ayni airbase after diplomatic request by Tajikistan: reports

HELSINKI: US chip giant Nvidia will take a 2.9 percent stake in Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia for $1 billion, Nokia said Tuesday, sending its share price soaring almost 20 percent.&nbsp;The investment is in addition to a strategic partnership between the two companies to develop Nokia&#39;s fifth and sixth generation (5G and 6G) of mobile telephony using Nvidia chips.&nbsp;&quot;Nokia and Nvidia have agreed to collaborate on AI networking solutions and explore opportunities to incorporate Nokia&#39;s data center switching and optical technologies in Nvidia&#39;s future AI infrastructure architecture,&quot; Nokia said in a statement.&nbsp;It said it would issue more than 166 million new shares, for which Nvidia would pay $6.01 per share.&nbsp;Under the partnership, Nokia &quot;intends to increase its presence in the AI and cloud market with data center aligned networking solutions.&quot;&nbsp;The Nokia share was trading up by more than 19 percent after the news, at 7.53 euros.&nbsp;Virtually unknown to the general public just three years ago, Nvidia now boasts the world&#39;s highest revenues, driven by sales of its graphics cards -- or GPUs (graphics processing units) -- the processors that are key to building the technology behind ChatGPT and its rivals.

US chipmaker Nvidia is investing $1 billion for a 2.9% stake in Nokia as part of a new partnership to develop AI-powered 5G and 6G technologies. Nokia shares surged nearly 20% following the announcement.
Nvidia will buy a 2.9% stake in Nokia for $1B, forming a strategic alliance to develop 5G, 6G, and AI networking solutions, boosting Nokia’s AI, cloud, and data center capabilities.


Nvidia’s $1B investment in Nokia fuels AI and 5G/6G expansion

ISLAMABAD: Former England cricketer and ICC match referee Chris Broad has claimed he was once pressured to &ldquo;go easy&rdquo; on India, alleging that cricket&rsquo;s governing body has become increasingly political under India&rsquo;s influence.&nbsp;In an interview with The Telegraph, Broad said the International Cricket Council (ICC) had changed significantly over the years, with India&rsquo;s financial and political weight influencing key decisions. He recalled an incident where he was urged to overlook India&rsquo;s slow over rate during a match.&nbsp;&ldquo;Yes, that happened,&rdquo; Broad said. &ldquo;India were three or four overs down at the end of a game, which meant a fine. I got a phone call saying, &lsquo;be lenient, find some time because it&rsquo;s India&rsquo;. So we did. The very next game, the same thing happened with Sourav Ganguly, and I was told, &lsquo;just do him&rsquo;. So, there were politics involved right from the start.&rdquo;&nbsp;Broad, who served as a match referee for more than two decades, said he feels &ldquo;fortunate&rdquo; to be out of the system now.&nbsp;&ldquo;India got all the money and have now taken over the ICC in many ways. I&rsquo;m pleased I&rsquo;m not around because it&rsquo;s a much more political position now than it ever has been,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;He added that match officials today must either be &ldquo;politically savvy or keep their heads down&rdquo; due to the growing pressure within international cricket.

Cricket

Former England cricketer Chris Broad reveals he was pressured to overlook India’s slow over rate, citing growing political influence of India within the ICC, making the governing body increasingly political and imbalanced.

ICC under India’s influence, says former match referee Chris Broad

GAZA CITY: Israel launched at least three air strikes on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Gaza&rsquo;s civil defence said, shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to carry out fresh attacks. Mahmud Bassal, spokesperson for Gaza&rsquo;s civil defence agency, told AFP that &ldquo;the occupation is now bombing Gaza with at least three air strikes despite the ceasefire agreement.&rdquo; Witnesses also reported hearing explosions. Israel&rsquo;s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, earlier said that Hamas had attacked Israeli troops despite the ongoing ceasefire, vowing that the group would &ldquo;pay a heavy price.&rdquo; &ldquo;Hamas will pay a heavy price for attacking IDF soldiers in Gaza and for violating the agreement to return the bodies of the hostages,&rdquo; Katz said in a statement. &ldquo;This is a crossing of a red line, and the IDF will respond with great force.&rdquo; Before the strikes, Prime Minister Netanyahu had instructed the military to conduct &ldquo;intense strikes&rdquo; in Gaza, accusing Hamas of breaking the US-brokered ceasefire. However, Hamas rejected the allegations, saying its forces had not carried out any attack on Israeli troops. &ldquo;Hamas affirms that it has no connection to the shooting incident in Rafah and reaffirms its commitment to the ceasefire agreement,&rdquo; the group said in a statement.

Middle East

"The occupation is now bombing Gaza with at least three air strikes despite the ceasefire agreement." 

Israel strikes Gaza as Hamas denies attacking troops

WASHINGTON: US forces killed 14 people in strikes that destroyed four alleged drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday, bringing the death toll from Washington&#39;s anti-narcotics campaign to at least 57. The United States began carrying out the strikes -- which experts say are illegal -- in early September, and has now destroyed at least 14 vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific. In three strikes carried out Monday in international waters, 14 &quot;narco-terrorists&quot; were killed and one survived, Hegseth said in a post on X. This was the deadliest single-day toll so far in the US campaign. &quot;The four vessels were known by our intelligence apparatus, transiting along known narco-trafficking routes, and carrying narcotics,&quot; he said. The Pentagon chief&#39;s post included video of the strikes, the first of which targeted two stationary boats that appeared to be moored together, and the other two on vessels that were speeding across open water. Hegseth said that US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) immediately started searching for the sole survivor of the strikes, and that Mexican authorities &quot;accepted the case and assumed responsibility for coordinating the rescue.&quot; He did not specify what happened to the survivor or if the person was found, and SOUTHCOM referred a question on the survivor to Mexico. Galapagos base? &quot;We will track them, we will network them, and then, we will hunt and kill them,&quot; Hegseth said of drug traffickers. But Washington has yet to provide evidence that its targets were smuggling drugs, and experts say the strikes are illegal even if they target known traffickers. The United States has carried out a major buildup of military forces in Latin America that it says is aimed at countering drug trafficking. It has deployed seven US Navy warships as well as F-35 stealth warplanes, and ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group to the region, which will bring with it a massive increase in firepower. The unusually large US military presence in the Caribbean is coming face to face with a massive hurricane that is churning across the region, requiring some assets to be moved to safety. Washington has also carried out multiple shows of force with B-52 and B-1B bombers flying near Venezuela&#39;s coast, the most recent of which took place on Monday. Regional tensions have flared as a result of the strikes and the military buildup, with Venezuela saying the United States is plotting to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro, who has accused Washington of &quot;fabricating a war.&quot; Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa, a staunch US ally, meanwhile said Tuesday that his country could host a foreign military base in the Galapagos Islands that could be used to combat drug and fuel trafficking, as well as illegal fishing. Noboa did not specify which country could establish the base in Ecuador, a major hub for cocaine trafficking, but has talked of &quot;various countries,&quot; including the United States.

Americas

US strikes in the eastern Pacific destroyed four suspected drug-smuggling boats, killing 14 and raising the campaign’s toll to at least 57, provoking legal criticism and regional tensions as Washington expands military presence and rhetoric

US kills 14 in strikes on alleged Pacific drug boats

MIAMI: Lionel Messi wants to play for Argentina in next year&#39;s World Cup, but he says he will listen to his body before deciding whether he can make that dream come true.&nbsp;The 38-year-old striker for Inter Miami of MLS led Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title and yearns to be on the field when the &quot;Albiceleste&quot; defend the crown next year in North America.&nbsp;Eight-time Ballon d&#39;Or winner Messi told NBC News in an interview broadcast on Monday that he will see next year how his body feels before deciding on whether or not he can play in the World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.&nbsp;&quot;It&#39;s something extraordinary to be able to be in a World Cup and I would love to,&quot; said Messi, who turns 39 next June.&nbsp;&quot;I would like to be there, to be well and be an important part of helping my national team, if I am there.&nbsp;&quot;And I&#39;m going to assess that on a day-to-day basis when I start preseason next year with Inter and see if I can really be 100%, if I can be useful to the group, to the national team, and then make a decision.&quot;&nbsp;Messi, who has been playing professionally since 2004, wants the chance for one more star turn on football&#39;s biggest stage.&nbsp;&quot;I&#39;m really eager because it&#39;s a World Cup. We&#39;re coming off winning the last World Cup and being able to defend it on the field again is spectacular because it&#39;s always a dream to play with the national team, especially in official competitions.&quot;&nbsp;Messi, who debuted with Barcelona in La Liga at age 17, joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 and moved to MLS in 2023.&nbsp;&quot;The truth is that I like everything about living here,&quot; Messi said of Miami.&nbsp;&quot;I spent a lot of time in Barcelona, which for me is an extraordinary city, where I grew up and had many spectacular moments, and which we miss a lot.&nbsp;&quot;But Miami is a city that allows us to live very well, that makes us enjoy life, that allows us to be calm, that allows the kids to be themselves and live day to day.&quot;&nbsp;Messi has 195 appearances for the Argentine national team, scoring 114 goals.

Lionel Messi, 38, says he hopes to play for Argentina in the 2026 World Cup but will decide after assessing his fitness next year. The Inter Miami star led Argentina to 2022 glory.

Lionel Messi keeps 2026 FIFA World Cup decision on hold

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan&rsquo;s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday emphasized the need for global solidarity and shared progress while outlining Pakistan&rsquo;s economic reform efforts during his address at the Ninth Edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII9) in Riyadh. Sharif opened his remarks by expressing gratitude for the invitation and praised the leadership of Saudi crown prince. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to congratulate my very dear brother, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, for this wonderful event which symbolizes his leadership and his vision to transform societies like he has done in Saudi Arabia,&rdquo; he said. The prime minister highlighted Pakistan&rsquo;s economic journey since independence, acknowledging past missteps while reaffirming the country&rsquo;s commitment to change. &ldquo;We have made very honest mistakes and we have learned from our mistakes,&rdquo; Sharif said. &ldquo;Important thing is to learn from your mistakes. That&rsquo;s what we are doing.&rdquo; He noted Pakistan was currently implementing &ldquo;robust changes and deep-rooted reforms,&rdquo; including digitization of the Federal Board of Revenue and strong action against corruption. &ldquo;Rome was not built overnight,&rdquo; he added, emphasizing that structural reforms take time. Sharif also pointed to Pakistan&rsquo;s large youth population, nearly 60% of citizens, as both a challenge and an opportunity. &ldquo;We are offering them training, skill training&hellip; for productive employment,&rdquo; he said. However, Sharif said Pakistan continues to face significant climate vulnerability, despite contributing &ldquo;less than a fraction of one percent&rdquo; to global emissions. Recalling the devastating 2022 floods and subsequent disasters, he said the country suffered $130 billion in economic losses. &ldquo;Large swathes of our land was under water. Crops were destroyed. Millions of houses were destroyed,&rdquo; he said. He argued that repeated reliance on loans to rebuild is unsustainable. &ldquo;Loans over loans, loans over loans, your back will break and you will never be able to stand up,&rdquo; Sharif said. &ldquo;This is not acceptable.&rdquo; Calling for collective global support, Sharif said climate-affected nations must not be left to recover alone. &ldquo;If humanity has to move forward, it has to move forward in unison,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Share modern technologies with those countries which can use those technologies and grow their production.&rdquo; Despite the challenges, Sharif closed on a message of resolve. &ldquo;We are resolved by the grace of God,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We will turn Pakistan as one of the most going countries through hard work&hellip; and make our country stand in the community of nations like a very honorable country.&rdquo;

Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative, PM Shehbaz Sharif stresses reforms, youth potential, and climate vulnerability, urging global cooperation beyond loans to support Pakistan’s growth.

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to launch strategic, high-impact projects

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