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[00:00:23] Hello of and welcome, you're watching Pakistan TV, the news
[00:00:25] of the hour, I'm Nitalia, let's address the headlines
[00:00:28] first.
[00:00:40] of The
[00:00:44] President on the advice of Prime Minister Mohammad Shabaz Sharief imposes emergency
[00:00:48] infa under articles 232 and 234
[00:00:52] of the constitution of Pakistan given the gravity
[00:00:54] of the
[00:00:55] situation.
[00:01:14] Government defense KP emergency as a constitutional measure and rising
[00:01:18] terrorism 11 member advisory council form to oversee key provincial
[00:01:21] departments.
[00:01:31] Governor Faisal Karem Kundi Char's first meeting of newly
[00:01:34] of constituted KP advisory Council for zero tolerance for corruption prioritizes
[00:01:38] peace, good governance and effective utilization of mineral
[00:01:41] resources.
[00:01:48] At least 12 people have been killed and 309 others wounded in
[00:01:52] attack on king Khalid international airport in
[00:01:55] Riyadh.
[00:02:00] of
[00:02:04] Prime Minister Mohammad Shahbas Sharif strongly condemns the hoothi militious attack
[00:02:08] on King Khalid international airport in Riyadh reaffirming Pakistan's unwaving
[00:02:12] of solidarity with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia its leadership and brotherly
[00:02:16] people saying Pakistan will stand shoulder to shoulder with the kingdom in every
[00:02:20] time of
[00:02:20] trial.
[00:02:28] European Union talks with Afghan Taliban. face criticism as the national
[00:02:31] interest warns
[00:02:33] of migration priorities are overshadowing counter terrorism, girls
[00:02:36] education and women's rights despite terrorist groups operating from
[00:02:40] Afghanistan.
[00:02:44] US President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine agreed to immediate
[00:02:48] energy cease fire uging both sides not to violate the
[00:02:51] agreement.
[00:02:57] of Flash. flood sweep away homes
[00:03:01] and bridges in central Nepal, 49 rescued file missing. The disaster comes as
[00:03:05] Nepal continues to recover from devastating floods
[00:03:09] of a and landslides that struck border towns near Tibet two months
[00:03:15] of ago. Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by
[00:03:19] 82 runs in the second T20 International at Rawalpindi cricket
[00:03:22] stadium to take a 2-0 lead in the three match
[00:03:25] series.
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[00:04:42] a of
[00:05:07] The culture and traditions of Kashmir have
[00:05:09] a distinct identity
[00:05:11] of their own across world kashmiri culture has
[00:05:15] a unique character that sets it apart, because of
[00:05:19] its beauty, it holds a special place across the
[00:05:22] subcontinent and around the world. kashmiri men
[00:05:26] and women wear fine clothes and over them they wear a long loose
[00:05:30] garment known as the faren. the faren is a traditional
[00:05:34] dress the kashmiri people. for women, it
[00:05:37] provides such full coverage that there is little need for a burka as
[00:05:41] its loose desire. serves the purpose of complete modest
[00:05:44] covering. During winter, Kashmir is also wear
[00:05:48] a shaw over the faren. Kashmiri women are
[00:05:52] especially known for wearing the famous pashmina
[00:05:55] shall. Skilled Kashmiri craftsman decorate these
[00:05:59] shows with beautiful embroidery. This embroidery
[00:06:03] is famous around the world. Elderly Kashmiri women
[00:06:06] traditionally cover their heads with kasba a form of head covering with
[00:06:10] a style of its own. The traditional cap won by
[00:06:14] elderly Kashmiri men is also a unique part of Kashmiri
[00:06:18] culture. The carpets used in Kashmiri homes are
[00:06:22] also made by Kashmiri craftsmen. Making these
[00:06:26] carpets requires a high level of skill. With their
[00:06:30] skilled hands, the people of Kashmir produce carpets, shalls
[00:06:34] and namda rugs. All these traditional products
[00:06:38] are in strong demand outside the Kashmir Valley.
[00:06:41] Paper Mashi. and decorative carving on wood are also important parts
[00:06:45] of Kashmiri culture and tradition. The
[00:06:49] utensils in which Kashmiris eat their food are also beautiful
[00:06:52] examples of Kashmiri culture and tradition.
[00:06:56] Their design shows that they have been made by people with a high level of
[00:07:00] artistic skill and craftsmanship. The decorative
[00:07:04] work on these utensils reflects the culture and
[00:07:07] craftsmanship of occupied Kashmir. This is a
[00:07:11] Samavar. kava can be kept hot and fresh in it
[00:07:14] throughout the day. the samovar is designed in such a way that
[00:07:18] burning coals are placed inside it. these coals keep the
[00:07:22] tea or kawam all the time. this is a
[00:07:26] trammi, a large traditional plate from which four people eat
[00:07:29] together. it is especially used at weddings in kashmir
[00:07:33] when vazvan is prepared. kashmiri vazwan is a
[00:07:37] traditional food of kashmir and consists of dozens of meat
[00:07:41] dishes. Vazwan is a special identity of
[00:07:44] Kashmiri cuisine. Anyone who tastes these dishes
[00:07:48] once in life often wishes to enjoy them again and
[00:07:51] again. Along with the natural beauty of
[00:07:55] Kashmir, its beautiful culture also attracts tourists
[00:07:58] from around the world. Just look at the lake with
[00:08:02] its boats and shikaras moving across the water.
[00:08:06] When people see the large houses on the water, they are often
[00:08:10] amazed and wonder how such impressive. Buildings can stand
[00:08:13] there. These are actually house boats built
[00:08:17] entirely from wood. These house boats are remarkable
[00:08:21] example the skill of Kashmiri craftsman.
[00:08:24] Tourists from around the world stay in these house
[00:08:27] boats. Kashmiri culture is different from the cultures
[00:08:31] of all other regions and states of India. For this
[00:08:35] reason India is attacking this great
[00:08:37] culture.
[00:08:58] In Indian illegally occupied Kashmir, the purpose of Indian
[00:09:01] cultural aggression is to erase the distinct islamic
[00:09:05] identity, culture and Muslim majority character the
[00:09:08] Kashmiri people. At the official level, the promote.
[00:09:12] of Kashmiri, Persian and Urdu is being stopped while Hindi
[00:09:16] is being imposed. The Islamic names of
[00:09:20] historical places are being changed and these places are being renamed
[00:09:24] after Hindu figures and stories. Since
[00:09:27] 5th August 2019, independent media has faced
[00:09:31] a complete ban, while journalists have faced strict
[00:09:34] punishments. The Kashmiri people and the Huriyat
[00:09:38] leadership see this cultural assault as an attack by Hindutva on the...
[00:09:42] identity, they call on international organizations
[00:09:46] to take notice of what they describe as Indian attempts to turn the
[00:09:50] Muslim majority in the region into a minority as well as
[00:09:54] attacks by Hindu extremists on the culture of
[00:09:57] Kashmir.
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[00:10:51] Afghanistan remains a central hub in the global. truck
[00:10:55] trade. According to the UNODC 2025 report,
[00:10:59] it produced 433 tons of opium in
[00:11:02] 2024, nearly 20% the global
[00:11:06] supply. Despite a temporary drop after the
[00:11:09] 2022 ban, cultivation rose again by
[00:11:13] 19% in 2024. Trafficking networks
[00:11:16] stayed active. Average opium prices of
[00:11:19] $750 per kilogram reflect the continued
[00:11:23] demand and functioning. smuggling routes. According to the world
[00:11:27] drug report 2025, total global opium
[00:11:30] production in 2024 reached
[00:11:33] 2,140 tons. Myanmar lead with
[00:11:37] 995 tons, which is 46%, followed
[00:11:41] by Afghanistan at 433 tons, which is
[00:11:44] 20%, while Mexico and Colombia produce smaller
[00:11:48] shares. These figures highlight that despite bans and
[00:11:52] crackdowns, the global opium trade. remains deeply
[00:11:55] entrenched with regional networks adapting and
[00:11:59] expanding. Moreover, awan cartels are shifting from
[00:12:03] plast-based drugs to synthetics like crystal meth, which
[00:12:07] are cheaper to produce and easier to hide and harder to
[00:12:10] detect, showing that the threat is moving from fields to
[00:12:14] laboratories spreading globally, but Pakistan is
[00:12:18] actively countering this threat. Under the national
[00:12:21] anti-narcotics policy 2019 and back. by the laws
[00:12:25] like the control of narcotics substances act
[00:12:28] 1997, pakistan's anti-narcotics force
[00:12:32] ANF conducts extensive operations in
[00:12:35] Baluchistan, KP and SIN, using drones,
[00:12:38] satellite imagery and modern agricultural methods,
[00:12:42] Pakistan eradicates poppy crops even in remote
[00:12:45] areas. In 2024, 2025 alone Pakistan cleared
[00:12:49] hundreds of hectares of puppy fields, dismantled
[00:12:52] 419 illegal. waterboards destroyed
[00:12:56] 64 solar systems and repatriated
[00:12:59] 110 foreign traffickers. National seasores exceeded
[00:13:03] a 361 metric tons of narcotics worth
[00:13:07] billions, cutting off major supply lines. With
[00:13:11] technology driven surveillance, corridor intelligence
[00:13:14] and the interagency coordination, Pakistan maintains
[00:13:18] its puppy free status since 2001. The
[00:13:22] country is not just protecting its borders. It's safegarding the
[00:13:26] region and the world. Afghanistan may be the source, but
[00:13:30] Pakistan is the shield, leading the fight against narcotics
[00:13:33] and ensuring safer, drug free
[00:13:36] future.
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[00:15:49] Pakistan has categorically debunged India's baseless and
[00:15:53] misleading remarks regarding US President Donald Trump's
[00:15:56] recent comments on nuclear testing. Once again, New
[00:16:00] Delhi has twisted facts attempting to link Trump's words to
[00:16:04] Pakistan's nuclear program. A desperate bit.
[00:16:36] security threat as groups increasingly return to modern
[00:16:39] technology to challenge the state from explosive
[00:16:42] laden commercial drones used by terrike taliban,
[00:16:46] pakistan to reported cross border drone
[00:16:50] insertions involving afghan taliban forces, the
[00:16:54] changing nature of warfare is raising serious concerns
[00:16:58] for Pakistan's national security. Islamabad is repeatedly
[00:17:01] emphasized the Afghan Taliban of accused
[00:17:05] of course with proof of for providing Afghan Taliban
[00:17:09] sanctuaries to the TTP. Meanwhile, Pakistan is
[00:17:13] strengthening its counter drone capabilities in pursuing
[00:17:16] operations against militant networks across
[00:17:20] Khaiba and Balochistan. The challenge is not just
[00:17:23] intercepting drones, but dismantling the networks
[00:17:27] that finance, supply and deploy them. Meanwhile, in
[00:17:31] India, prime minister Narendra Modi's government faces mounting questions
[00:17:35] over its commitment to democ. democratic freedoms, the
[00:17:39] detention of protesters and journalists in New Delhi,
[00:17:42] restrictions on demonstrations and allegations of large scale
[00:17:46] voter exclusion have intensified scrutiny the
[00:17:50] country's electoral institutions. opposition parties
[00:17:54] accuse the authorities of undermining the public's right to political
[00:17:58] representation while the BJP and election commission deny
[00:18:02] manipulating electoral roles. of course with Rahul Gandhi
[00:18:05] backing the protest protest, and the UN human rights
[00:18:09] office raising concerns over arbitrary
[00:18:12] detentions. the controversy presents a serious
[00:18:15] challenge to Modi's government. can a government
[00:18:19] claim democratic legitimacy while facing growing
[00:18:23] questions about electoral transparency, freedom
[00:18:27] of expression and the right to peaceful
[00:18:30] descent? tonight on perspective we examined the Modi government's
[00:18:34] handling these protests, of course the controversies. surrounding
[00:18:38] voter registration and the widening debate over
[00:18:41] constitutional rights in India. We have with us Richard
[00:18:45] Levi, former bureau chief the Washington Post joining us, a
[00:18:49] little later, a little later on we'll have other guests during the course the
[00:18:52] program. Thank you for joining us, Richard,
[00:18:56] as far as the TTP, Afghan Nexus is
[00:19:00] concerned, when we look at what's happening, of course, the
[00:19:04] TTP has expanded its operational capabilities.
[00:19:07] intensified attacks inside Pakistan, given your
[00:19:11] experience of covering the Afghan war and the
[00:19:14] TTP insurgency, how would you assess the
[00:19:18] relationship between TDK Taliban Pakistan
[00:19:22] and the Afghan Taliban today? Is it
[00:19:25] primarily an ideological alliance, a
[00:19:29] strategic partnership or has the TTP also become
[00:19:33] a source of regional pressure against Pakistan?
[00:19:39] first let me say, barrister hamid, I appreciate the opportunity to
[00:19:43] talk again on Pakistan TV, and your
[00:19:47] questions are right spot on, it may the answer
[00:19:51] may be all three, um, proxy wars
[00:19:55] have to be funded, supplied and
[00:19:59] maintained by an opposing
[00:20:02] force that wants to aly with the proxies. In this case, the
[00:20:06] proxies are. the TTP. In this case,
[00:20:10] it's a pretty good bet that the supporters are the Afghan
[00:20:14] Taliban. These wars are
[00:20:18] not unknown throughout the world, of course, and
[00:20:21] eliminated, eliminating and insurgency is
[00:20:25] tough work for a standing
[00:20:27] army. Um, up until very recently, the
[00:20:31] TTP had no air air force. It does now,
[00:20:35] it has drones. called
[00:20:38] often the porman's air force,
[00:20:42] which are able to hammer sights in
[00:20:46] Pakistan, it has clearly some...
[00:20:50] sort of support network supplying the drones
[00:20:53] and it has
[00:20:54] purely not just
[00:20:58] purely ideological reason to support the
[00:21:01] TTP, but a political reason
[00:21:05] that extends, I think
[00:21:08] to a continuing
[00:21:11] conflict between the two, the two states,
[00:21:15] Afghanistan and Pakistan. When we look
[00:21:19] at "you know the evolution of TTP capabilities, of course
[00:21:23] it seems that they've moved beyond conventional ambushes,
[00:21:27] suicide bombings, bombings and improvised
[00:21:30] explosive devices to of course you increasingly
[00:21:34] sophisticated attacks, including drone use,
[00:21:37] surveillance and coordinated attacks. what what
[00:21:41] and who has driven this evolution in your opinion
[00:21:45] and to what extent does it reflect the group's own
[00:21:49] adaptation?" in terms of of course the battlefield
[00:21:52] experience, access to expertise from other militant
[00:21:56] networks, what what is this evolution about and what
[00:22:00] has given rise to it? well,
[00:22:03] Pakistan right now is dealing with what I call feast of
[00:22:06] snakes, there are militant groups obviously
[00:22:10] out of Baluchistan, and
[00:22:13] there are other militant groups um possibly
[00:22:17] supported by India, I don't want
[00:22:19] to go... on the lim uh and say they
[00:22:22] are, here's one the problems, miss
[00:22:26] Hamine, the United States no longer has any
[00:22:30] eyes on Pakistan, I'm sorry, eyes on
[00:22:32] Afghanistan, the intelligence
[00:22:36] services have been withdrawn,
[00:22:40] before, as you know, the intelligence services of
[00:22:43] CIA and the US Air Force in conjunction
[00:22:47] were able to uh have... drone strikes their
[00:22:51] own against the terrorist networks in
[00:22:54] Pakistan and help diminish their role,
[00:22:58] that air power isn't any
[00:23:02] longer available,
[00:23:06] and also the intelligence gathering. I believe the number
[00:23:10] of actual militants in
[00:23:13] Afghanistan is estimated to be
[00:23:15] 9,00, and obviously that's a
[00:23:19] size of... force for to operate within
[00:23:23] a another country,
[00:23:26] the goal then of Pakistan,
[00:23:30] I think should be
[00:23:32] continuing to viciate or eliminate this
[00:23:36] force, easier said than done,
[00:23:40] however, especially when it appears
[00:23:44] the EU has some interest in engaging the Taliban
[00:23:48] regime, which... I know has gotten coverage
[00:23:51] there, because Richard, to stop you right
[00:23:55] there, when we look at the drone warfare and access to
[00:23:59] this kind of drone drone technology, or you know Pakistan of course
[00:24:03] has reported militant, you know
[00:24:07] the the militant drone attacks, they've also reported, raised
[00:24:11] concerns about the use of commercially available
[00:24:14] codcopters, I believe, and and for surveillance,
[00:24:18] offensive operations. you know commercially available
[00:24:22] quad copters, where might the TTB be
[00:24:25] obtaining this kind of sophisticated
[00:24:29] technology and and
[00:24:31] you know obtaining its drones, compet you know components, technical
[00:24:35] expertise, because what is this development
[00:24:38] reveal about the accessibility of this
[00:24:42] kind of technology you know to to militant groups, and of
[00:24:46] course then obviously the the challenges it creates for Pakistan.
[00:24:52] well, a quadcopter probably costs in the vicinity of
[00:24:55] $2,500 us. um,
[00:24:59] they can be assembled from kits, so
[00:25:03] they're available, and they're available
[00:25:06] reportedly uh, from Turkey and
[00:25:10] China. uh, do I have
[00:25:14] confirmation of that? no, it's what I've read in
[00:25:16] reports, the um,
[00:25:20] availability, availability becomes
[00:25:23] obvious because they're being
[00:25:25] used, perhaps being
[00:25:28] assembled somewhere in the
[00:25:31] um, you know, northwestern regions of Pakistan, perhaps
[00:25:35] being assembled in Afghanistan, um, it's a
[00:25:39] very difficult situation to
[00:25:41] assess, uh, I'm not in the intelligence
[00:25:45] agency, and it's
[00:25:49] increasingly... difficult because the
[00:25:52] United States has very little regard anymore for what's
[00:25:56] happening in Pakistan and Afghanistan
[00:26:00] buse the troops were withdrawn as you years
[00:26:02] ago, um, President Trump has essentially
[00:26:06] said, you're on your own to
[00:26:10] Pakistan, although it is still the most
[00:26:14] favored non-Nato ally the United
[00:26:17] States, for good reason, the incredible
[00:26:21] importance of Pakistan to the
[00:26:24] region. I don't want
[00:26:26] to push the
[00:26:29] point, but insurgencies. have a
[00:26:33] way of taking on their own life, they are
[00:26:35] asymmetric and they can gain
[00:26:39] momentum because the people
[00:26:43] want to cast off the state, that is true in
[00:26:46] bulushistan as I understand it, so
[00:26:49] they the you know of course Richard with
[00:26:53] sustaining these operations, of course
[00:26:56] require funding, equipment, reliable supply
[00:27:00] of it, and of course the reli'. will supply channels
[00:27:04] also, how might the TTP finance and its
[00:27:07] activities, procure drones and and
[00:27:11] explosives, other equipments a steady supply so to speak,
[00:27:15] and what role can informal financial
[00:27:19] systems, criminal networks, external facilitators
[00:27:22] play, how can these channels be disrupted and
[00:27:26] and weaken of course to weaken this group's
[00:27:30] operational capacity in particular?
[00:27:35] the um answer to that is a again
[00:27:39] a bit blurry, um, the
[00:27:42] UN recently sanctioned
[00:27:45] any support for terrorism
[00:27:49] carried out against Pakistan, sanctions
[00:27:53] mean something, but there's
[00:27:57] no, let's put it
[00:27:59] regular effort or a... ability to
[00:28:03] enforce, except through um,
[00:28:06] say the international police
[00:28:09] agencies, interpol,
[00:28:13] and that takes a lot of focus and
[00:28:17] commitment by the authorities, I'm
[00:28:20] certain the ISI is tracking where these are coming
[00:28:24] from, and that's
[00:28:27] something that has to be sustained and and
[00:28:31] well focused. um the
[00:28:35] because the uh inexpensiveness of
[00:28:38] drones um or the and the ability to assembly
[00:28:42] assemble them, the ability to get them up there, mean
[00:28:46] a 14 year old kid in America could assemble
[00:28:49] a serviceable drone, not
[00:28:53] for warfare, but you i hope you take my point,
[00:28:57] um, it's a large scale problem, it's a
[00:29:01] problem for the... United States, I i want
[00:29:04] to mention that the United States lost two service members to a
[00:29:08] drone attack from
[00:29:09] Iran uh against
[00:29:13] personnel in Jordan,
[00:29:15] and
[00:29:17] obviously drone warfare has now spread
[00:29:21] so so many places across the globe that it's it's being, it
[00:29:25] used to be what was called a boutique weapon, it is now a
[00:29:28] pervasive weapon and drone control.
[00:29:33] Richard,
[00:29:34] for for a country, for a country like Afghanistan, this is you
[00:29:37] know war ravaged land in terms of funding that's
[00:29:41] available, what we know about the funding in terms the
[00:29:45] aid that is accessible to the Afghan
[00:29:48] Taliban, you think that you think there are external
[00:29:52] source source of steady funding and and you know
[00:29:56] what do they indicate and and the regions and the areas and the
[00:30:00] countries that they are coming from. well as I said at
[00:30:03] the top the conversation, a proxy war
[00:30:06] requires uh weaponry,
[00:30:10] shelter um supplies,
[00:30:13] food for the army,
[00:30:17] it's supporting, um, I believe
[00:30:21] it remains opaque to a certain degree
[00:30:25] to the United States, we we have
[00:30:29] no NATO, I'm sorry we, but NATO has no...
[00:30:32] presence um and it's it's as
[00:30:36] I said before kind of looking into a black box, I think
[00:30:40] you can assume that the Afghan
[00:30:43] Taliban government and military
[00:30:47] is providing some sort of
[00:30:50] protection and access
[00:30:54] to to the TTP and other radical
[00:30:58] groups um...