Pakistan stand-off over cops seeking army exit from restive province drags on – Times of India

ISLAMABAD: The stand-off in northwestern Pakistan involving police units that have gone on strike to demand the withdrawal of military and intelligence agencies from the restive region entered the fourth day Thursday with no sign of the crisis easing.On Sept 9, hundreds of policemen had blocked Indus Highway, which links Peshawar in the northwest with…

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Israel intelligence unit chief quits over failure to prevent Hamas’ October 7 attack, seeks ‘forgiveness’ – Times of India

Israel’s intelligence unit chief is set to resign in the near future over failure to prevent Hamas’ October 7 attack that killed over 1200 people, including civilians. According to reports, Yossi Sariel sought “forgiveness” for the failure of the mission in his resignation letter.“The commander of the 8200 unit, (Brigadier General) Yossi Sariel, has informed…

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