Social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were taken into custody in the US on Sunday, officials said, as Britain seeks their extradition to face new charges of rape, sex trafficking and assault.

Karena Thomas, assistant chief constable of the UK’s Bedfordshire Police, said the pair had been detained “pending ongoing legal proceedings.”

The US Marshals Service confirmed the arrests.

US news outlet TMZ posted video of law enforcement officers placing the self-professed misogynist and his younger sibling in handcuffs and escorting them into waiting vehicles in Miami on Saturday.

Asked by an onlooker if he had something to say, Tristan Tate did not respond, the footage posted on X showed.

UK prosecutors, who are now due to seek the brothers’ extradition, said the arrests came after they brought forward 38 further charges against the pair.

The Tate brothers now face 59 charges in total — 42 against Andrew and 17 against Tristan, British authorities said on Sunday.

“We have decided to prosecute Andrew and Tristan Tate for further offences including rape, arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation and offences relating to indecent images of a child,” Malcolm McHaffie, head of UK’s Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) Special Crime Division, said in a statement.

“The CPS has requested the extradition of the Tates from the US,” he said, adding that the latest charges stem from receipt of new evidence from Bedfordshire Police that bring the total number of alleged victims in the Tates case to seven.

Earlier this year, police in Hertfordshire, north of London, said they were reopening a probe into rape and sexual assault allegations made by women against Andrew Tate between 2014 and 2015.

They also face separate rape and human trafficking allegations brought by different women and investigated by Bedfordshire Police, which covers their hometown of Luton, also north of London.

‘Face justice’

The Tate brothers are also accused of tax evasion and money laundering in the UK.

Their attorney, Joseph McBride, said in a press release that the brothers “are innocent.”

“We are confident that once a competent judge sees the facts, and once the Department of Justice confronts this egregious abuse of its own authority, Andrew and Tristan Tate will walk free,” McBride said.

The Tates are dual British-US citizens who have been avid supporters of US President Donald Trump.

Lawyer Matt Jury, of McCue Jury & Partners who represent four alleged British victims of Andrew Tate, said Tate was “now facing the real prospect of extradition to the UK after years of public campaigning by the four British women I represent.

“They have spent years fighting for action to be taken, and I now urge the authorities to ensure this case proceeds as quickly as possible.

“Andrew and Tristan Tate are accused of some of the most serious offences, including multiple counts of rape and human trafficking. It is time they face justice,” he was quoted by the PA news agency as saying.

In March 2025, the US state of Florida launched a criminal investigation against them. The status of that investigation is unclear.

Andrew Tate is one of the most prominent proponents of the so-called “manosphere” network of communities, many of them online, that focus on traditional masculinity, anti-feminism, and self-improvement.

He promotes his divisive views, often incorporating alpha-male and aggressively misogynistic themes, to millions on social media, including 10.8 million followers on X.

In Romania, where they have been based in recent years, the Tates face allegations of trafficking minors, sexual intercourse with a minor, and money laundering.

ISLAMABAD: After criticism on a bill seeking to allow the issuance of blue passports to former parliamentarians’ children, Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry has assured that measures would be taken to ensure that the travel document is used for “only official duties” abroad and issued for a limited time in most cases.

The bill, seeking the issuance of blue passports to dependent children under the age of 28 of ex-members of parliament, was approved by a Senate panel on July 10. If the Members of Parliament Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Bill, 2026 becomes law, the legislation would place former members of parliament on par with retired Grade-22 government officers, whose dependent children already enjoy the same entitlement.

An official press statement released by the Senate Secretariat earlier this month noted that Chaudhry had “also agreed on the passing of the bill”.

However, he later claimed he had opposed the bill during the July 10 proceedings of the Senate committee. He said he had informed the Senate Standing Committee on Interior that the issue should first be discussed with the federal cabinet and other stakeholders. “Despite my reservations, they proceeded to pass the bill,” he had said.

He has now told Dawn that each application for a blue passport would be processed only after the interior ministry’s approval here onwards.

“Each case will be referred to the interior secretary, and if need be, to the interior minister,” he said.

He also acknowledged that Pakistan had a “large number of blue passport holders”, which he said was a “major impediment” in the signing of visa abolition agreements with other countries.

“Our focus is on having agreements for visa-free entry with as many countries as possible,” he said.

According to Chaudhry, the number of blue passports issued in the country was brought down from around 70,000 to less than 50,000 in the recent past. “It will now be further reduced by 15-20 per cent,” he said.

He said discussions on an agreement for visa exemption for blue passport holders are at an “advanced stage” with Saudi Arabia and negotiations with some other countries, including Italy, are also under way.

Speaking specifically about the bill seeking the issuance of blue passports for ex-parliamentarians’ children, he said the fate of the legislation would be decided by political parties.

“A decision on supporting or opposing the bill is to be taken by the political leadership,” he said. He, however, added that the bill was contrary to the government’s intent to reduce the number of blue passports.

He also suggested that if the purpose of the legislation was to bring former parliamentarians on par with retired Grade-22 government officers, then a “better course will be an amendment to take away the facility available to the retired bureaucrats”.

When PTI’s parliamentary leader in the Senate, Barrister Ali Zafar, was approached for his views on the matter, he said the blue passport was not a privilege that should be given to those other than individuals who genuinely required it for official state functions.

“It is meant to facilitate official diplomatic responsibilities, not to serve as a status symbol or a lifelong entitlement,” he stressed.

“I opposed the proposal in the Senate to extend such passports to the children of members of parliament because it is inconsistent with the purpose for which diplomatic passports exist. Although the matter was referred to the relevant committee, where we were not members and therefore could not pursue our objections, we intend to oppose any such proposal again if it is brought before the Senate for approval,” he added.

Zafar noted that “public office should be about serving the people, not creating or expanding privileges for public representatives and their families”.

Who gets blue passport?

Visa-free access to 55 countries

GUJAR KHAN   –   Minister of State for Finance and Railways Bilal Azhar Kayani on Saturday inaugurated the Sohawa Model Bazaar completed at a cost of Rs109.2 million under Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s “Barrier-Free and Beautiful Markets” initiative. After the inauguration, the minister toured the facility and reviewed the upgraded infrastructure, including pedestrian walkways, street lighting, sewerage and drainage systems. 

He said model bazaars in Jhelum, Dina and Sohawa would provide improved public amenities and set new standards of urban development, adding that the projects in Jhelum and Dina were also nearing completion.

Later, Mr Kayani held an open court at the Municipal Committee Hall in Sohawa, where Adviser to the Punjab Chief Minister on Health Maj Gen (Retd) Dr Azhar Mahmood Kayani was also present. The minister spent more than six hours hearing public complaints and directed the relevant departments to resolve citizens’ issues on the spot.

Senior officers of the district administration, police and various government departments also attended the open court.

Attock  –  District Police arrested six suspects from different areas of Attock in three separate operations and registered cases against them under relevant laws, police sources said 

According to police, Rangoo Police arrested Ahsan, a resident of village Kaloo Kotha, for allegedly raping a teenage girl at his residence. As per the FIR, the victim had gone to her aunt’s house. When her aunt was not present, the suspect, who is the husband of the victim’s aunt, allegedly assaulted her and threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed the incident to anyone. 

Police have registered a case and the suspect has been sent behind the bars for further legal proceedings. In another operation, Hazro Police arrested Ismail Khan, a resident of Rawalpindi, on charges of allegedly attempting to kidnap a girl. 

A case has been registered against the suspect and he has been taken into custody.

Separately, Jand Police conducted a raid and arrested four gamblers identified as Wajid Ali, Muhammad Irfan, Dilawar and Faqeer, all residents of Sargodha. 

Police said cash and other valuables worth Rs 280,000 were recovered from their possession. A case has been registered against them under the Gambling Act and all four have been sent behind bars.

District Police officials said that strict action is being taken against anti-social elements across the district to maintain law and order and ensure the safety of citizens. 

They added that investigations are underway and further legal action will be taken as per law.

Rawalpindi   –  A man downed in Nullah Leh while attempting to save his six-year-old drowning son. Both the father and son died in the nullah as the rescuers found the body of the father and search for the children went on Saturday evening.

According to the available details, Muhammad Zahid, 6, was resident of Lane 3 in Gulistan Colony. He fell in Leh as he along with other children was playing near the nullah around 2pm. To save his son, Mehrban Khan, 36, jumped in the nullah and got drowned. Khan hailing from Mohemand Agency was resident of Gulistan Colony.

The water rescue teams started searching for the father and the son. Later, they were able to locate and retrieve                         the dead body of Mehrban and the body of the child was yet to be found till filing of this report.

In a statement, the 1122 rescuers said that the child fell in the deep water and father jumped in to save his son. However, both drowned as water was very deep and its flow was also very fast.

The statement noted that the rescuers put in all their efforts to locate the body of Zahid but remained unsuccessful. The rescue operation was stop as the night fell and the efforts will be resumed on Sunday morning. 

Supreme leader says Iran will teach US unforgettable lessons, Trump’s signature worthlessn Iran launches attacks across Middle East   US hits Iran for seventh consecutive night   At least 50 killed in US strikes on Iran in war’s latest phase   Kuwait, Iran each reported hits on desalination plants.

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN/DUBAI  –  The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified, with the US shifting dozens of additional refueling aircraft to Israel, as US President Donald Trump weighs launching another massive bombing offensive against Iran.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Saturday that US President Donald Trump’s signature is “worthless and unreliable” after repeated violations of the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran.

Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to teach the US “unforgettable lessons” as renewed hostilities flared on Saturday, saying Washington’s attacks in spite of a framework deal to end the war showed Donald Trump’s signature to be worthless.

“Now that the American enemy seeks to incite war and bear its most serious consequences, it should know that the dear Iranian nation and the axis of resistance have unforgettable lessons to offer it,” he said, in a statement carried by state TV, adding that US violations of the deal “once again demonstrated to everyone the worthlessness of the American president’s signature.”

The region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks in a conflict increasingly focused on control of the strait. The collapse of an interim ceasefire leaves no clear end in sight for the war that the US and Israel began more than four months ago.

The US Central Command said early Saturday that its seventh straight night of strikes had hit “surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities.” Kuwait said Saturday it was intercepting Iranian missiles and drones, while Iraq said it had shot down attack drones over the city of Irbil. Saudi Arabia reported attacks for the first time in months. Jordan’s state-run Petra news agency said that the kingdom’s air defense systems had downed Iranian missiles, while air sirens sounded in Bahrain, according to the government there.

Iranian officials say recent US strikes have killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds, with new casualties reported Friday, when the US military also acknowledged more injured service members.

Both sides also took aim at shipping traffic, with the US saying it was enforcing a naval blockade while Iran said it targeted vessels that violated its rules on navigating the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway for one-fifth of the world’s oil supply.

The US military’s Central Command said Saturday it concluded its latest round of attacks by hitting surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage and maritime capabilities.

“US forces employed fighter aircraft, aerial drones, and warships in addition to other assets,” Central Command said in a statement. “More than 50,000 American service members are operating across the Middle East and remain vigilant, lethal, and ready.”

Iranian media reported on Saturday that several missiles struck power facilities and desalination pumps in the southern Iranian city of Jask, citing a local official. The official said drinking water had been cut off in villages in Jask due to the attack.

The US said its forces redirected four commercial vessels, disabled one, and boarded another to enforce its naval blockade of Iran.

In turn Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said four vessels violating its rules on shipping traffic were stopped from going through the strait with a combined missile and drone operation.

In addition, Iranian media, citing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, reported that two oil tankers exploded and caught fire after passing through a mined route south of the strait. The US military labelled that report as false.

The US military’s Central Command said its targets included “military logistics infrastructure,” the first time it mentioned infrastructure in more than a week.

Iranian media reported enemy strikes early on Saturday in coastal Hormozgan Province on the Iranian side of the Strait of Hormuz. State TV said three people were killed and eight wounded while two bridges and a road tunnel were damaged.

Iranian media reported explosions heard or strikes carried out in Sirik, Ahvaz, Yazd, Jask and Khorramabad late Friday or early Saturday.

On Friday, Iranian state media said at least five bridges were struck in the south in US attacks. Seven people were reported killed in attacks on bridges in the southern port of Bandar Khamir, where a train station was also hit. An airport was reported hit further east and away from the coast in Iranshahr, in a province bordering Pakistan.

Kuwait shuts airspace amid strikes

Iran announced attacks on Gulf countries that host US airbases, including Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan, in addition to a US vessel in the northern Indian Ocean. Saudi Arabia’s civil defense issued early warnings, the first in several months, in at least two places but had yet to report any damage. Earlier in the war, Iran hit some of the oil-rich kingdom’s energy facilities.

Kuwait came under sustained attack, with Iranian forces saying they targeted an ammunition depot in the Al-Adiri camp, the headquarters buildings and ammunition depots in the Ali Al-Salem base and several communication bridges.

Authorities in Kuwait said one of the country’s power generation and water desalination stations had been hit in an Iranian attack, causing damage, a fire and the disruption of a large number of electricity generation units.

A desalination plant was also reportedly hit, and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation later said one of its oil facilities had been hit in “repeated Iranian attacks,” causing significant damage and some injuries, according to the state news agency.

“The repeated targeting of these vital facilities reveals a systematic hostile approach targeting civilian sites and vital infrastructure that endangers the lives and safety of civilians,” Kuwait’s foreign ministry said.

Kuwait Airways later said it had rescheduled most flights after the country temporarily suspended operations at Kuwait International Airport following Iranian missile and drone attacks.

The airline had earlier said the rescheduling was due to the closure of Kuwaiti airspace.

Saudi Arabia attacked for 1st time in 3 months

Iran also launched attacks on Saudi Arabia for the first time in about three months, according to two people familiar with the matter, triggering early warning alarms in Al-Kharj, east of the capital Riyadh, and at Yanbu on the kingdom’s Red Sea coast.

The people said one attack had targeted the Prince Sultan Airbase in Al-Kharj, which hosts US forces.

Saudi state media did not elaborate on what triggered the early warnings and the government media office did not respond to a request for comment. The IRGC made no mention of any attack on Saudi Arabia.

In Jordan, fuel tanks at the Al-Azraq base were also targeted, the state broadcaster said on Telegram.

The Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain was also targeted, the Iranian army said, adding that it “is “one of the most important operational and logistical centres” for the US military in the region. Reportedly, two US service members were killed and one was missing after Iranian attack in Jordan.

State news agency IRNA reported the Iranian navy fired a shore-to-sea cruise missile towards what it called a hostile US vessel in the northern Indian Ocean. Iran’s army said the missile launch caused “fear and panic” and forced the vessel to move out of range of Iran’s navy.

Iranian authorities said at least 46 people have been killed and more than 400 wounded in recent US strikes, including eight killed in a strike on a bridge Friday.

US officials acknowledged 13 additional US service members — 10 Army soldiers and three Navy sailors — had been injured since Monday, but offered no further details. Since the war began, 14 US service members have been killed and 427 wounded.

Iran has suspended its commitments under the deal reached with the United States a month ago, deputy foreign minister Khazem Gharibabadi said.

The memorandum of understanding between the two sides ended weeks of fighting and opened space for detailed talks but has collapsed under exchanges of fire between Iran and the US.

“We were in negotiations. Unfortunately, it was the Americans themselves who, in fact, took these aggressive actions, in violation of their own commitments,” Gharibabadi told Iran’s state broadcaster on Saturday.

As a result, “We have suspended all of our commitments and are, in fact, no longer implementing them,” he said.

His remarks are another sign that negotiations between Iran and the US, through the mediation of Qatar and Pakistan, are moribund.

Last week, US President Donald Trump said he thought that the ceasefire was “over” after an Iranian drone attack on a ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

“What we are now faced with is defending our country,” Gharibabadi said. “We will do so firmly and decisively, and I think the Americans have once again received their response — that these aggressive actions by them will get them nowhere.”

Earlier this week, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran would continue to respond “firmly” to US strikes and had no plans for negotiations.

“We currently have no plans for negotiations and remain focused on defending the country,” Baghaei told reporters in Tehran on Wednesday.

At least 12 people were killed in Iran by US strikes in the last day, taking the total death toll to 50 since this latest phase of the war began, according to the Iranian Health Ministry.

At least 500 people have additionally been injured in US strikes since June 27, when the fragile ceasefire in the region first began to fray, said Hossein Kermanpour, a ministry spokesperson.

Five women and two children are among those who have been killed in the last month, he said.