ISLAMABAD: The Taliban regime in Afghanistan on Friday said it wanted dialogue to resolve its conflict with neighbouring Pakistan following days of deadly fighting along the border. “We have repeatedly emphasised a peaceful solution, and still want the problem to be resolved through dialogue,” Taliban regime spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said […]
WARSAW: A high-level six-nation conference on illegal migration and security cooperation convened in Warsaw, bringing together interior ministers from Europe alongside Pakistan’s Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who led the Pakistani delegation. The meeting focused on preventing illegal migration, dismantling human smuggling networks and expanding security cooperation. The conference was […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday imposed a nationwide ban on all drone operations following escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan after recent border clashes. A notification issued by the Ministry of Interior announced a ban on all commercial and private drones across the country with immediate effect. The directive […]
RAWALPINDI: At least 274 Taliban regime personnel and affiliated terrorists have been killed in Pakistan’s retaliatory action following unprovoked aggression along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Friday. Addressing a press conference, the military spokesperson said Pakistan targeted terrorist hideouts inside Afghanistan […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday visited the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi to receive a detailed briefing from Pakistan’s military leadership on the ongoing situation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. During the visit, the prime minister stressed zero tolerance against what he termed the alliance between the Afghan Taliban […]
ISLAMABAD: Tensions along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border escalated sharply overnight as Pakistani security forces launched a large-scale retaliatory operation, dubbed “Operation Ghazab-lil-Haqq”, following what officials described as unprovoked aggression from the Afghan side. Security sources said fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force carried out precision strikes, destroying a major ammunition […]
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s security forces delivered a strong response to what were described as provocations by the Afghan Taliban regime, with confirmed reports of 30 Afghan Taliban personnel killed, according to security sources. Sources said the Afghan Taliban attempted to target Pakistani security check posts using quadcopters, but the attack was […]
QUETTA: At least seven people, including five children, were killed and 25 others injured when a gas cylinder exploded inside a house in Chaman, Balochistan, on Thursday, police said. According to initial findings, a large number of residents, including women and children, had gathered at a house in the Torpal […]
ISLAMABAD: India’s reaction to the recent terrorist attacks in Balochistan has “effectively corroborated” Pakistan’s longstanding position regarding external involvement in destabilising activities, a spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. Last month, the banned outfit Baloch Liberation Army carried out coordinated attacks in various parts of Balochistan, […]
ISLAMABAD: Amid ongoing tensions between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over former prime minister Imran Khan’s eye treatment, the opposition alliance Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aiyeen Pakistan (TTAP) has accepted the government’s offer to hold negotiations to break the political deadlock. The decision was taken during a consultative meeting of the alliance […]