WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday praised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff, for their leadership during the recent Pakistan–India conflict. Speaking at the inaugural session of the Board of Peace, Trump said, “I like Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif a lot,” […]
WASHINGTON: The Governments of Pakistan and the United States have formally launched a strategic economic initiative aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation, including collaboration on the operation, maintenance, renovation and redevelopment of the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. The engagement was negotiated and overseen by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff under […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump told the first meeting of his Board of Peace on Thursday that more than $7 billion has been contributed as an initial down payment toward a Gaza reconstruction fund aimed at rebuilding the war-torn enclave. Speaking in Washington, Trump announced that the United States would […]
RAWALPINDI: Security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Lakki Marwat district on the night of February 18/19, 2026, on reported presence of Khwarij belonging to the Indian proxy Fitna al Khwarij, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. According to the military’s media wing, troops effectively engaged the militants’ location and, […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday summoned the Afghan mission and issued a strong demarche to the Afghan Taliban regime over the deadly terrorist attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district that martyred 11 Pakistan Army soldiers. “Pakistan condemned in the strongest possible terms the vehicle-borne suicide terrorist attack, followed by a fire […]
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Thursday granted post-arrest bail to lawyer and activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, in a case related to an alleged scuffle with police. The couple was arrested by Islamabad police last month over an altercation outside the Islamabad High Court […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has extended the closure of its airspace for Indian aircraft by another month, taking the restrictions to nearly 10 months. The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) issued a fresh Notice to Airmen (Notam), confirming that Pakistan’s airspace will remain closed to Indian-registered aircraft until March 23. Under the directive, […]
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that Pakistan will not hesitate to conduct fresh strikes inside Afghanistan if authorities in Kabul fail to provide credible assurances of peace, according to a report. Speaking to France 24, Asif said Islamabad remains prepared to act again unless the Afghan Taliban government […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told the UN Security Council that Pakistan supports US-led efforts, including President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” initiative, to advance a ceasefire and peace process in Gaza. Addressing the UNSC, Dar said Pakistan, as part of the group of eight Arab and […]
Bangladesh has entered a new and uncertain phase of its political journey, only days after delivering a decisive electoral mandate. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, secured a two-thirds majority in the February 12 general elections — a result that was widely expected to bring stability after […]