RAWALPINDI: The military leadership on Friday warned that any attempt to create a situation similar to the May 9, 2023, unrest would be dealt with decisively under the law, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). “Any attempt to cause agitation or create May 9-like situation, on any pretext whatsoever, […]
QUETTA: Balochistan’s first Jinnah People’s Train service was launched in Quetta on Friday, connecting Kachlak with Sariab through a 32-kilometre upgraded railway track. Railways Minister Muhammad Hanif Abbasi and Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti jointly inaugurated the service at Quetta Railway Station. According to officials, the track’s upgradation was […]
ISLAMABAD: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has accepted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s invitation to visit Pakistan, with the visit expected to take place before the end of his tenure, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday. Briefing the media at the Foreign Office on the prime […]
KASUR: Two Pakistani civilians were killed and another injured in alleged firing by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) near the Pakistan-India international border in Kasur, according to security sources. The sources said three local residents from Ladhar village had moved only a few steps beyond a border pillar when BSF […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has revised the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD), with petrol becoming Rs3.26 per litre more expensive while diesel has been reduced by Rs1.01, according to a notification issued by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA). Following the revision, petrol will now cost Rs390.66 […]
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday discussed the overall political and security situation in the country, with particular focus on the situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to an official statement. The president and prime minister stressed the need to further strengthen the national resolve […]
ISLAMABAD: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Thursday presented a former Pakistan Army soldier before the media after Indian authorities identified a slain militant as a former Pakistani soldier, challenging the Indian account and describing the episode as another “false flag operation”. Havaldar Muhammad […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday reaffirmed that it would comply with all applicable sanctions regimes concerning Iran while continuing efforts to facilitate communication between Washington and Tehran. Foreign Office spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said Pakistan would adhere to international and domestic laws on sanctions and remain committed to its role as […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and discuss possible constitutional and legal options, according to sources. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar and Rana Sanaullah […]
ISLAMABAD: Aerial strikes targeting alleged terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan killed 22 militants, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Thursday, as tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan continued to escalate. In a statement posted on X, the ministry said the “well-planned and calibrated” strikes were conducted as part of Operation […]