Author: Muhammad Nasir Butt

Afghan Taliban
Pakistan

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban agree on 48-hour ceasefire: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban regime on Wednesday agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire, starting 6pm today, following days of cross-border fighting. The truce was reached on the Taliban’s request, the Foreign Office said. Earlier, Pakistan carried out precision strikes in Kandahar and Kabul, destroying multiple Taliban battalion headquarters and […]

ISPR
Pakistan

‘Political-criminal nexus’ facilitating terrorism in KP: DG ISPR

PESHAWAR: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Friday reaffirmed the Pakistan Armed Forces’ determination to eliminate terrorism and dismantle what he described as the “political-criminal nexus” behind militant violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Addressing a press conference at the Corps Headquarters Peshawar, the DG ISPR […]

MoU
International

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia sign historic MoU on anti-corruption cooperation

JEDDAH: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in combating corruption, money laundering, and the recovery of illegal assets. The agreement was signed in Jeddah between Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Saudi Arabia’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha). Both sides agreed […]

Burkina Faso
International

Burkina Faso arrests NGO staff on spying charges

WEB DESK: Authorities in Burkina Faso have arrested eight employees of an international NGO on charges of espionage and treason, the country’s interior minister announced on Wednesday. Interior Minister Mahamoudou Sana told reporters that the detainees include four foreigners and four local staff members, among them the organisation’s country director. […]

IBO
Pakistan

Army major martyred, seven terrorists killed in DI Khan IBO

WEB DESK: Security forces killed seven militants during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Dera Ismail Khan, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation targeted members of the “Indian-sponsored militant network Fitna al-Khawarij,” who were involved in multiple attacks on security forces […]