News about Happenings in Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said that protecting Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and, particularly, the holy sites of Haramain Sharifain is Pakistan’s top priority, stressing that there can be no compromise on their protection. In an exclusive interview with Independent […]
RAWALPINDI: Four terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Kalat, while an army major embraced martyrdom in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack during a separate clearance operation in Gwadar, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday. According to the military’s media wing, intelligence agencies had reported multiple […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Sunday condemned the imposition of an emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, describing the move as undemocratic and warning that it could intensify political confrontation between the federal and provincial governments. In a statement, Gohar termed the decision a […]
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday imposed an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Articles 232(1) and 234(1) of the Constitution, citing a deteriorating law and order situation, an increase in terrorist attacks and what the federal government described as the provincial government’s failure to effectively tackle terrorism. The proclamation, […]
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 12 militants, including members of the Afghan Taliban, while thwarting an infiltration attempt along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Kurram district, the military’s media wing said on Sunday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the movement of a group of khwarij attempting […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday strongly condemned a Houthi militia attack targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressing solidarity with Saudi Arabia and reaffirming Islamabad’s commitment to the kingdom’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and security. Saudi authorities said at least 12 people were killed and 309 […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has rejected as “fake and fabricated” a New York Times report claiming that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft were being employed against Yemen’s Houthis from Saudi Arabia. In a fact-check issued on Thursday, the ministry said the New York Times report, titled “Explosions […]
ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik has said the government cannot change petroleum levy targets set in the federal budget without consulting its multilateral partners. “The targets for the petroleum levy are allocated in the budget, and we cannot change them without our multilateral partners,” Malik said while addressing a […]
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that Imran Khan would not receive relief if the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sought to pressure the government through its long march, saying the government would not yield to political pressure. Speaking to media at Parliament House, Asif accused PTI of acting in concert […]
ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed nine Fitna al-Khwarij terrorists during intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in several areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, security sources said on Thursday. According to the sources, the operations were conducted in Palangzai, Nadeem Kot and Kot Khazri areas of North Waziristan. Several terrorist hideouts were […]