ISLAMABAD: Ameer of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), Hafiz Saad Rizvi, on Sunday vowed his party will not abandon solidarity with Palestine, accusing the government of effectively recognising Israel through its actions and announcing that the TLP march is directed against Israel only, not against the state. He said leaders of the […]
RAWALPINDI: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday that Afghan Taliban fighters together with an Indian-linked group, Fitna al-Khawarij (FAK), launched an unprovoked attack on Pakistani posts along the Pak-Afghan border on the night of 11–12 October and were decisively repelled by the country’s armed forces. ISPR said the […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani forces retaliated with heavy strikes on Afghan border posts and militant hideouts overnight after Afghan forces opened unprovoked fire at multiple border points, security sources said on Sunday. According to officials, Afghan firing targeted positions in Angoor Adda, Bajaur, Kurram, Dir, Chitral, Baramcha and other locations in a […]
ISLAMABAD: Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has decided to suspend its march towards Islamabad while negotiations with the government remain underway, sources said. According to officials, the first round of talks between the two sides had ended without a breakthrough, after which a second round was initiated. During the discussions, TLP leadership […]
ISLAMABAD: Afghan forces on Saturday opened unprovoked fire at multiple locations along the Pak-Afghan border, prompting a strong and immediate response from Pakistan Army, security sources said. According to officials, the firing targeted border areas including Angoor Adda, Bajaur, Kurram, Dir, Chitral, and Baramcha in Balochistan. The incident, they said, […]
ISLAMABAD: Senior diplomat Tahir Hussain Andrabi is expected to be appointed as the new Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, sources confirmed on Friday. Andrabi, who is currently serving as Additional Foreign Secretary, has previously held key diplomatic assignments, including Pakistan’s Ambassador to Tunisia and important postings in Geneva. […]
MANILA: A magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines’ Mindanao region on Friday, killing at least six people and triggering tsunami alerts that were later lifted. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit about 20km off Manay town at 9:43am. It followed just 11 days after a 6.9-magnitude quake […]
KARACHI: A University of Karachi (KU) student, Aniqa Saeed, lost her life on Friday after being hit by a campus bus, police said. Saeed, a second-year student of the Department of Social Work, was struck while getting off the bus and succumbed to her injuries at hospital. Police confirmed the […]
RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed 30 Indian-sponsored terrorists in Orakzai district during retribution operations launched after the October 7 attack that martyred 11 Pakistan Army personnel, including two officers, the military’s media wing said on Friday. According to the ISPR, the operation was carried out in the Jamal Maya area on […]
ISLAMABAD: Residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi faced major disruption on Friday as authorities placed containers, blocked key roads and suspended mobile data services to counter Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) planned march towards the capital. According to a notification issued by the interior ministry, 3G/4G services have been suspended in both cities […]