RAWALPINDI: The top brass of Pakistan’s military vowed to comprehensively defeat the threat of what it termed “digital terrorism”, which aims to “induce despondency in the Pakistani nation” and “sow discord among national institutions”. According to a press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the consensus was reached during the 83rd Formation Commanders’ Conference at the General Headquarters on …

RAWALPINDI: Seventeen terrorists were killed and another two were injured on Monday in two separate operations conducted by security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media affairs wing said. In a press release, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that in an operation conducted in Tank District on Monday, “own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, as a result …

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Syed Asim Munir has condoled the demise of President Ebrahim Raisi and other Iranian officials. In a telephonic call with the Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces, Maj Gen Mohammad Bagheri, the COAS extended deep condolences over the unfortunate helicopter crash on May 19 in which President Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein …

PESHAWAR: An army captain and a soldier were martyred on Sunday while five terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Peshawar district’s Hassan Khel area, the military’s media wing said. A statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that security forces conducted the IBO on the reported presence of terrorists. “During conduct of the operation, …

BEIJING: China’s State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said on Thursday that the drills conducted by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army surrounding the island of Taiwan serve as a resolute punishment for the provocations made by the Taiwan region’s new leader, Lai Ching-te, in his speech on Monday, which was aimed at “independence.” Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the office, made the …

RAWALPINDI: PTI founder Imran Khan on Friday said he was writing a letter to Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir for the sake of the country and its current issues. According to a transcript of his talk with the media today in Adiala Jail, posted by the PTI on its X account, Imran said: “I will write a letter …

RAWALPINDI: An army officer was martyred and three terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Zhob district, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday. According to a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted an IBO in the district’s general area of Sambaza and “effectively engaged” the terrorists, adding that three were …

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Monday said the nation owed its independence and security to the sacrifices of its martyrs, according to a news release by the military’s media wing. He made these remarks while addressing a ceremony to confer military awards on personnel for their acts of gallantry during operations. Senior army officers and families of …

LAKKI MARWAT: Police on Sunday claimed to have killed two militants of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakis­tan (TTP) while three others were injured in a joint operation carried out by police and security forces in Wanda Zareefwal and Shaikh Badin areas. District Police Officer (DPO) Taimur Khan said security personnel were dispatched to the mountainous belt bordering Dera Ismail Khan district …

ISLAMABAD: The PTI core committee has said the recent press conference by the director general of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) was “unconstitutional and illegal”. In a rejoinder to the press conference in which Maj Gen Ahmed Sharif linked dialogue with PTI to a “public apology”, the PTI core committee said security agencies should end “the absurd tradition of interfering in politics”. According …