RAWALPINDI: Seven terrorists were killed on Monday during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Sambaza sector of Balochistan’s Zhob district, near the Pak-Afghan border, the army’s media wing said. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), army troops “effectively surrounded and engaged fleeing terrorists” during an exchange of fire. As a result, seven militants were killed, it added. The ISPR …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday morning struck terrorist hideouts in Iran’s Siestan-o-Baluchistan province, less than 48 hours after Iran violated its airspace. According to a statement by the Foreign Office (FO), a number of terrorists were killed during the intelligence-based operation codenamed ‘Marg Bar Sarmachar’. Meanwhile, Iranian media claimed seven “non-Iranian nationals” were killed in the strike targeting a village near city of …
LAKKI MARWAT: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police thwarted a late-night attack on the Pezu police station in Lakki Marwat district, an official said on Tuesday. According to District Police Officer (DPO) Tariq Habib, policemen at the Gandi Chowk checkpost suspected the “presence and movement of six terrorists” around midnight and confronted them. The DPO said that the policemen were already alert and …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday emphasised the need for coordination among regional countries on Afghanistan for regional stability. Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, while talking to Iran’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Affairs Hassan Kazmi Qomi, said Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries have a key role to play in the region’s peace and stability. According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, …
RAWALPINDI: Four militants including a “high value terrorist” were killed in two separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the army’s media affairs wing said on Saturday. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces carried out operations in Mir Ali, located in the North Waziristan district, and in the Kulachi area of Dera Ismail Khan. During the North Waziristan operation, an …
RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed two terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district on Friday, according to the military’s media wing. A press release from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the IBO was conducted based on the reported presence of terrorists in the area. “During the conduct of operation, after an intense fire exchange, two terrorists; …
LAHORE: The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Saturday claimed to have killed a terrorist allegedly linked to over 50 murders and an attack on an intelligence agency office. According to a CTD statement, the intelligence-based operation took place in Chiniot. The spokesperson mentioned that during the CTD action, the alleged terrorist and his accomplice resisted, leading to an exchange …
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has formally told the UN Security Council that it has “clear evidence” that the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is supported by “our main adversary” and has been given free rein to conduct cross-border attacks against Pakistan’s border outposts and other installations. This revelation, which came during a Wednesday afternoon debate on a UN report on Afghanistan, also …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday downplayed the Afghan Taliban administration’s invitation to Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F), in a bid to reduce tensions with Pakistan, characterising the gesture as a personal visit and emphasising lack of official knowledge about the initiative. “That question may be best addressed to the Afghan authorities because we are not aware of …
WASHINGTON: In a two-hour engagement with US scholars and policymakers on Tuesday, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Syed Asim Munir highlighted Pakistan’s desire to develop as a hub of economic connectivity without getting involved in bloc politics and the US-China rivalry. “Pakistan is a country of consequence both from geopolitical and geoeconomic perspectives and wishes to develop itself …