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 …

PESHAWAR: The ruling Afghan Taliban have confirmed inviting Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman to play a mediator’s role between Afghanistan and Pakistan. In a brief Pashto audio message shared with Pakistani journalists by the media department of the Afghan government, chief spokesman for the regime Zabihullah Mujahid said the ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ had officially invited the JUI-F leader …

FLORIDA: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Asim Munir called on Gen Michael Erik Kurilla, the commander of the US Central Command (Centcom), and discussed cooperation in regional security matters, the military’s media affairs wing said on Tuesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army chief met the Centcom chief during a visit to Headquarters Central Command at Tampa …

ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister and senior politician Muhammad Ali Durrani has expressed grave concerns over the source and trafficking of the latest American weapons and technology to terrorists in the war against Pakistan.  “Where are the terrorists fighting against Pakistan obtaining the latest American weaponry?” Durrani questioned as he demanded an inquiry into the matter.  “It is imperative to undertake …