NEW YORK: Pakistan has scored a diplomatic victory at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) after a statement on the Pahalgam attack avoided strong language and terminology previously used in similar incidents, notably the 2019 Pulwama attack. The UNSC’s condemnation of the April 22 attack, issued after a four-day delay, notably refrained from directly mentioning the Indian government, instead urging …
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and Sindh Energy Minister Nasir Shah has warned that the party may part ways with the federal government if the canal-related issue is not resolved in the upcoming meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI). Speaking to the media following a meeting with Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) leaders at the party’s headquarters …
RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed 54 terrorists attempting to infiltrate through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Sunday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), this is the highest-ever number of khwarij killed by security forces in a single engagement throughout the campaign against terrorism. Pakistan has witnessed an …
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi assured foreign investors that Pakistan was a safe country to invest in and that the government would “fulfil [its] responsibility of protecting them at all costs”, a press release from the ministry said on Sunday. While Pakistan has made efforts to exploit its natural resources and has invited foreign investment in different projects, the security …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had a telephonic conversation on Saturday evening, during which the former welcomed Iran’s readiness to help de-escalate tensions between Pakistan and India, Tehran’s state-run IRNA reported. The April 22 attack in Pahalgam killed 26 people, mostly tourists, and is one the deadliest armed attack in the disputed Himalayan region since …
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: India and Pakistan will figure out relations between themselves, US President Donald Trump said on Friday as tensions soared between the two neighboring countries after an attack in the Indian-Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir that was the worst in nearly two decades. Trump, speaking to reporters on Air Force One, cited historical conflict in the disputed …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir has said that the nation’s forefathers made countless sacrifices for the country’s creation and the military stands fully prepared to defend it. Speaking at a passing out parade ceremony at the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul, General Munir emphasised that Muslims are distinct from Hindus in all aspects of life …
LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari on Saturday said the provincial government had approved the launch of its own airline named Air Punjab and that it would begin its operations within a year. The Punjab government had floated the idea of Air Punjab in November 2024 after the federal government’s failed attempt to sell the national carrier Pakistan International Airlines …
LAHORE: A Gujranwala anti-terrorism on Saturday sentenced to life the primary shooter in a gun attack on a PTI march in Wazirabad — that left former prime minister Imran Khan injured — over murder and terrorism charges. On November 3, 2022, during the PTI’s long march in the Wazirabad area of Punjab, a gunman opened fire, injuring Imran, Senator Faisal …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said Pakistan was open to any “neutral and transparent” investigation into the Pahalgam attack in India-occupied Kashmir this week. The April 22 attack in Pahalgam saw 26 people, mostly tourists, killed in what is being described as the deadliest armed attack in the disputed Himalayan region since the year 2000. Responsibility for the …