PESHAWAR: The Afghan Taliban regime on Wednesday lodged a strong protest with Islamabad over an air strike, carried out by Pakistani jets near the Pak-Afghan border the previous day, warning that Afghanistan’s territorial sovereignty was the red line for the ruling Islamic Emirate, Kabul’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. “The foreign ministry of the Islamic Emirate of …
LAHORE: Apparently paying the price for standing up to two powerful federal ministers, a grade 21 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan has been removed from the post of inspector general (IG) motorway police and made an ‘officer on special duty’ — a euphemism used by the bureaucracy to refer to officials who have been ‘punished’ by high-ups. A …
RAWALPINDI: Thirteen terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday. After the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) broke a fragile ceasefire agreement with the government in 2022, the country witnessed a sharp uptick in the number of attacks targeting security forces and other law enforcement agencies, particularly …
ISLAMABAD: Meanwhile, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir joined the Christian community in celebrating Christmas at Rawalpindi’s St. Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral Church, underscoring the spirit of inclusivity and harmony. COAS Asim Munir speaks at Rawalpindi’s St. Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral Church on the occasion of Christmas on Dec 25, 2024. — via APP The congregation extended a warm welcome …
ISLAMABAD: As the country celebrated the 148th birthday of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah on Wednesday, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed to build a Pakistan that reflects Jinnah’s vision of inclusivity and rights for religious minorities. The day dawned with gun salutes in the federal and provincial capitals followed by a change of the guard’s ceremony …
PESHAWAR: Pakistani fighter jets bombed four locations, said to be camps of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province, killing and wounding several suspected terrorists, security officials said on Tuesday night. Sources said that TTP camps in the Murgha and Laman areas of Bernal district were targeted, including one that was used by Sher Zaman alias Mukhlis …
ISLAMABAD: Senior PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah announced late Tuesday that the government was willing to accommodate PTI’s demand for a time frame in ongoing talks, following PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan’s conveyance of former premier Imran Khan’s demand for a defined timeline. Since Imran’s incarceration last year in several cases, PTI’s relations with the government and the establishment have …
ISLAMABAD: As talks with the government inch forward, the PTI has sought a clear timeline from the ruling coalition for the progress on the demands — the formation of a judicial commission and the release of political prisoners — put forth by the former ruling party to make the negotiations successful. Speaking to media persons after a meeting with party …
RAWALPINDI: Incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan said on Tuesday that for the talk between his party and the government to reap meaningful results, he needs to meet his negotiation team to understand the issues properly. Since Imran’s incarceration last year based on several cases, his party’s relationship with the government, as well as the establishment, has turned exceedingly sour. The …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday asserted that the recent sanctions placed by the United States on four Pakistani firms for their alleged involvement in the country’s ballistic missile programme had “no justification”. The statement came after the US imposed sanctions on the Islamabad-based National Development Complex and three Karachi-based entities last week, saying that the White House will …