ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that two major terrorist groups operating in Pakistan were “Indian proxies”, adding that Islamabad will present “complete evidence” to prove New Delhi’s involvement in the attack on a school bus in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district that killed three children and injured several others. At least six people, including three students, were slain while over …
QUETTA/KHUZDAR: At least six people, including three students, lost their lives and over 40 others — mostly students — sustained injuries after a bomb targeted a school bus in Khuzdar on Wednesday, prompting the prime minister to visit Quetta to take stock of the security situation amid across-the-board condemnations. The condition of at least a dozen is said to be …
ISLAMABAD: Senior counsel Makhdoom Ali Khan argued before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the current Constitutional Bench hearing review petitions regarding the reserved seats judgement should be considered a 13-judge bench, despite two judges having already dismissed the petitions at an earlier stage. Appearing on behalf of PML-N and PPP women candidates affected by the July 12, 2024, judgement, …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that peace talks between Pakistan and India could take place in Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with the United States acting as a key mediator. Speaking to journalists in Islamabad, the prime minister firmly stated that Pakistan had not requested a ceasefire during the recent conflict. “If we had …
RAWALPINDI: A Special Guard of Honour ceremony was held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Wednesday to honour Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir following his promotion to the highest military rank. The ceremony was held at Yadgar-e-Shuhada within GHQ, where Field Marshal Asim Munir laid a floral wreath and offered Fateha in tribute to the martyrs who sacrificed …
BEIJING: Pakistan, China and Afghanistan have agreed to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into Afghan territory, marking a significant step in trilateral cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative. The agreement came during an informal trilateral meeting held in Beijing on Wednesday between Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Afghanistan’s …
ISLAMABAD: A bus carrying students was targeted in a blast in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district on Wednesday morning, leaving three children among five dead, while several others were injured, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). “In yet another cowardly and ghastly attack planned and orchestrated by terrorist state of India and executed by its proxies in Balochistan, innocent school-going children’s …
ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday cautioned that a nuclear war between India and Pakistan will have devastating consequences for the entire region and beyond. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to send a high-level diplomatic delegation to important world capitals to expose Indian propaganda“ in the aftermath of the recent military escalation with India.ISLA …
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani met the president of Italian Chamber of Deputies, Lorenzo Fontana, and agreed to further strengthen ties between the two countries. Both leaders reaffirmed commitment to promoting parliamentary cooperation and exchanges as means of people-to-people contacts. The two sides also discussed developments in Afghanistan. Mr Gilani observed that Afghanistan is Pakistan’s brotherly nation and …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench (CB), hearing a set of review petitions against the July 12, 2024 majority judgement on reserved seats, deliberated on Tuesday primarily on whether the two judges who had dismissed these petitions on the first day of the hearing should continue to sit on the bench. Senior counsel Faisal Siddiqi argued before the 11-judge bench …