ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have said that Pakistan is ready to work with all willing states in South Asia to promote trade and energy linkages and it is committed to principles and objectives of the Saarc’s charter. In their separate message on the 40th anniversary of Saarc Charter Day falling on Monday, they said …
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad-based think tank on Sunday warned that India’s “new normal” military doctrine is a destabilising force in nuclear-armed South Asia, saying New Delhi’s posture risks triggering a serious escalation in any future crisis. The assessment from the Centre for International Strategic Studies (CISS) came during a dialogue with Australian scholars and officials, the research institute said in a …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government plans to withdraw more than 55 cases filed against PTI workers during protests on May 9 and 10 after a cabinet decision. Advocate General Shah Faisal Utmankhel said 319 cases were registered during the protests. Most of the accused have been acquitted or discharged due to insufficient evidence. The 55 pending cases will be withdrawn once …
LAHORE: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday slammed the PTI for its reaction to yesterday’s press conference by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, wherein he had launched a scathing attack on party founder Imran Khan. On Friday, Lt Gen Chaudhry — without once naming Imran — called the former premier “a mentally ill person”, …
RAWALPINDI: DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry assailed incarcerated former premier Imran Khan, on Friday, calling him a “threat to national security” and warning that no one will be allowed to incite the public against the armed forces. He said that Khan’s “anti-army” rhetoric has crossed the limits of politics and now poses a direct threat to the nation’s …
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Gujranwala Mass Transit System on Saturday. Addressing the project’s groundbreaking ceremony, the prime minister termed it a major initiative to provide public relief and improve residents’ lives. He said the project was a gift from the Punjab government that would transform the entire district, providing relief to commuters, including …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States agreed to intensify cooperation on security and immigration during a meeting in Islamabad on Saturday between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Acting US Ambassador Natalie Baker. Naqvi and Baker discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in counter-narcotics, security, and the prevention of illegal immigration. The meeting also focused on strengthening collaboration in intelligence sharing, …
RAWALPINDI: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday that nine terrorists were killed in two separate intelligence-based operations (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank and Lakki Marwat districts. In a statement, the military’s media wing said nine khawarij belonging to Indian proxy Fitna Al Khawarij were killed on December 5. Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses for …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday sent a summary to President Asif Ali Zardari recommending the appointment of Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir as Pakistan’s first chief of defence forces (CDF). The CDF position, created under the 27th Constitutional Amendment, will replace the now-abolished office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) chairman, …
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met United Kingdom (UK) High Commissioner Jane Marriott on Thursday, where he handed over the extradition papers for former special assistant to the prime minister Shahzad Akbar and YouTuber Adil Raja. The development comes three days after Naqvi announced a crackdown on those involved in fake news, declaring that the government would repatriate from the …