ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed at least eight more militants on Saturday in the second consecutive day of an ongoing offensive in the Darra Adamkhel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bringing the operation’s death toll to 13, security sources told the Pakistani newspaper Dawn.
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Hegseth hails Pakistan as a ‘true friend,’ crediting Islamabad’s hand in Iran talks
ISLAMABAD: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Saturday that an unlikely and deepening partnership has taken hold between the United States and Pakistan, crediting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir with helping steer Washington and Tehran toward a fragile but still-tenuous peace.
The Isolation That Backfired: Narendra Modi’s Most Consequential Foreign Policy Failure
It was September 2016, dusk settling over Kerala, when Narendra Modi made the kind of promise that sounds powerful from a lectern and haunts a legacy for years. Thumping his fist, addressing thousands of supporters, India’s prime minister turned directly toward Pakistan and issued a declaration that would come to define not just his foreign policy but its ultimate verdict. “India has been successful in isolating you,” he said, “and we will intensify those efforts. We will make sure that you are isolated around the world.”
Pakistan rules out Israel ties without Palestinian state, defying Trump’s Abraham Accords push
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not normalise relations with Israel unless an independent Palestinian state is established, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday, rebuffing pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to expand the Abraham Accords as part of a broader Middle East peace settlement.
Trump convenes Situation Room meeting on Iran as Tehran disputes terms of any agreement
ISLAMABAD: US President Trump convened an emergency meeting in the White House Situation Room on Friday to weigh what he described as a sweeping agreement with Iran — one that would demand Tehran permanently renounce nuclear weapons, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to unrestricted shipping, and allow American forces to unearth and destroy the Islamic Republic’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
Pakistan sets June 5 budget session with IMF targets and regional risks in focus
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday summoned both houses of Parliament to convene next week for the annual federal budget session, launching what is expected to be one of the most closely watched fiscal exercises in years as Pakistan balances International Monetary Fund demands, lingering economic fragility, and fresh uncertainty from the US-Iran conflict.
Pakistan opens inquiry into collision of two foreign vessels near Karachi Port
KARACHI: Pakistani authorities have launched a formal investigation into a collision between two foreign-flagged vessels just outside Karachi Port, officials said Friday, the latest test for the country’s ambitious efforts to position itself as a vital maritime and transshipment hub even as global shipping routes face fresh disruptions.
Rubio praises Pakistan’s mediation as US-Iran ceasefire talks reach critical juncture
ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Friday with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar at the State Department, praising Islamabad’s diplomatic efforts to help broker an end to the conflict with Iran as negotiations over a potential ceasefire extension appeared to hang in the balance.
Pakistan slashes petrol and diesel prices by Rs22 a liter
ISLAMABAD: The government cut retail prices of petrol and high-speed diesel by Rs22 a liter each on Friday, the third reduction in recent weeks, handing relief to consumers on the third day of Eid al-Adha as millions of travelers prepare to head home over the weekend.
Opposition PTI leaders detained and expelled from Gilgit-Baltistan as election code dispute erupts ahead of June 7 vote
Gilgit: Police in Gilgit-Baltistan detained and later expelled Junaid Akbar, president of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter and a member of the National Assembly, along with six other party figures on Friday as the region’s political parties intensified campaigning for legislative elections set for June 7.