KARACHI: The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Afridi, said on Friday he opposed all terrorist organisations, not just the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, known also as Fitna al-Khawarij, amid escalating accusations from the federal government that his administration was facilitating militants.
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As Taliban rule in Kabul, Pakistan pays the heaviest price
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has emerged as the country most severely battered by the Taliban’s seizure of power in Afghanistan in 2021, according to a new report by the International Crisis Group, which warns that a fragile ceasefire between the two neighbours could shatter if cross-border militant attacks continue, prompting Islamabad to unleash fresh military strikes.
Pakistan, Muslim nations calls Israel’s Somaliland trip a breach of Somalia’s sovereignty
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and a coalition of more than 20 predominantly Muslim nations, joined by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, issued a forceful condemnation on Thursday of a visit by Israel’s foreign minister to the breakaway region of Somaliland, calling it a blatant infringement on Somalia’s sovereignty and a threat to regional stability.
CM Afridi says secretive security policies deepened suffering in militant-hit KP, seeks voice in counterterrorism strategy
PESHAWAR: The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province pressed the federal government on Wednesday to overhaul its strategy against militants, insisting that his administration and local leaders be included in policy decisions against militancy to to avoid repeating the hardships endured by residents over the past 17 years.
Military says Taliban rule and Indian support fueled cross-border attacks
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s military on Tuesday delivered a blistering indictment of the Afghan Taliban government, accusing it of turning Afghanistan into a breeding ground for terrorists who carried out thousands of attacks inside Pakistan last year, many with alleged financial and logistical support from India.
At Beijing talks, Pakistan and China call on Afghanistan to dismantle terror networks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China called on Afghanistan on Monday to take more “visible and verifiable” actions to dismantle terrorist organisations operating from its soil, amid persistent tensions over cross-border militancy that has strained relations in the region.
Pakistan and China reaffirm ‘all-weather’ partnership ahead of 75th anniversary
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on Sunday described their countries’ longstanding alliance as “vital” for peace and stability in a volatile region, as they co-chaired the seventh round of a high-level strategic dialogue aimed at deepening economic and diplomatic cooperation.
A war of words resurfaces as Pakistan and India clash over terrorism and water treaty
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Saturday sharply dismissed remarks by India’s external affairs minister, S. Jaishankar, as “irresponsible assertions,” accusing New Delhi of trying to shift blame for its own support of terrorism and its destabilising actions in the region.
Govt says it seeks talks, not the political exile of Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Amid a deepening political deadlock that has gripped Pakistan for months, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asserted on Friday that the government was not demanding the exclusion of Imran Khan, the jailed founder of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, as a prerequisite for negotiations.
Rivals swap nuclear site lists, but Pakistan flags concerns over Indian dam project
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India exchanged lists of their nuclear installations on Thursday, adhering to a longstanding agreement aimed at preventing attacks on such facilities, even as Islamabad raised fresh concerns over New Delhi’s plans for a hydroelectric project that it said could violate a separate water-sharing treaty.