PESHAWAR: Three terrorists were killed, and three members of the Federal Constabulary were martyred on Monday when suicide attackers targeted the force’s headquarters in a crowded section of the northwestern city of Peshawar, prompting a swift security response and widespread condemnations from the country’s top leaders.
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Army on standby as by-elections open in 13 constituencies after May 9-linked disqualifications
ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis began voting on Sunday in by-elections for six seats in the National Assembly and seven in the Punjab provincial assembly, contests that highlighted the lingering fallout from last year’s political upheavals and tested the ruling coalition’s grip amid accusations of electoral irregularities.
New FCC takes first step, receiving appeal in bitter family inheritance dispute
ISLAMABAD: The newly established Federal Constitutional Court began hearing cases when a litigant handed over an appeal against a Sindh High Court ruling, the first document that marked the court’s debut filing on Friday.
Pakistan says India’s suspension of Indus Waters Treaty threatens regional stability
ISLAMABAD: Deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, warned on Friday that India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty constituted an “illegal and unilateral” act that posed a “real threat” to regional stability, as he delivered a sweeping critique of multiple global conflicts at an Indo-Pacific ministerial forum in Brussels.
Pakistan targets debut panda bond before Chinese new year , finance minister says
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to issue its first Panda bond before the Chinese New Year in late January, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said, in a clear signal that Islamabad is accelerating its push to diversify funding sources and re-enter international capital markets after years of isolation.
US congressional commission says Pakistan achieved ‘military success’ over India in May clashes
ISLAMABAD: A bipartisan congressional commission has concluded that Pakistan scored a clear “military success” over India in the four-day, brief but intense, air and missile war last May, a rare official American acceptance that credits Chinese-supplied weapons and Chinese intelligence with giving Islamabad a decisive battlefield edge.
Military says 38 militants killed in weekend raids in northwest
ISLAMABAD: The military said on Tuesday that security forces killed 38 militants in four intelligence-led operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the weekend, including a commander the authorities described as a ringleader of a banned Islamist group they accuse of acting as an Indian proxy.
Dar in Moscow for SCO Summit; Pakistan, India back in same room
ISLAMABAD: Deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, is leading the country’s delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Council of Heads of Government meeting in Moscow, a gathering that will once again place Pakistani and Indian officials in the same room six months after their brief but deadly military clash beyond the Line of Control.
Pakistan says it ‘welcomes’ Iran effort to revive stalled Taliban talks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said it welcomed Iran’s offer to mediate between Islamabad and the Taliban government in Kabul, signalling openness to a new diplomatic channel after the collapse of Turkey- and Qatar-brokered talks earlier this month and persistent cross-border terrorist attacks.
Seven TTP militants killed in northwestern Pakistan after hours-long battle
ISLAMABAD: Seven militants from the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan were killed Saturday in a hours-long gun battle with police and counterterrorism forces who received critical support from local residents in a remote corner of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, officials said.