ISLAMABAD: Calm returned to the volatile border crossing at Chaman between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Saturday, a day after heavy clashes erupted between security forces on both sides, killing at least five people on the Afghan side and injuring three civilians on the Pakistani side, according to officials, in a fresh escalation that highlighted the deepening rift between the two neighbours.
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Military blasts Imran Khan for anti-army rhetoric
RAWALPINDI: The head of military media wing on Friday sharply rebuked the jailed founder of the country’s main opposition Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf party, Imran Khan, accusing him of fomenting an “anti-army” narrative that has escalated into a national security threat, potentially in collusion with foreign adversaries.
Field Marshal Munir named Pakistan’s first chief of defence forces as military structure is overhauled
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday signed off on the summary to appoint Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir as the country’s first chief of defence forces, a newly created post that consolidates military authority and extends the army chief’s tenure amid a sweeping reorganisation of the country’s armed forces command structure.
Pakistan rejects reports linking US weapons suspect to Islamabad, calling him Afghan
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday pushed back against media reports identifying a man arrested in Delaware last week with a cache of weapons and plans for an attack as being of Pakistani origin, insisting instead that he was Afghan and had spent only a few years in Pakistan as a refugee before moving to the United States.
Imran Khan’s sister says ex-PM “perfectly fine” after rare prison visit
RAWALPINDI: Uzma Khanum, a sister of Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, said on Tuesday that her brother was “perfectly fine” physically after a tightly supervised meeting with him in Adiala Jail, dispelling rumors that had swirled for weeks about his health and possible mistreatment.
Saudi-hosted Pakistan–Afghanistan discreet talks end without progress: report
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia Mediates Secret Talks Between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Yielding No Resolution on Border TensionsRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — In a discreet diplomatic effort, Saudi Arabia hosted direct negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan over the weekend, seeking to defuse escalating disputes over cross-border terrorism, but the talks concluded late Sunday without progress, Dawn newspaper reported on Monday.
Defence minister seeks to quell rumors over holdup in top military appointment
ISLAMABAD: Defence minister on Sunday sought to quell mounting speculation over the delayed appointment of the country’s new chief of defence forces, saying that the formal notification would be issued “in due course of time” once Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif returns from a medical trip abroad.
Pakistan ready to join Gaza stabilisation force but rules out role in disarming Hamas
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is prepared to deploy troops as part of an international stabilisation force in Gaza under a United States-brokered peace plan, but it will not participate in any effort to disarm the Palestinian group Hamas, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday.
Opposition warns of nationwide protests over denial of access to jailed Imran Khan
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Opposition leaders escalated their demands on Friday for the government to permit jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan to meet with
Three IHC judges clear out offices as amendment fuels resignation talk
ISLAMABAD: Three judges of the Islamabad High Court have quietly removed their personal belongings from the court building in recent days, fueling speculation about their possible resignations in the wake of a sweeping constitutional amendment that has reshaped the country’s judiciary.