QUETTA: Security forces have killed 50 militants in a series of intense operations over the past four days in Balochistan’s Zhob district, thwarting attempts by insurgents to cross from Afghanistan, the military said on Tuesday.
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US designates Balochistan Liberation Army, Majeed Brigade as foreign terrorist organisations
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: The United States on Monday designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its offshoot, the Majeed Brigade, as a Foreign Terrorist
Indian whistleblower says Hindu extremist RSS, BJP plotted Kashmir unrest, Pakistan attacks for political gain
ISLAMABAD: A former member of India’s Hindu extremist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has accused senior leaders of the right-wing group, along with affiliates including the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and militant Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), and Bajrang Dal, of masterminding a series of deadly bombings across India between 2004 and 2008 to inflame communal tensions and secure political power.
Pakistan army chief hails ‘new dimension’ in US ties, slams Indian aggression
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, on Sunday described his second US visit in six weeks as a “new dimension” in Islamabad-Washington ties, state-run PTV News reported.
Army chief Munir back in US for high-level talks as ties warm under Trump
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has engaged with senior American military and political leadership during his ongoing visit to the United States, the military’s media wing said on Sunday, as Islamabad seeks closer defence and security ties with Washington.
Modi declined June White House visit to avoid Pakistan army chief – Bloomberg
ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declined a June meeting with US President Donald Trump, wary of a potential encounter with Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, who was also visiting Washington then, Bloomberg reported.
NAB sells Malik Riaz properties in plea bargain recovery
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday auctioned off one property owned by Malik Riaz, the controversial founder of Bahria Town, and received conditional bids for two others, totalling Rs2.27 billion ($7.94 million), as part of a long-awaited effort to recover “defrauded funds” from a 2019 court-approved plea bargain.
Tribal jirgas in KP push for talks with Afghan govt, banned TTP to restore peace
PESHAWAR: Tribal jirgas in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have called for talks with banned outfits and the Afghan interim government to secure peace in the region, stressing that military offensives have failed to resolve the ongoing conflict, local media reported.
Election Commission disqualifies top PTI lawmakers over May 9 riots
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Election Commission (ECP) on Tuesday disqualified several high-profile lawmakers of former prime minister Imran Khan’s party, including the opposition leaders in the Senate and National Assembly, after their convictions in cases linked to the violent May 9 riots
Sharif announces Rs4 billion fund to rebuild flood-ravaged Gilgit-Baltistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a Rs4 billion fund on Monday to repair infrastructure devastated by monsoon floods in Gilgit-Baltistan, a mountainous northern region increasingly battered by climate change-driven disasters.