ISLAMABAD: Pakistani forces killed several Afghan Taliban personnel and destroyed a base camp in a fresh clash on the Afghan border on Saturday, security sources said, as the head of Pakistan’s National Strategic Command warned that any miscalculation in the region would meet a response beyond the adversary’s imagination.
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Pakistan warns India of “forceful response” to defence minister’s strike threat
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has warned India that any aggression will be met with a “forceful response”, rejecting as “provocative” a threat by the Indian defence minister, Rajnath Singh, of a strike bigger than last year’s.
PEMRA orders TV channels to stop live coverage of blasts and militant attacks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s media regulator has ordered television channels to stop live coverage of explosions, gunfire and militant attacks, days after the government suspended the opposition-run administration of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
At least four dead after Karachi-Peshawar express train derails near Multan
MULTAN: At least four people have been killed and more than 30 injured after a Karachi-to-Peshawar express train derailed near Multan in Punjab province on Tuesday, according to local reports and rescue officials.
Two Pakistan Army pilots killed in training plane crash near Quetta
ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani army pilots have been killed after their training aircraft crashed near the southwestern city of Quetta, the military said.
PTI says Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, provincial president arrested hours after emergency rule
By Staff Reporter PESHAWAR: Leaders of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said on Sunday that the party’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, Sohail Afridi, and its
Ten militants killed in Balochistan gun battle with counter-terrorism police
QUETTA: Ten militants have been killed and two counter-terrorism officers wounded in a gun battle in Balochistan province, officials said on Saturday.
Pakistan says it can mediate for Iran and still defend Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military spokesman has said the country is acting as an “honest broker” between the United States and Iran, even as Islamabad moves towards the military defence of Saudi Arabia against escalating attacks by Yemen’s Houthi movement.
Security forces say nine militants killed in North Waziristan raids on Taliban hideouts
ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed nine militants, including four senior commanders, in intelligence-led operations in North Waziristan, security sources and state media said on Thursday.
Imran Khan’s party marches on with vow to block new military operation in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR: The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), leading a march to demand the release of the jailed Imran Khan, has vowed not to allow another military operation in the province, deepening a confrontation with the establishment-backed government as it weighs its response.