ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been extended a formal invitation to the inaugural gathering of Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” – a US-led initiative billed as a bulwark against global conflict but widely derided as a sidestep around the United Nations – with diplomats in Islamabad signalling a probable attendance at the Washington summit scheduled for 19 February.
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Pakistan arrests four suspects, including Afghan ‘mastermind,’ in deadly Islamabad mosque bombing
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities arrested four suspects, including an Afghan national described as the main mastermind, in connection with a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad that killed dozens and marked the capital’s deadliest attack in nearly two decades, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday.
ISIS says it carried out deadly mosque bombing in Islamabad; Pakistan blames neighbours
ISLAMABAD: The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Friday for a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad that killed at least 31 people and injured 169 others, as officials identified the attacker as a local man with ties to Afghanistan and accused New Delhi and Kabul of sponsoring militant violence.
UPDATE 2 -Suicide blast at Shia mosque in Islamabad kills 31, injures 169 – officials
ISLAMABAD: At least 31 people were killed and 169 others injured when a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in Islamabad, officials said, sharply revising earlier casualty figures in one of the deadliest attacks to hit Pakistan’s capital in recent years.
Military says 24 militants were killed in overnight operations in Pakistan’s northwest
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 24 militants linked to a banned insurgent group in two separate intelligence-driven operations in the volatile northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military said on Friday, as the country grapples with a persistent surge in terrorist attacks.
Pakistan observes Kashmir Solidarity Day with nationwide rallies and renewed calls for self-determination
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan marked Kashmir Solidarity Day on Friday with a wave of rallies, seminars and human chains across the country, as leaders from the government, military and parliament reaffirmed their support for the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination and urged the international community to pressure India over human rights abuses in the disputed Himalayan region.
Pakistan, Kazakhstan sign 37 deals to lift trade to $1 billion
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kazakhstan elevated their ties to a strategic partnership on Wednesday, signing 37 memoranda of understanding and pledging to boost bilateral trade to $1 billion within a year, as leaders from both nations emphasised the need for stronger regional integration through enhanced connectivity and economic collaboration.
Security forces killed nearly 200 militants days after deadly weekend BLA attacks across Balochistan
QUETTA: Security forces have killed 197 militants in a sweeping counterterrorism operation across Balochistan, officials said, as clearance efforts continued in remote mountainous areas following a series of coordinated attacks that left dozens dead and brought parts of the restive province to a standstill.
Lawmakers demand aggressive action against sponsors of Balochistan attacks, cite India role
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday condemning a wave of deadly militant attacks in Balochistan and demanding an “immediate, aggressive” national response against what it described as external sponsors and internal facilitators of terrorism, with lawmakers pointing to evidence of Indian involvement.
PM Sharif holds rare meeting with KP Afridi in bid to ease security, fiscal strains
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met on Monday with the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province governed by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, to discuss pressing issues of security, finance and development, a rare display of cross-party dialogue in Pakistan’s fractious politic.