ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed at least eight “Indian-sponsored” terrorists during an intelligence-led operation in the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, even as separate blasts in another district claimed the lives of three police officers, including a senior superintendent, underscoring the persistent threat of insurgent violence in the region.
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Pakistan slams Israel’s West Bank annexation push as ‘flagrant violation’ of international law
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday condemned Israel’s move to annex parts of the occupied West Bank as a “flagrant violation” of international law, just a week after US President Donald Trump brokered a deal to end a two-year Israeli offensive in Gaza.
Pakistan condemns renewed Israeli strikes in Gaza, urges global action
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday sharply condemned Israel’s renewed military operations in Gaza, which have killed at least 87 Palestinians since a United States-brokered ceasefire took effect, urging the international community to impose “urgent and effective” measures to halt the violations and protect civilians.
Pakistan admits strikes in Kabul, other Afghan cities against TTP after deadly attack
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s defence minister has confirmed that his country conducted airstrikes inside Afghanistan this month, targeting militants from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in Kabul and other cities, amid a sharp escalation in cross-border violence that has strained relations between the two neighbors.
Army chief says “no space for war in a nuclearised environment,” warns India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top military commander cautioned India on Saturday against provoking further conflict between the two nuclear-armed rivals, declaring that there was “no space for war in a nuclearised environment” and vowing a decisive response to any aggression, as he celebrated his country’s “clear victory” in a brief but intense border clash earlier this year.
‘No more extensions’: PM Sharif orders sweeping purge of undocumented Afghans amid border fury
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday ordered the accelerated repatriation of Afghan nationals living illegally in the country, declaring that it would grant
Police launch sweeping crackdown on hardline TLP ahead of planned protests
LAHORE: Police mounted a sweeping crackdown on the hardline Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan on Thursday night and into Friday, sealing offices, mosques and seminaries linked to the organisation while arresting scores of its members in an effort to head off planned protests across Punjab Province after Friday prayers.
Punjab govt moves to outlaw hardline TLP after violent clashes
LAHORE: The provincial Punjab government said on Thursday it would recommend a ban on Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan, a religio-political party known for its hardline Islamist views, amid a broadening crackdown following violent clashes this week.
PTI’s Afridi takes charge as KP chief minister under Imran Khan’s shadow
PESHAWAR: Sohail Afridi, a young lawmaker from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, was sworn in as chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, capping a turbulent transition in the restive northwestern province marked by legal wrangling, opposition boycotts and directives from the party’s imprisoned founder, Imran Khan.
Authorities launch money-laundering probe into radical TLP chief after raid uncovers millions in currency, gold
LAHORE: Pakistani authorities have opened a money-laundering investigation into Saad Rizvi, the leader of the hardline Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), after law enforcement agencies raided his residence in Lahore and allegedly recovered huge sums of foreign currency, along with gold and silver ornaments, police said on Tuesday.