ISLAMABAD: A former Chinese defence attache on Sunday dismissed India’s claim that it shot down six Pakistani aircraft during a May conflict, calling it “self-amusement” and pointing to a lack of evidence.
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Anti-terror operation set to resume in Bajaur after talks fail
PESHAWAR: Pakistan’s security forces are poised to restart a military operation against the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in northwestern Bajaur district following the breakdown of peace talks, officials said, prompting some local families to flee their homes in Lowi Mamund tehsil.
Security forces thwart infiltration bid, kill 33 militants
QUETTA: Pakistani security forces killed 33 militants attempting to infiltrate from Afghanistan into the country’s southwestern Balochistan province, the military said on Friday, in one of the deadliest recent encounters along the volatile border
Opposition PTI resists military operation in KP as peace talks stall in Bajaur
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday fiercely opposed any potential military operation in its ruled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province amid a spike in terror incidents, prompting a federal minister to assert that action against militants under the National Action Plan (NAP) would press ahead despite their resistance, as peace talks with the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) faltered in Bajaur.
PTI protests disqualification of lawmakers in National Assembly
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of former prime minister Imran Khan staged a heated protest in the National Assembly on Wednesday over the disqualification of over a dozen of its lawmakers by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), following their convictions by anti-terrorism courts in Punjab for cases tied to the May 9 violence.
Peshawar High Court stays ECP disqualification of PTI leaders
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday halted the Election Commission of Pakistan from taking any action against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Shibli Faraz and Omar Ayub, a day after the ECP disqualified them from their parliamentary roles following convictions tied to the May 9 riots.
Pakistan warns against India’s potential move to grant statehood to Jammu
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar warned on Tuesday that India may soon declare occupied Jammu a separate state, a step he said would violate international conventions and United Nations Security Council resolutions.
PTI supporters rally across KP on anniversary of Imran Khan’s arrest
ISLAMABAD: Supporters of Pakistan’s opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), rallied across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday to demand the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, marking two years since his arrest.
Imran Khan’s party begins nationwide protests on anniversary of his jailing
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s opposition, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, launched a wave of protests across the country on Tuesday, demanding the immediate release of its jailed founder, Imran Khan, and other detained members, as authorities mounted a crackdown to suppress the movement.
Dar, Rubio hold second call in weeks amid US-Pakistan diplomatic reset
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call Monday, their second in recent weeks, signaling a strengthening of ties between Washington and Islamabad.