ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Saturday sharply criticised Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, for comments made during a visit to India, accusing him of deflecting responsibility for terrorism and failing to uphold obligations for regional peace.
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Clashes erupt along Pakistan-Afghanistan border, heightening tensions
ISLAMABAD: Intense clashes broke out along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Saturday night after Taliban forces attacked Pakistani military posts, prompting a forceful response from Pakistan’s army that included artillery, tanks and airstrikes, according to security officials from both sides.
Governor confirms Gandapur resignation, KP to choose successor on Monday
PESHAWAR: The governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province confirmed on Saturday that he had received the resignation of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, setting in motion a leadership change in the restive northwestern region that has been a stronghold for the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
FM Aurangzeb departs for Washington to push IMF staff-level deal on bailout reviews
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb departed for Washington to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, as Islamabad pushes for a quick staff-level agreement on reviews of its $8.4 billion in loans from the lender.
Roads blocked, mobile networks cut as hardline TLP pro-Palestine protest heads for Islamabad
MURIDKE: Supporters of the hardline religious party Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) pushed toward the federal capital on Saturday afternoon, aiming to stage a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians, even as clashes with police in Lahore left dozens injured and authorities sealed off roads and disrupted mobile networks in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
Six policemen killed in militants’ assault on training school in northwest Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least six policemen, including trainees, were killed and 13 others, including a civilian, were wounded late Friday when militants assaulted a police training school in northwestern Pakistan, in a brazen attack that security forces repelled after hours of fierce combat, military and police officials said on Saturday.
Confusion clouds Gandapur resignation, halts power shift in KP
PESHAWAR: The political transition in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province hung in uncertainty on Saturday, as the resignation of Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur remained unresolved amid conflicting claims over whether the document had even reached the governor’s office, raising fears of a constitutional standoff and delaying the installation of his successor.
Police kill attacker after shooting at Ahmadi worship site in central Pakistan
CHINIOT: An armed attacker opened fire outside an Ahmadi community’s place of worship in the central Punjab district of Chiniot on Friday, wounding six security guards before being shot dead by police officers stationed nearby, according to local authorities and community representatives.
Pakistan, Afghanistan trade blame after reported airstrike on TTP leader in Kabul
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan traded accusations on Friday over reported airstrikes in Kabul, escalating tensions between the neighbours as Islamabad defended its right to counter terrorism from Afghan soil while denying direct involvement in the blasts that shook the Afghan capital.
Security forces kill 30 terrorists linked to attack that left 11 soldiers dead – military
ISLAMABAD Security forces killed 30 militants linked to a deadly ambush earlier this week that left 11 soldiers dead, including two officers, in a targeted operation aimed at rooting out what the military described as “India-sponsored” insurgents in the restive northwest, the army’s media wing said o Friday.