ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday pushed back against reports that it had extended an offer to the United States for access to a proposed port in the coastal town of Pasni, with a senior security official insisting there had been no formal outreach to Washington and characterising any related talks as “purely exploratory.”
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Army says India is seeking pretext for conflict, warns any future war would bring mutual destruction
ISLAMABAD: The military on Saturday accused India of fabricating pretexts for renewed aggression and warned that it would strike deep inside its nuclear-armed neighbor if fresh hostilities erupt, escalating a war of words that threatens to unravel a fragile ceasefire along their disputed border.
Security forces kill 14 militants in raid in restive Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed more than 14 terrorists in a raid in the restive Balochistan province, officials said on Saturday, in what the interior minister described as a “major success” against groups the government accuses India of sponsoring to destabilise the region.
PIA to resume UK flights with Manchester-Islamabad route from Oct. 25 after five-year ban
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will restart flights to the United Kingdom on October 25, launching nonstop service from Manchester to Islamabad, the carrier said Saturday, marking its return to British airspace after a five-year hiatus.
Sharif hails Hamas response to Trump peace plan as a ‘window’ for Gaza ceasefire
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hailed Hamas’s response to President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan as a critical opening for ending the war, urging all sides not to let the opportunity slip away as world leaders scrambled to build on the momentum late on Friday.
Pakistan courts US with pitch for new Arabian Sea port – FT
KARACHI: Advisers to Pakistan’s military strongman Asim Munir have approached US officials with an offer to build and run a port on the Arabian Sea that could give Washington a foothold in one of the world’s most sensitive regions, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Karachi police enlist Interpol, UK help to trace stolen luxury Range Rover from Britain
By Staff Reporter KARACHI: Authorities in Karachi have enlisted Interpol and British police to help recover a high-end Range Rover stolen from the United Kingdom
Govt cuts state share in new pension fund to 12pc to curb liabilities
ISLAMABAD: The government lowered its contribution to a new pension fund for federal workers while formalising the shift away from a traditional retirement system, aiming to curb soaring liabilities that have become a fiscal drag.
Pakistan poised to unlock over $1 billion IMF tranche despite fiscal slippages – report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is on track to secure more than $1 billion as the third tranche of its International Monetary Fund bailout, even with some fiscal shortfalls, as officials kick off policy-level talks with a visiting IMF review mission, Dawn newspaper reported on Saturday.
Islamabad, Kashmiri protesters reach deal to end deadly unrest in Himalayan region
MUZAFFARABAD: The government has reached a deal with protesters in Azad Jammu and Kashmir to end weeks of unrest that turned deadly, reopening roads and restoring calm to the territory after clashes left at least 10 people dead and scores injured, officials announced on Saturday.