ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army test-fired an extended-range version of its Fatah-2 hypersonic ballistic missile on Tuesday, the military said, the second launch of a longer-range weapon in a week and the latest step in the expansion of its conventional strike arsenal.
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At least four dead after Karachi-Peshawar express train derails near Multan
MULTAN: At least four people have been killed and more than 30 injured after a Karachi-to-Peshawar express train derailed near Multan in Punjab province on Tuesday, according to local reports and rescue officials.
Four cousins killed by landmine while repairing water pipeline near LoC
By Staff Reporter MUZAFFARABAD: Four young cousins repairing a drinking-water pipeline near their village in Azad Kashmir were killed by a landmine on Monday, their
Two Pakistan Army pilots killed in training plane crash near Quetta
ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani army pilots have been killed after their training aircraft crashed near the southwestern city of Quetta, the military said.
PTI says Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, provincial president arrested hours after emergency rule
By Staff Reporter PESHAWAR: Leaders of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said on Sunday that the party’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, Sohail Afridi, and its
Pakistan says 12 militants killed in attempted border infiltration in Kurram
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army said on Sunday that 12 militants and Afghan Taliban fighters had been killed and one of its own soldiers was martyred when troops repelled an attempt to cross the border from Afghanistan into Kurram district.
Tarar accuses KP government of spending governing hours “plotting” Imran Khan’s release
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has accused the opposition-run government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of spending its time plotting the release of the jailed Imran Khan instead of governing, as the former prime minister’s supporters marched towards the capital and federal officials weighed emergency measures in the province.
Ten militants killed in Balochistan gun battle with counter-terrorism police
QUETTA: Ten militants have been killed and two counter-terrorism officers wounded in a gun battle in Balochistan province, officials said on Saturday.
Pakistan says it can mediate for Iran and still defend Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military spokesman has said the country is acting as an “honest broker” between the United States and Iran, even as Islamabad moves towards the military defence of Saudi Arabia against escalating attacks by Yemen’s Houthi movement.
Security forces say nine militants killed in North Waziristan raids on Taliban hideouts
ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed nine militants, including four senior commanders, in intelligence-led operations in North Waziristan, security sources and state media said on Thursday.