ISLAMABAD: For the seventh straight night, American warplanes and warships struck targets across Iran on Saturday, and Iran struck back at US allies across the Persian Gulf, as the region’s fragile ceasefire dissolved further into what officials on both sides now describe as a return to open war.
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Pakistan warns Iran Houthi attacks on Saudi are ‘red line’ – report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership has delivered a blunt warning to Iran at the highest levels of government: Any further Houthi missile strikes on Saudi Arabia will be treated as an attack on Pakistan itself, Reuters reported on Saturday.
Security forces foil Wana suicide bombing, kill wanted TTP commander in DI Khan
WANA: Security forces destroyed an explosives-laden vehicle bound for a suicide attack in this South Waziristan town Saturday, killing one militant and wounding five others in an operation officials said prevented what could have been a mass-casualty bombing.
US and Iran broaden war as infrastructure becomes the new battlefield
ISLAMABAD: The United States and Iran dramatically widened the scope of their conflict on Friday, striking bridges, a port facility, and energy infrastructure in a sixth consecutive night of American attacks, while Tehran answered with a barrage of missiles and drones that reached as far as Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and, for the first time, Syria.
Security forces kill 24 militants in intelligence-led raids near Afghan border
ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed 24 militants in a wave of gun battles in the northwestern district of Bannu over the past 24 hours, the military said on Friday, as authorities pressed a widening offensive against a resurgent insurgency near the Afghan border.
China, Pakistan press US, Iran to halt fighting, return to table as Hormuz truce unravels
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: China and Pakistan pressed the United States and Iran on Friday to halt their renewed fighting and resume negotiations, warning that
Gilgit-Baltistan assembly in Himalayan territory unanimously demands provincial status
GILGIT: The regional legislature representing Gilgit and Baltistan, one of the most remote and politically ambiguous corners of South Asia, voted unanimously on Thursday to press Pakistan’s federal government for a provincial status, reviving a demand that officials say has simmered among residents for three-quarters of a century.
US, Iran trade fire for sixth straight night as fight for Hormuz escalates
ISLAMABAD: The United States and Iran traded fire for a sixth consecutive night on Thursday, as American warplanes, drones, and warships struck deeper into Iranian territory and Tehran answered with missile and drone attacks on US military installations across the Persian Gulf, pushing a month-old ceasefire toward collapse and reviving fears of a wider Middle East war.
Pakistan presses US, Iran to return to negotiating table as peace deal it brokered falters
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office renewed its appeal on Thursday for the United States and Iran to halt their exchange of strikes and return to the negotiating table, acknowledging for a second consecutive week that the fragile peace framework it helped broker is coming under mounting strain.
Pakistan joins China-led AI alliance as FM Dar departs for Shanghai summit
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar left Islamabad on Thursday for a two-day visit to Shanghai, where he is expected to sign Pakistan into a newly formed international body aimed at coordinating global cooperation on artificial intelligence, according to a statement from the Foreign Office.