ISLAMABA: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday that reparations and firm international guarantees against future aggression were the only way to end the war ignited by Israel and the United States, issuing the demand in a late-night post on X after separate conversations with the leaders of Pakistan and Russia.
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Pakistan says 641 Afghan Taliban militants killed in month-long border offensive
ISLAMABAD: The security forces have killed at least 641 Afghan Taliban operatives and wounded more than 855 others in a month-long border offensive that has become the most intense fighting between the two neighbors in decades, information minister said on Wednesday.
‘No matter what, no matter when’ Pakistan reaffirms ironclad commitment to Saudi Arabia ‘before it is needed’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will stand with Saudi Arabia in any crisis, no matter the timing or circumstances, the government’s chief spokesman for foreign media said on Wednesday, as the conflict set off by US-Israeli strikes on Iran threatens to draw in more countries across the region.
Bahrain arrests six South Asian expatriates over social media posts on Iran conflict
ISLAMABAD: Bahrain’s authorities have arrested six Asian expatriate workers, including five Pakistanis, accusing them of filming, publishing and reposting videos that the government says show the effects of Iranian military action and amount to glorification of attacks on the kingdom.
‘Leave that to the state’: Pakistan urges caution in coverage of Gulf tensions, invoking constitutional curbs on expression
ISLAMABAD: The law minister called on the country’s media Tuesday to tread carefully in discussing the nation’s foreign policy, warning that loose talk and speculation amid the escalating conflict between Iran, the United States and Israel risk unsettling key diplomatic partners and crossing constitutional boundaries.
Pakistan rejects reports of delegation to Kabul, insists no talks with Taliban until militants are curbed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani officials on Tuesday categorically rejected reports that a three-member government delegation had traveled to Kabul for negotiations with the Afghan Taliban, dismissing the claims as fabricated propaganda spread by Afghan accounts on social media.
Pakistan demands unconditional Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon as war displaces nearly 700,000 and kills hundreds
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Tuesday issued its sharpest condemnation yet of Israel’s military operations in Lebanon, accusing Tel Aviv of violating international law, indiscriminately targeting civilians and undermining Beirut’s efforts to restore stability in a conflict that has already displaced nearly 700,000 people and killed hundreds.
PM Sharif congratulates Iran’s new leader Khamenei, reaffirms ties amid regional tensions
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Tuesday on his appointment as Iran’s new supreme leader, sending a formal letter that offered condolences for the killing of the cleric’s father and pledged continued close cooperation between the two neighbours.
Pakistan denies striking civilian areas in Afghanistan as border clashes with Taliban intensify
ISLAMABAD Pakistan said on Monday the military strikes inside Afghanistan targeting only militant infrastructure and support networks, flatly denying accusations from the Afghan Taliban government and the United Nations that civilian areas have been hit during the escalating border conflict.
Pakistan says 583 Afghan Taliban killed in cross-border operation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Sunday its military has killed 583 Afghan Taliban fighters and wounded more than 795 others since launching a cross-border operation against the group, as clashes with Afghanistan entered a second week along the two countries’ rugged frontier.