PESHAWAR: At least two people, including a child, were killed and 17 others wounded when a time bomb concealed in a motorcycle detonated near a police station in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, police said.
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Pakistan, Austria agree to expand cooperation as Sharif makes first visit in over three decades
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Austria agreed on Monday to deepen their bilateral ties across a range of sectors including trade, investment and education as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Chancellor Christian Stocker in Vienna.
Army chief Munir holds talks with Rubio on regional security on sidelines of Munich forum
ISLAMABAD: The Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss global and regional security dynamics and counterterrorism cooperation, the Pakistani military said on Sunday.
PM Sharif to attend Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ meeting in Washington next week
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan confirmed on Thursday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will attend the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” in Washington next week, as Islamabad pushes for a lasting resolution to the Palestinian conflict amid broader diplomatic efforts in the region.
UN warns of TTP’s preferential Afghan haven, risks of broader threat
ISLAMABAD: A United Nations Security Council report has warned that Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) receives preferential treatment among terrorist groups operating from Afghanistan under Taliban rule, raising fears among member states that the militant outfit could evolve into an extra-regional threat.
Pakistan, seven Muslim nations condemn Israeli West Bank measures as bid for illegal annexation
ISLAMABAD: Eight Muslim-majority countries including Pakistan issued a joint statement on Monday condemning Israel’s latest measures in the occupied West Bank, warning that the steps amounted to an attempt at illegal annexation and risked fueling further violence in the region.
Pakistan poised to attend Trump’s inaugural ‘Board of Peace’ summit amid Gaza’s deepening woes
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been extended a formal invitation to the inaugural gathering of Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” – a US-led initiative billed as a bulwark against global conflict but widely derided as a sidestep around the United Nations – with diplomats in Islamabad signalling a probable attendance at the Washington summit scheduled for 19 February.
ICC, Pakistan hold crunch talks in Lahore on India T20 match boycott
LAHORE: Top officials from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) huddled in Lahore on Sunday for high-stakes discussions over Pakistan’s government-mandated boycott of its T20 World Cup clash with India, a move that threatens to upend the tournament’s marquee fixture and expose deep fissures in global cricket governance.
Pakistan arrests four suspects, including Afghan ‘mastermind,’ in deadly Islamabad mosque bombing
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities arrested four suspects, including an Afghan national described as the main mastermind, in connection with a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad that killed dozens and marked the capital’s deadliest attack in nearly two decades, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday.
UPDATE 2- Death toll rises in ISIS-claimed Islamabad mosque bombing as Pakistan arrests suspects and mourns victims
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The death toll from a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in the capital Islamabad climbed to 36 on Saturday as more of the critically injured died in hospitals, officials said, while thousands gathered for funerals under tight security and authorities reported arresting several suspects linked to the attack claimed by the Islamic State.