ISLAMABAD: On the anniversary of a landmark United Nations resolution affirming the right of Kashmiris to self-determination, Pakistan’s top leaders on Monday renewed their demands for a plebiscite in the disputed region, urging the international community to compel India to reverse its 2019 actions and end what they described as widespread human rights abuses.
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Security forces foiled major militant plot targeting Karachi, seized over two tonnes of explosives
KARACHI: Authorities in southern Sindh province said on Monday that they had thwarted a major terrorist attack planned for the bustling port city, arresting three suspects linked to a banned Baloch separatist group and seizing more than two tons of explosives hidden in a rented site on the city’s outskirts.
Explosions in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa kill two, wound dozens
ISLAMABAD: Twin bombings struck remote districts in Pakistan’s volatile border regions on Monday, killing two people and wounding more than two dozen others, including children and women, in attacks that highlighted the relentless surge in militant violence plaguing the country.
At Beijing talks, Pakistan and China call on Afghanistan to dismantle terror networks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China called on Afghanistan on Monday to take more “visible and verifiable” actions to dismantle terrorist organisations operating from its soil, amid persistent tensions over cross-border militancy that has strained relations in the region.
Pakistan and China reaffirm ‘all-weather’ partnership ahead of 75th anniversary
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on Sunday described their countries’ longstanding alliance as “vital” for peace and stability in a volatile region, as they co-chaired the seventh round of a high-level strategic dialogue aimed at deepening economic and diplomatic cooperation.
Four policemen martyred in motorcycle ambushes in troubled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PESHAWAR: Four police officers were killed in two separate ambushes by unidentified gunmen in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, officials said, adding to a grim toll of attacks on law enforcement amid a surge in militant violence that has plagued Pakistan’s border regions since the Taliban regained control in neighboring Afghanistan.
Pakistan’s top diplomat reaches Beijing for strategic talks with China
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar reached Beijing on Saturday for high-level talks with his Chinese counterpart, aiming to deepen the longstanding alliance between the two nations amid a backdrop of regional tensions and economic challenges.
A war of words resurfaces as Pakistan and India clash over terrorism and water treaty
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Saturday sharply dismissed remarks by India’s external affairs minister, S. Jaishankar, as “irresponsible assertions,” accusing New Delhi of trying to shift blame for its own support of terrorism and its destabilising actions in the region.
Pakistan Air Force successfully tests indigenous cruise missile
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Air Force has successfully tested an indigenously developed air-launched cruise missile called Taimoor, military officials said on Saturday, hailing the achievement as a major step toward bolstering the nation’s defence capabilities amid rising regional tensions.
Pakistan saw a sharp rise in militant attacks in 2025, though a border closure brought late relief
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan suffered its most violent year in a decade in 2025, with a sharp escalation in terrorist attacks and clashes that claimed more than 3,400 lives, even as a decision to seal its border with Afghanistan in October helped curb cross-border assaults in the year’s final months, according to a report by an independent think tank.