ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed four militants in a gun battle in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, the military said on Saturday, accusing them of ties to the Pakistani Taliban and Indian sponsorship in a region long plagued by insurgent violence.
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Pakistan rejects Israel’s move on Somaliland, calling it a violation of Somalia’s sovereignty
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday sharply rejected Israel’s decision to recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent state, describing it as a brazen effort to erode Somalia’s sovereignty and a violation of international law that could destabilise the volatile Horn of Africa.
Pakistan protests UK over threats against army chief at PTI-linked rally
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan formally protested to Britain on Friday over threats made against its top military leader during a demonstration outside its consulate in Bradford, England, summoning the British acting high commissioner to deliver a diplomatic rebuke and urging London to hold those responsible accountable under its laws.
Pakistan, UAE reaffirm commitment to closer economic and strategic cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, concluded a one-day official visit to Pakistan on Friday, holding substantive talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that underscored efforts to expand economic ties and cooperation in a range of sectors amid deepening fraternal relations between the two nations.
UAE’s President Sheikh Mohamed heads to Pakistan on first official visit
ISLAMABAD: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, will arrive in Pakistan on Friday for his first official visit since taking office, a trip aimed at bolstering economic ties between the two nations amid a backdrop of longstanding alliances and mutual interests in the region.
Ten militants, including wanted ringleader, killed in twin border operations
ISLAMABAD: security forces killed 10 militants, including a wanted ringleader with a bounty on his head, in two separate operations in the country’s restive border regions, the military said on Thursday, as violence flared anew in the northwest with clashes that wounded three soldiers and at least 20 civilians.
Military leadership says ‘malicious interests, political or otherwise’, will not be tolerated
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military leadership on Wednesday issued a stern warning against efforts to undermine national unity, explicitly rejecting links between terrorism, crime and political interests, amid escalating tensions with former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party.
Security forces kill eight militants after ambush that martyred five policemen
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed eight militants on Tuesday in a sweeping operation launched after an ambush that left five police officers dead in a remote, gas-rich area of northwestern Pakistan, officials said, as the country grapples with a sharp rise in attacks along its volatile border with Afghanistan.
Trump again praises army chief, Calls Field Marshal Munir ‘highly respected’
ISLAMABAD: President Trump again praised Pakistan’s top military leader, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, as a “highly respected general,” the latest in a string of compliments that underscore a striking thaw in relations between Washington and Islamabad during his administration.
Nine militants killed in two security operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed nine militants in two separate operations in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Sunday, amid a surge in terrorist attacks that has pushed the country to the second spot on a global index of nations most affected by terrorism.