ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar distanced Pakistan on Friday from a 20-point Gaza peace plan unveiled by US President Donald Trump, saying it differed from a draft proposed by Muslim nations but insisting the negotiated result left no room for political maneuvering.
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Pakistan condemns Israeli interception of aid flotilla, demands return of nationals
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday praised his country’s “dignified participation” in an aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces en route to Gaza, as Islamabad condemned the move and demanded the safe return of its nationals aboard.
Asian cricket chief Naqvi slams ‘fabricated’ Indian media reports over trophy row
LAHORE: Pakistan’s cricket chief Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday hit back at Indian media reports claiming he had apologised to India’s cricket board over a trophy handover row at the Asia Cup final, dismissing the allegations as “fabricated nonsense” and accusing New Delhi of dragging politics into the sport.
Security forces kill 13 ‘India-sponsored’ militants in Balochistan raids
QUETTA: The security forces killed 13 militants accused of being backed by India in two intelligence-based operations in restive Balochistan province, the military said Wednesday, as the country grapples with a sharp rise in deadly attacks.
Commonwealth observers say Pakistan’s 2024 vote unfairly targeted Imran Khan’s PTI
ISLAMABAD: An international observer group has concluded that Pakistan’s 2024 general elections were undermined by conditions that limited fundamental political rights, particularly affecting one major party’s ability to compete fairly, and by a nationwide shutdown of cellular services on election day that eroded transparency and efficiency in tallying results.
Pakistan test-fires new 750km-range Fatah-4 cruise missile
ISLAMABAD: The military on Tuesday announced the successful test-firing of a new cruise missile, the Fatah-4, with a range of 750 kilometers, marking what officials described as a significant advancement in the country’s conventional arsenal amid heightened regional tensions.
Pakistan weighs sending troops to Gaza under Trump peace plan, deputy PM says
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday that the country’s leaders would decide whether to dispatch troops to a special peacekeeping force in Gaza as part of President Donald Trump’s peace plan, which has gained backing from eight Muslim nations and calls for Palestinian law enforcement to handle internal security.
Blast, gunfight leave 10 dead, 32 injured in Quetta; attackers killed
QUETTA: An apparent suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the headquarters of Frontier Corps in this provincial capital on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 32 others in an attack that triggered a fierce shootout with militants, officials said.
PM Sharif backs Trump’s Gaza peace blueprint
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif threw his support behind President Donald Trump’s ambitious 20-point blueprint to halt Israel’s war in Gaza on Monday, hailing the American leader’s role in rallying Muslim nations toward a potential ceasefire amid a mounting death toll that has surpassed 65,000 since October 2023.
Clashes erupt in Azad Kashmir as protesters demand end to elite perks
MUZAFFARABAD: A man was killed, and more than a dozen people were wounded, including a police officer, on Monday as rival groups clashed during a regionwide strike in this divided Himalayan territory, where protesters demanded the abolition of elite privileges and an end to reserved legislative seats for refugees from occupied Kashmir.