ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called for the United Nations to grant Palestine full membership, urging an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Israel’s “crimes against humanity” during a UN conference boycotted by the United States and Israel.
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Three terrorists killed in raid, including mastermind of attack on Chinese engineers
KARACHI: Pakistani authorities said on Monday three terrorists, including the mastermind behind a November 2024 attack on Chinese engineers, were killed in a counterterrorism operation in Karachi’s Manghopir area.
India staging ‘fake encounters’ in Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: Security officials said India has resumed staging “fake encounters” under the guise of counterterrorism efforts, claiming New Delhi is using illegally detained Pakistanis to portray them as cross-border terrorists, state-run Radio Pakistan reported on Monday.
KP government in close contact with authorities after deadly shooting of protesters in Tirah Valley
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government said Monday that Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur is in direct communication with local authorities following the fatal shooting of seven protesters in Tirah Valley, a restive region in the province’s Khyber district.
Seven killed in Tirah Valley protest over girl’s mortar death; military, province offer compensation
ISLAMABAD: Seven protesters were shot and killed outside a military installation in Pakistan’s remote Tirah Valley on Sunday when a demonstration over a young girl’s death turned violent, local media and sources said, intensifying tensions in an already volatile region.
Pakistan bars road travel for Arbaeen pilgrims to Iran and Iraq over security risks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has barred pilgrims from traveling by road to Iran and Iraq for the Arbaeen pilgrimage, citing heightened security risks, and has mandated air travel instead for the annual religious commemoration, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday.
Pakistan seeks robust US ties while deepening China partnership, foreign minister says
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday articulated a vision for the “strongest relations” with the United States, even as Islamabad fortifies its “iron-clad” partnership with China, a nation increasingly at odds with Washington.
Pakistan hosts United States and Central Asian generals in rare security summit
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army chief pledged deeper security ties with the United States and Central Asian nations at a conference on Saturday, as Islamabad ramps up diplomacy to bolster its regional defence role amid shifting global alliances.
Pakistan condemns Israel’s West Bank annexation push as “deplorable,” urges global action
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sharply condemned Israel’s recent parliamentary move to assert sovereignty over parts of the occupied West Bank, calling it a “deplorable act” and a grave violation of international law.
Pakistan presses social media giants to block terrorist accounts
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government on Friday issued an urgent call to global social media companies to immediately block accounts operated by banned terrorist groups, accusing them of exploiting platforms like X, Facebook, and WhatsApp to spread propaganda that threatens both national and international security.