ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 30 terrorists attempting to cross into the country from Afghanistan, the military said Friday, in a deadly clash in the volatile North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Pakistan readies court battle over India’s move to suspend Indus Waters Treaty
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is gearing up to haul India before an international court over New Delhi’s suspension of a vital water-sharing treaty, intensifying a bitter rivalry between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Bhutto-Zardari extends olive branch to India for anti-terror alliance
ISLAMABAD: Former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday proposed a bold partnership with India to combat terrorism and foster peace, a call that comes as tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours show no signs of easing.
India, Pakistan swap lists for 709 jailed citizens amid fragile truce
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India exchanged lists of prisoners held in each other’s custody on Tuesday, a diplomatic ritual that persists between the nuclear-armed neighbors despite a recent military flare-up and deep-seated mistrust.
Two terrorists killed in Balochistan after attack on govt offices; teenager dead, seven injured
ISLAMABAD: Security forces gunned down two terrorists accused of being backed by India after they stormed government offices in Balochistan’s Mastung district on Tuesday, an attack that left a 16-year-old boy dead and seven others injured.
Pakistan violence falls 32 percent, but new hotspots emerge
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan saw a notable 32 percent drop in violence during the second quarter of 2025, with 615 fatalities and 388 injuries recorded across 273 incidents of terror attacks and counter-terror operations, according to a report released Tuesday by the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS).
Pakistan accuses India of ‘water terrorism’
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar accused India on Monday of waging ‘water terrorism’ against its neighbor, alleging that New Delhi is weaponizing the Indus River system in violation of a decades-old treaty.
Pakistan presses India to restore Indus Waters Treaty after global court ruling
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday pressed India to reinstate the Indus Waters Treaty, a decades-old pact ensuring water for 80 percent of Pakistani farms, following a key ruling from an international court that reaffirmed its authority over a festering dispute between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
Terrorists kill peace committee leader in northwest as violence surges
ISLAMABAD: Terrorists shot dead the leader of a local peace committee and two of his companions in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, a deadly ambush that underscores the rising tide of militancy threatening community efforts to maintain order in the region.
Thirteen Pakistani soldiers killed in suicide attack on convoy in North Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: Thirteen Pakistani soldiers were killed on Saturday when an explosive-laden vehicle rammed into their convoy in the northwestern district of North Waziristan, marking one of the deadliest attacks on security forces this year.