By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Four soldiers were martyred in a clash with militants in South Waziristan, boarding Afghanistan, the military said on Tuesday, in the latest escalation of violence in a region long plagued by insurgency.
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Army chief warns foreign powers against digital terrorism
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Army Chief General Asim Munir on Tuesday accused foreign powers of using “digital terrorism” to create divisions between state institutions and the people, vowing to strike back against such threats.
Imran Khan calls arrest of ex-ISI chief ‘army’s internal matter’
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has sought to distance himself from the arrest of a former top intelligence official, Lt Gen (retired) Faiz Hameed, who was detained by the military on charges of violating the Army Act.
Ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed held, faces court martial over housing scheme scandal
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military has taken former intelligence chief Lieutenant General (retd) Faiz Hameed into custody and initiated a court martial over his alleged involvement in a housing scheme scandal, the army’s media wing said on Monday.
Pakistan voices solidarity with post-Hasina Bangladesh
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed solidarity with Bangladesh as the country navigates political unrest following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
BYC rejects military’s proxy allegation, seeks neutral probe
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A Baloch rights group on Tuesday rejected as “baseless” allegations by the military that it is a foreign-funded proxy movement, accusing the country’s powerful military of trying to undermine its peaceful campaign against alleged human rights abuses and resource exploitation.
Sharif calls for India to end ‘denial’ and seek peaceful Kashmir solution
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan called on India on Monday to move from “dispute denial to dispute resolution” and seek a peaceful solution to the Kashmir conflict, as the region marked five years since New Delhi revoked its special autonomy.
Military says Baloch rights group ‘proxy’ for militants, criminal mafia
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The military on Monday accused the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a rights movement in the southwestern province of Balochistan, of being a “proxy” for “terrorist organizations and criminal mafias”.
Pakistan backs Iran’s call for extraordinary OIC session on Hamas leader’s death
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan supports Iran’s call for an extraordinary session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) after the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday.
Punjab, Sindh on high alert for flash floods, heavy rainfall
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Heavy rainfall and thundershowers are expected in southern and northeastern Punjab and northeastern Sindh over the next 24 hours, potentially triggering urban flooding, the National Emergencies Operation Centre said on Friday.