ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has elevated its army chief, General Asim Munir, to the rank of field marshal, a rare and prestigious honor that makes him only the second general in the nation’s history to hold this title, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s office announced on Tuesday.
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Pakistan rejects Indian claim of targeting Golden Temple
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday firmly denied India’s accusation that it planned to attack the Golden Temple, a sacred Sikh site in Amritsar, during recent military clashes between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
Security forces kill 12 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan operations
ISLAMABAD: The security forces killed 12 terrorists linked to alleged Indian-backed militant groups in a series of operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan over the weekend, the military said on Monday.
Drone strike kills four children in North Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: A suspected drone strike killed four children and injured five others, including a woman, in Pakistan’s North Waziristan district on Monday, unleashing a wave of anger in a region long plagued by violence.
Pakistan rejects Indian claims of nuclear-capable missile use in recent clashes
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday dismissed Indian media reports alleging it had used nuclear-capable Shaheen missiles in recent clashes, labeling the claims “unfounded” and accusing New Delhi of spreading disinformation to mask its own military shortcomings.
Tripartite talks in Beijing seek to calm tensions as Kashmir dispute simmers
ISLAMABAD: Foreign ministers from Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan will convene in Beijing on Tuesday for high-stakes talks aimed at bolstering regional peace and security, a gathering overshadowed by the lingering fallout of a military standoff between Pakistan and India over the Kashmir dispute.
Pakistan-India ceasefire holds with no end date
ISLAMABAD: A ceasefire between India and Pakistan, brokered by the US administration after intense military clashes, has no expiration date, officials from both countries confirmed on Sunday.
Bhutto-Zardari to lead Pakistan’s diplomatic response to India’s clash claims
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has tapped former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to lead a diplomatic delegation to global capitals, aiming to counter India’s portrayal of their recent military clash.
UK Lammy urges Pakistan, India to uphold Indus waters pact
ISLAMABAD: UK Foreign Secretary David on Saturday pressed India and Pakistan to honour their commitments under the Indus Waters Treaty, a decades-old pact now at the centre of escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours following a series of military clashes and a deepening dispute over Kashmir and water rights.
Doctor shot dead in Punjab in suspected religious attack
ISLAMABAD: A senior physician from the persecuted Ahmadiyya community was shot dead on Friday in broad daylight in a city in eastern Punjab in an apparent act of faith-based violence against religious minorities.