PESHAWAR: Security forces killed 17 “India-sponsored” terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Saturday.
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Minister Naqvi confirms release of crew held by Houthis after Israeli strike on LPG tanker
ISLAMABAD: A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker carrying 27 crew members, including 24 Pakistanis, was struck by an Israeli drone at a Houthi-controlled port in Yemen on Sept. 17, sparking a fire and leading to the crew’s brief detention by Houthi rebels, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday.
Pakistan monitors deadly Ladakh protests, raises concerns over India’s response in disputed territory
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Friday it was closely monitoring “extremely disturbing” protests in the occupied Ladakh region, part of the disputed Kashmir territory, after clashes left at least five dead and prominent activist Sonam Wangchuk was detained.
PM Sharif calls for Gaza ceasefire, offers dialogue with India at UN Assembly
ISLAMABAD: In a forceful address to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza as “genocidal” and urged an immediate ceasefire, while extending an olive branch to arch-rival India for dialogue to secure lasting peace in South Asia.
UPDATED: Trump meets Sharif, Munir in Oval Office as US-Pakistan ties deepen
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir in the Oval
Trump meets Sharif, Munir in Oval Office as US-Pakistan ties deepen
ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir in the Oval Office on Friday morning, marking the first formal bilateral engagement between the leaders and signalling a gradual warming in US-Pakistan relations during Trump’s second term.
Trump expected to host PM Sharif at White House
ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump is expected to host Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the White House today, according to administration officials, a meeting that comes weeks after the two countries sealed a trade deal and amid a broader thaw in US-Pakistan relations.
Pakistan calls on Muslim nations to step up aid for Afghanistan, confront Taliban on terrorism
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan pressed Muslim-majority nations on Wednesday to mobilise humanitarian aid for Afghanistan and demand that its Taliban-led government take concrete steps to curb terrorism emanating from its territory.
Security forces kill 13 militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa anti-terror raid
PESHAWAR: The security forces killed 13 terrorists on Wednesday in a precision intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Daraban area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, the military said, accusing the group of acting as Indian proxies in a campaign to destabilise the region.
Trump pitches Gaza ceasefire plan to Muslim leaders, rejects Palestinian statehood at UN
ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump met with Muslim leaders from the Middle East and beyond on Tuesday to unveil a plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza, hours after a combative UN General Assembly speech in which he rejected growing global support for Palestinian statehood as rewarding “horrible atrocities” by Hamas.