ISLAMABAD: Four civilians and a policeman were killed in attacks across southwestern Balochistan province over two days, while security forces killed five militants in a counter-operation, officials said on Wednesday, the latest violence to hit the insurgency-torn region bordering Iran and Afghanistan.
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PM Sharif to meet Trump at UN in New York: reports
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 25, a move seen as a significant step in strengthening ties between Islamabad and Washington, local media reported on Tuesday.
US lawmakers table bill to sanction Pakistan officials for rights abuses
ISLAMABAD: US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill on Monday, targeting Pakistani officials with sanctions for human rights violations and actions undermining democracy, signaling a push to hold accountable those accused of suppressing freedoms in the South Asian nation.
Five soldiers martyred in Balochistan bombing near Iranian border
QUETTA: A remote-controlled roadside bomb ripped through a military convoy in the restive southwestern Balochistan province on Monday, claiming the lives of five soldiers, including a captain, as they conducted a routine patrol near the Iranian border, the military said.
Security forces kill 31 militants in twin operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed 31 militants in two separate intelligence-based operations in the restive northwest, the military said on Monday, as the country battles a surge in attacks blamed on Taliban-linked fighters backed by India.
PM Sharif proposes Arab-Islamic task force to counter Israeli aggression at emergency summit in Doha
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on Monday for an Arab-Islamic task force to combat Israeli “aggression and expansionism,” as leaders from more than 50 nations convened under the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to craft a unified response to Israel’s airstrike on Qatar last week, an attack that killed five Hamas peace negotiators and a Qatari security officer and threatened fragile cease-fire talks in Gaza.
President Zardari pledges deeper defence ties with China in landmark aerospace visit
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari pledged on Sunday to deepen defence ties with China, touring the headquarters of the country’s top aerospace firm in a landmark visit that highlighted their strategic alliance amid fragile peace with India.
Dar in Doha to lead delegation ahead of Arab-Islamic summit on Israeli strike
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar reached Doha on Sunday to head Pakistan’s delegation to a ministerial session ahead of an emergency Arab-Islamic summit, a pointed gesture of support for Qatar following Israeli airstrikes that killed at least six people in the Gulf nation’s capital this week.
UPADTE-Military says 19 soldiers martyred, 45 militants killed in clashes near Afghan border
ISLAMABAD: Security forces clashed with militants in three fierce firefights along the rugged border with Afghanistan this week, leaving 19 soldiers martyred and 45 insurgents killed in the latest flare-up of violence in the country’s volatile northwest, the military said on Saturday.
PM Sharif tells Afghanistan to choose between Pakistan and militants after deadly cross-border attacks
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued a stark ultimatum to Afghanistan’s interim government on Saturday, demanding it choose between fostering ties with Pakistan or supporting the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as he visited the northwestern city of Bannu reeling from a deadly ambush that killed 12 soldiers this week.