ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has barred pilgrims from traveling by road to Iran and Iraq for the Arbaeen pilgrimage, citing heightened security risks, and has mandated air travel instead for the annual religious commemoration, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday.
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Pakistan seeks robust US ties while deepening China partnership, foreign minister says
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday articulated a vision for the “strongest relations” with the United States, even as Islamabad fortifies its “iron-clad” partnership with China, a nation increasingly at odds with Washington.
Pakistan hosts United States and Central Asian generals in rare security summit
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army chief pledged deeper security ties with the United States and Central Asian nations at a conference on Saturday, as Islamabad ramps up diplomacy to bolster its regional defence role amid shifting global alliances.
Pakistan condemns Israel’s West Bank annexation push as “deplorable,” urges global action
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sharply condemned Israel’s recent parliamentary move to assert sovereignty over parts of the occupied West Bank, calling it a “deplorable act” and a grave violation of international law.
Senate summons Attorney General over judicial interference dispute
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Senate took the extraordinary step on Friday of summoning the Attorney General to answer for what lawmakers decried as unprecedented judicial meddling in parliamentary affairs.
Pakistan presses social media giants to block terrorist accounts
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government on Friday issued an urgent call to global social media companies to immediately block accounts operated by banned terrorist groups, accusing them of exploiting platforms like X, Facebook, and WhatsApp to spread propaganda that threatens both national and international security.
Secretary Rubio lauds Pakistan’s peace efforts in high-stakes talks with Foreign Minister Dar
ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Washington on Friday, praising Pakistan’s role in advancing “global and regional peace” and signaling a renewed commitment to strengthening U.S.-Pakistan ties.
Pakistan, China strengthen defence ties amid South Asia tensions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir met with senior Chinese political and military leaders in Beijing to discuss defence modernisation and cooperation, focusing on counterterrorism, joint training, and combating transnational threats, the Pakistani military said on Friday, amid escalating tensions in South Asia following a recent clash with India.
Police arrest mother in Quetta ‘honour killing’ case as Senate demands justice
QUETTA: Police on Thursday arrested the mother of a man suspected of killing his sister and another man in what authorities are calling an “honour killing,” a case that has reignited outrage over persistent vigilante violence in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province and prompted a forceful response from the country’s Senate.
Pakistan voices cautious optimism in talks with Afghan Taliban on TTP sanctuaries
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office expressed guarded optimism on Thursday about ongoing talks with Afghanistan, suggesting progress on the thorny issue of militant sanctuaries used by the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Afghan soil.