ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “purveyor of genocide” and vowed to meet any threat to its sovereignty with a “resolute response,” following a tense U.N. Security Council debate over Israel’s airstrike in Qatar that killed six people.
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Pakistan denounces Israel at UN, calls Doha airstrike illegal assault on Qatar’s sovereignty
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan unleashed a blistering attack on Israel at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, condemning a recent airstrike in Qatar as an “illegal, unprovoked” assault that threatened regional stability and sabotaged Gaza peace talks.
Imran Khan tells PTI lawmakers to resist military operations in northwest
ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan, the imprisoned founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and former prime minister, demanded an immediate halt to military operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, urging his party’s lawmakers to resist the actions and drone strikes that he described as targeting “our own people.”
Seven PTI senators resign from key committees on Imran Khan’s orders
ISLAMABAD: Seven senators from opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party resigned from their Senate standing committees on Thursday, acting on instructions from the party’s incarcerated founder, Imran Khan.
Security forces kill 19 militants in northwest, four in Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed 19 militants in three separate operations in the northwest this week, the military said Thursday, as the country battles a surge in cross-border attacks blamed on the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
PM Sharif meets Qatar’s emir after Israeli airstrike, calls for Muslim unity
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Thursday, urging Muslim nations to unite against Israeli aggression following a deadly airstrike in Doha that killed at least six people, including a Qatari security guard.
Pakistan seeks emergency U.N. Security Council meeting after Israeli strikes hit Doha
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday after Israeli airstrikes targeted Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital of Doha, expanding Israel’s military aggression across the Middle East to include a key Gulf ally that has long hosted the Palestinian for peace negotiations.
Pakistan assumes chair of SCO anti-terror body
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has taken over the chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, a move that officials said would bolster regional efforts to combat terrorism amid Islamabad’s ongoing struggles with insurgencies on its borders.
Pakistan strongly condemns Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, calling it a violation of Qatar’s sovereignty
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemned Israel’s airstrike in Doha targeting Hamas leaders, terming it a “most dangerous provocation” that threatens regional peace and stability, as Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif conveyed solidarity with Qatar in a phone call with its amir on Tuesday.
Pakistan using foreign technology to monitor millions, censor internet – Amnesty
ISLAMABAD: The government has constructed an expansive digital surveillance and censorship network using technology from companies in Germany, China, Canada, the United States, France and the United Arab Emirates, enabling sweeping violations of privacy, free speech and other rights that suppress dissent and target activists, according to a new Amnesty International report.