ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday expressed readiness for dialogue with India but insists it will not be pressured into talks, calling for a comprehensive agenda that includes terrorism, water rights, and Kashmir dispute.
Politics
Security forces Kill 14 India-backed terrorists in North Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 14 terrorists in a military operation in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s media wing announced Wednesday.
Security forces eliminate seven militants in Balochistan operations
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed seven militants in two counter-terrorism operations in Balochistan on June 2, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday, as the government confronts a stubborn insurgency in the southwestern province.
Imran Khan takes PTI patron-in-chief role as party faces internal strife
RAWALPINDI: Imran Khan, the imprisoned founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, declared himself the party’s patron-in-chief on Tuesday, asserting control amid internal rifts as the party gears up for a nationwide protest to press the PML-N-led coalition government for his release.
Massive manhunt underway in Karachi after 213 inmates flee jail during Earthquake chaos
KARACHI: Authorities launched a massive manhunt across Karachi on Tuesday to recapture 213 inmates who escaped from Malir Jail during an earthquake-related evacuation, an incident that left one prisoner dead and several security personnel injured.
PM Sharif announces committee to review KP’s financial share in NFC award
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday his government will setup a committee to review Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s share in the 2010 National Finance Commission (NFC) Award, a move aimed at addressing long-standing financial concerns raised by the province’s leadership.
Pakistan delegation meets OIC in New York over India tensions
ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation, spearheaded by former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, met with officials from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday to present Pakistan’s position on the escalating conflict with India spike over the recent Pahalgam attack.
Pakistan delegations press for peace, Kashmir solution in world capitals: Bhutto-Zardari
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has deployed two high-level delegations to major world capitals to challenge India’s narrative on the recent spike in tensions between the nuclear-capable neighbors, the Foreign Office said on Monday.
PML-N secures victory in Sialkot by-election as opposition alleges rigging
ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party won a by-election for the Punjab Assembly seat PP-52 in Sialkot on Sunday, with candidate Hina Arshad Warraich securing 78,702 votes to defeat her closest rival, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed independent Fakhir Nashat Ghumman, who received 39,018 votes.
Pakistan launches diplomatic push in US to rival India’s influence
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has dispatched a high-level delegation to the United States to counter India’s rising influence, intensifying a diplomatic showdown between the two nuclear-armed rivals amid escalating regional tensions.