ISLAMABAD: Pakistan summoned Afghanistan’s deputy head of mission and issued a strong demarche over a deadly terrorist attack in the northwestern Bajaur district that killed 11 soldiers, accusing the Taliban government in Kabul of failing to curb militants operating from its soil, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Politics
PTI says government silence deepens concern over Imran Khan’s health
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Thursday renewed demands for transparency over the health of its jailed founder Imran Khan, accusing the government of fostering public unease through its silence on the former prime minister’s deteriorating eyesight.
Security forces kill 14 militants in Balochistan operations
QUETTA: The counter-terrorism forces killed 14 suspected militants in two separate gun battles in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan on Wednesday, officials said, as the government presses ahead with operations against insurgent groups amid heightened violence in the region.
Opposition alliance ends protest over jailed ex-PM Khan’s health but presses for doctor access
ISLAMABAD: An opposition alliance has called off its sit-in outside parliament on Wednesday after reports of a slight improvement in jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s eyesight, but demanded the government allow his personal doctors to examine him and permit family visits.
PM Sharif heads to Washington for Trump-hosted peace summit amid Gaza stabilisation push
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Washington on Wednesday to attend a global summit convened by the Board of Peace (BoP), hosted by US President Donald Trump. The gathering aims to extend beyond the immediate crisis in Gaza, seeking to restore broader global peace and stability in a forum that bypasses traditional multilateral structures.
Pakistan, allies condemn Israel’s West Bank land move as threat to two-state solution
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and seven other Muslim-majority nations on Tuesday condemned Israel’s decision to approve land registration in the occupied West Bank for the first time since 1967, calling it a step to accelerate illegal settlement activity and undermine prospects for a two-state solution in the Middle East.
Interior minister says Imran Khan’s sister delayed jailed ex-premier’s eye checkup for political gain
LAHORE: Interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi, has accused Imran Khan’s sister of blocking a medical examination of the jailed former prime minister for three days, claiming she vetoed arrangements in an effort to prolong the controversy for political gain.
Protest enters fifth day as opposition seeks access to Imran Khan, independent medical exam
ISLAMABAD: The opposition alliance expressed hope on Tuesday that family members of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan would be allowed to meet him, as a sit-in protest outside parliament entered its fifth day amid growing concerns over his health and demands for an independent medical examination.
Eleven security personnel martyred in suicide vehicle attack on Bajaur checkpoint
ISLAMABAD: Eleven security personnel were martyred when militants rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a checkpoint in the northwestern district of Bajaur, the military said on Tuesday, in the latest attack to hit the volatile region bordering Afghanistan.
Govt assures top court on Imran Khan’s medical exam, prison facilities
ISLAMABAD: The government assured the Supreme Court on Monday that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan had been permitted to speak to his children and that a medical examination of the politician had been conducted by an expert team.