QUETTA: The security forces have killed 22 more militants in ongoing operations in the southwestern province of Balochistan, bringing the total number of insurgents eliminated over the past three days to 177, security officials said on Monday, as sweeps continued following a wave of coordinated separatist attacks.
Politics
PM Sharif holds rare meeting with KP Afridi in bid to ease security, fiscal strains
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met on Monday with the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province governed by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, to discuss pressing issues of security, finance and development, a rare display of cross-party dialogue in Pakistan’s fractious politic.
Pakistan to play T20 World Cup, but snubs India clash
ISLAMABAD: The government has approved Pakistan’s cricket team’s participation in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup but barred it from playing a scheduled group stage match against arch-rivals India, setting up a potential clash with the sport’s governing body over the tournament’s hosting arrangements
Security forces killed 145 militants in Balochistan in 40 hours, chief minister says
QUETTA: Security forces in Pakistan’s Balochistan province killed 145 militants in operations over the past 40 hours after separatist gunmen carried out coordinated attacks that left dozens dead, the provincial chief minister said on Sunday, as officials accused neighbouring India of orchestrating the violence.
US condemns deadly Balochistan attacks, backs Pakistan’s counter-terrorism fight
ISLAMABAD: The United States on Sunday condemned a wave of militant attacks in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province that killed dozens of security personnel and civilians, calling the violence an assault by a US-designated foreign terrorist organisation and pledging continued support for Islamabad’s counter-terrorism efforts.
UPDATE 3-Pakistan kills 92 militants in Balochistan clashes, blames India for attacks
QUETTA: Pakistan accused India of orchestrating deadly militant attacks in its southwestern Balochistan province, where security forces killed 92 militants, including three suicide bombers, while repelling coordinated assaults that left 18 civilians and 15 security personnel dead, officials said on Saturday.
UPDATE 2-At least 67 BLA-linked militants killed after coordinated attacks at 12 sites in Balochistan
QUETTA: Security forces killed at least 67 militants on Saturday as clashes continued in the southwestern province of Balochistan after thwarting coordinated attacks at 12 locations, security sources said, in an escalation of violence in the insurgency-plagued region.
UPDATE 1-Security forces repel BLA attacks at 12 sites in Balochistan, kill 58 militants
QUETTA: Security forces killed at least 58 militants on Saturday as clashes continued in the southwestern province of Balochistan after thwarting coordinated attacks at 12 locations, security sources said, in an escalation of violence in the insurgency-plagued region.
Security forces repel coordinated militant attacks at 12 sites in Balochistan, 37 attackers killed
QUETTA: Pakistani security forces killed at least 37 militants after thwarting coordinated attacks at 12 locations across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, officials and state media said on Saturday, in the latest clash amid a surge in militant violence.
Pakistan authorities deny approving Tirah valley military operation in court hearing
PESHAWAR: Pakistani federal and provincial authorities on Friday denied granting permission for a military operation in the Tirah Valley of Khyber district, telling a high court bench that no such approval had been given amid allegations the action violated constitutional rights and displaced local residents.