ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Saturday issued a travel advisory, urging Pakistani citizens to steer clear of nonessential trips to neighbouring Iran as deadly protests over economic grievances there entered their second week.
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Security raids kill 11 Taliban-linked militants near Afghan border
ISLAMABAD: The security forces have killed 11 militants linked to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in two separate operations in the restive northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military said on Saturday.
Turkey in talks to join Pakistan-Saudi defence alliance, report
ISLAMABAD: Turkey is nearing an agreement to join a mutual defence pact forged between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, a development that could coalesce a potent new security bloc in the Muslim world and alter the geopolitical landscape from the Middle East to South Asia, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
In Karachi, KP’s chief minister takes jailed Imran Khan’s campaign to the streets
KARACHI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s chief minister, Sohail Afridi, arrived in this bustling port city on Friday, kicking off a three-day visit aimed at galvanizing support for his party’s nationwide street protests demanding the release of its jailed founder, Imran Khan.
As Taliban rule in Kabul, Pakistan pays the heaviest price
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has emerged as the country most severely battered by the Taliban’s seizure of power in Afghanistan in 2021, according to a new report by the International Crisis Group, which warns that a fragile ceasefire between the two neighbours could shatter if cross-border militant attacks continue, prompting Islamabad to unleash fresh military strikes.
PTI rejects accusations of aiding terrorists, calls for unified strategy
ISLAMABAD: Leaders of the main opposition party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, forcefully rejected accusations from the military that they were facilitating terrorism in the restive northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, insisting on Thursday that the party had always condemned attacks and urged a national consensus to combat the threat without political rancor.
Pakistan, Muslim nations calls Israel’s Somaliland trip a breach of Somalia’s sovereignty
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and a coalition of more than 20 predominantly Muslim nations, joined by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, issued a forceful condemnation on Thursday of a visit by Israel’s foreign minister to the breakaway region of Somaliland, calling it a blatant infringement on Somalia’s sovereignty and a threat to regional stability.
PTI says talks impossible without imprisoned Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: A top official in Imran Khan’s opposition party said on Thursday that any negotiations with the federal government would be impossible without the presence of the imprisoned former prime minister, casting fresh doubt on efforts to ease Pakistan’s deepening political crisis.
Pakistan holds off on Gaza deployment, seeking clarity from US on mission and funding
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is holding off on a decision to contribute troops to an international stabilization force in Gaza until the United States provides clear answers on its mandate and funding, a Foreign Office spokesman said on Thursday, as the country grapples with persistent cross-border terrorism from Afghanistan that has strained relations with its neighbour.
Rights lawyer asks Islamabad court to summon military spokesman in social media case
ISLAMABAD: A prominent human rights lawyer and her husband, facing charges of inciting linguistic divisions and maligning the armed forces through social media posts, asked a court in Islamabad on Wednesday to summon the military’s top public relations official as a witness, citing a recent press conference that they said directly touched on their case.