LAHORE: The provincial Punjab government has formally requested that federal authorities impose a ban on Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, a religious political party, following violent protests that killed several people, including police officers, and injured hundreds more in recent days.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan extend fragile ceasefire as Doha talks loom
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend a fragile 48-hour ceasefire until the conclusion of high-level talks set to begin in Doha on Saturday, senior officials said on Friday, in an effort to halt a recent surge of border clashes that left dozens dead and heightened longstanding frictions over terrorism and sovereignty.
Troops foil suicide attack on North Waziristan army camp, kill four militants
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed four terrorists on Friday after thwarting a suicide attack on a military camp in the restive North Waziristan district, according to state-run Pakistan Television, amid a sharp escalation in militant violence and cross-border tensions with Afghanistan.
Police launch sweeping crackdown on hardline TLP ahead of planned protests
LAHORE: Police mounted a sweeping crackdown on the hardline Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan on Thursday night and into Friday, sealing offices, mosques and seminaries linked to the organisation while arresting scores of its members in an effort to head off planned protests across Punjab Province after Friday prayers.
Punjab govt moves to outlaw hardline TLP after violent clashes
LAHORE: The provincial Punjab government said on Thursday it would recommend a ban on Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan, a religio-political party known for its hardline Islamist views, amid a broadening crackdown following violent clashes this week.
Islamabad sets ‘strict terms’ for peace with Kabul as PM Sharif warns ceasefire must yield action, not delay
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned on Thursday that a temporary ceasefire with Afghanistan would not be tolerated as a mere stalling tactic, saying Pakistan stood ready for talks only if Kabul met Islamabad’s “justified” conditions to curb cross-border militancy.
PTI’s Afridi takes charge as KP chief minister under Imran Khan’s shadow
PESHAWAR: Sohail Afridi, a young lawmaker from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, was sworn in as chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, capping a turbulent transition in the restive northwestern province marked by legal wrangling, opposition boycotts and directives from the party’s imprisoned founder, Imran Khan.
Border gate destroyed and forces killed before Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to 48-hour truce
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Wednesday to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire amid escalating border clashes that have killed dozens on both sides and further strained relations between the two neighbors, the Pakistani Foreign Office announced.
Pakistan says it repelled Afghan Taliban cross-border attack near Chaman, killing up to 20
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces repelled a cross-border attack by Afghan Taliban militia in the Spin Boldak area of Balochistan province early on Wednesday, killing between 15 and 20 of the assailants, according to the military’s public relations arm.
Military dismisses India’s account of May clashes as ‘Bollywood-style propaganda’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military on Tuesday dismissed recent Indian claims of inflicting heavy casualties and destroying air assets during a brief but intense border conflict in May, labelling the assertions as “delusional, fabricated and provocative propaganda” designed to reshape history through “outlandish, Bollywood-style scripts.”