ISLAMABAD: Fighting erupted anew along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Tuesday night, with Pakistani forces reporting intense clashes in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after what they described as unprovoked fire from Afghan Taliban fighters and militants affiliated with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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Authorities launch money-laundering probe into radical TLP chief after raid uncovers millions in currency, gold
LAHORE: Pakistani authorities have opened a money-laundering investigation into Saad Rizvi, the leader of the hardline Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), after law enforcement agencies raided his residence in Lahore and allegedly recovered huge sums of foreign currency, along with gold and silver ornaments, police said on Tuesday.
Pro-Taliban JUI-F offers to mediate with Kabul to ease Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions
ISLAMABAD: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the influential chief of pro-Taliban Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam party, offered on Tuesday to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan in an effort to ease escalating tensions, just days after deadly border clashes that left dozens dead and heightened friction between the two neighboring countries.
Peshawar High Court orders KP governor to swear in new chief minister Afridi by Wednesday
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province to administer the oath of office to the newly elected chief minister, Sohail Afridi, by 4 pm on Wednesday, amid a deepening constitutional tangle over the resignation of his predecessor that has left the province in administrative limbo.
PM Sharif calls Trump ‘genuine man of peace’ after Gaza truce signing
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hailed US President Donald Trump as a “genuine man of peace” on Monday and nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize after Trump and other leaders signed a declaration to underpin a Gaza ceasefire.
Pakistan-Afghan border closures enter second day after deadly clashes
ISLAMABAD: Key border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained shut for a second day on Monday, stranding hundreds of travellers and suspending bilateral trade after deadly clashes over the weekend escalated tensions between the two neighbors, officials said.
Sharif, Abbas welcome fragile Gaza lull during talks in Sharm el-Sheikh
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority met met in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday on the sidelines of a global summit convened to end the war in Gaza, where the two leaders voiced satisfaction with the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that has held for a fourth day.
PTI moves court after governor questions Gandapur exit, holding up Afridi’s oath
PESHAWAR: A political crisis deepened in the volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday as the newly elected chief minister, Sohail Afridi, awaited his swearing-in amid a boycott by opposition parties and a governor’s rejection of his predecessor’s resignation over disputed signatures.
Clashes erupt as authorities disperse TLP protesters marching toward capital
MURIDKE: Police clashed with protesters from the hardline Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan on Monday, dispersing a camp outside Lahore and leaving at least four people dead, including a police officer, in a confrontation that reignited tensions and prompted fresh road closures across the region.
PTI installs new KP chief minister amid dispute over predecessor’s resignation
PESHAWAR: Lawmakers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province elected Sohail Afridi, a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, as the new chief minister on Monday, handing him 90 votes in a 145-seat assembly session disrupted by an opposition walkout and clouded by questions over the resignation of his predecessor, Ali Amin Gandapur.