PESHAWAR: Conflicting accounts emerged on Monday about a deadly explosion in Pakistan’s restive northwest that killed at least two dozen people, with police blaming a blast at a militant compound and local lawmakers suggesting an aerial strike that struck civilian homes.
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PM Sharif calls for peace with India but says Kashmir remains ‘pillar’ of any thaw
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday reiterated his country’s desire for improved relations with neighboring India, but insisted that any thaw in ties between the nuclear-armed rivals hinges on resolving the decades-old dispute over the divided Himalayan territory of Kashmir.
PM Sharif set for first encounter with Trump since his White House return
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to join a select group of Muslim leaders in a meeting with President Trump next week on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, in what could be the first direct encounter between the two since Trump returned to the White House in January, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said Sunday.
Army says Afghan, suicide bombers among seven militants killed near Afghan border
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed seven militants, including three Afghan nationals and two would-be suicide bombers, in an intelligence-based operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district near the Afghan border, the military said Friday.
Police charge rights lawyer, PTI allies under anti-terrorism laws after court clash
ISLAMABAD: Police charged prominent human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari-Hazir, her husband, and several lawyers linked to the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party with terrorism offences on Friday after a violent confrontation with the president of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA).
Security forces kill three ISKP militants in Khyber gunbattle
PESHAWAR: The counter-terrorism forces killed three militants, including an Afghan national, in a gunbattle during an intelligence-led operation in the northwestern Khyber district late Friday, officials said.
Pakistan says other countries express interest in defence pacts after landmark deal with Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD: Several countries have expressed interest in pursuing strategic defense agreements with Pakistan in the wake of its new mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Friday.
Five IHC judges petition Supreme Court over chief justice’s powers
ISLAMABAD : Five judges of the Islamabad High Court filed separate petitions with Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday, seeking declarations that would curb the administrative powers of the high court’s chief justice and address what they described as misuse of authority in bench formations, case transfers and roster issuances.
Pakistan military reaffirms US ties, rejects ‘either-or’ choice with China
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan’s military on Friday reaffirmed its longstanding ties with the United States, insisting there is no “either-or” in its relations with other countries including China, while accusing arch-rival India of sponsoring terrorism inside Pakistan from bases in Afghanistan.
Chief Justice promises quick action on Imran Khan’s jail grievances
ISLAMABAD: The chief justice offered a glimmer of hope Thursday to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, assuring his legal team of a “positive response” to complaints about his prison conditions and stalled court cases within 24 hours, according to a senior lawyer.