DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least six policemen, including trainees, were killed and 13 others, including a civilian, were wounded late Friday when militants assaulted a police training school in northwestern Pakistan, in a brazen attack that security forces repelled after hours of fierce combat, military and police officials said on Saturday.
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Confusion clouds Gandapur resignation, halts power shift in KP
PESHAWAR: The political transition in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province hung in uncertainty on Saturday, as the resignation of Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur remained unresolved amid conflicting claims over whether the document had even reached the governor’s office, raising fears of a constitutional standoff and delaying the installation of his successor.
Police kill attacker after shooting at Ahmadi worship site in central Pakistan
CHINIOT: An armed attacker opened fire outside an Ahmadi community’s place of worship in the central Punjab district of Chiniot on Friday, wounding six security guards before being shot dead by police officers stationed nearby, according to local authorities and community representatives.
Pakistan, Afghanistan trade blame after reported airstrike on TTP leader in Kabul
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan traded accusations on Friday over reported airstrikes in Kabul, escalating tensions between the neighbours as Islamabad defended its right to counter terrorism from Afghan soil while denying direct involvement in the blasts that shook the Afghan capital.
Security forces kill 30 terrorists linked to attack that left 11 soldiers dead – military
ISLAMABAD Security forces killed 30 militants linked to a deadly ambush earlier this week that left 11 soldiers dead, including two officers, in a targeted operation aimed at rooting out what the military described as “India-sponsored” insurgents in the restive northwest, the army’s media wing said o Friday.
Violent clashes erupt as religious group marches toward capital in anti-Israel protest
ISLAMABAD: Clashes between protesters from a hard-line religious party and security forces left dozens injured on Friday in Lahore, as authorities scrambled to block a march toward the capital aimed at staging an anti-Israel rally outside the US Embassy.
Army criticises KP government for ‘appeasing’ militants, says stop ‘begging’ Kabul for security
PESHAWAR: The military sharply rebuked the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday for what it described as governance failures fueling a terrorism resurgence, urging officials to prioritise protecting residents over seeking security assistance from neighboring Afghanistan.
SBP bought $7.8 billion in dollars to avert costly debt
KARACHI: The central bank bought $7.8 billion of dollars from the interbank market over the past year, a move that helped avoid heavier foreign borrowing at elevated rates and lifted foreign exchange reserves fivefold in about two-and-a-half years.
Nepra fines K-Electric Rs25 million over 2023 grid failure
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority imposed a Rs25 million penalty on K-Electric Ltd., holding the power utility accountable for exacerbating a nationwide blackout that plunged the country into darkness for nearly a day.
Pakistan edges closer to IMF deal as FM Aurangzeb sees no ‘showstoppers’ in review talks
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb struck an upbeat note on the country’s push for a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund, describing recent talks as “constructive” and insisting there are no “showstoppers” in the way.