ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has warned the Houthis that an attack on Saudi Arabia will draw a collective military response, with its army spokesman declaring that Islamabad is already providing “whatever support is needed” to defend the kingdom.
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Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian aircraft to Nov. 24
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan extended the closure of its airspace to Indian aircraft by another month, to Nov. 24, prolonging a ban that has forced Indian carriers onto longer and costlier routes since April 2025.
Pakistan says it destroyed Taliban base camp in fresh Afghan border clash
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani forces killed several Afghan Taliban personnel and destroyed a base camp in a fresh clash on the Afghan border on Saturday, security sources said, as the head of Pakistan’s National Strategic Command warned that any miscalculation in the region would meet a response beyond the adversary’s imagination.
Pakistan weathers Iran war energy shock, warns Gulf strikes could prolong pain
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has so far withstood the energy-price shock from the Iran war, though attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure threaten to prolong the damage, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said.
20 police recruits kidnapped in Balochistan day after Rakhshan commissioner abducted
By Staff Reporter QUETTA: Armed men have kidnapped 20 trainee police officers who were travelling home on leave in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, a day after
Pakistan halts Iran trade at two main crossings, stranding trucks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has suspended trade with Iran through the Taftan and Gabd-Rimdan border crossings, stranding hundreds of trucks and threatening supplies of liquefied petroleum gas to the South Asian nation.
Military and ministers round on Fazlur Rehman over emergency rule criticism
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The head of one of Pakistan’s largest religious parties has called for a closed-door session of parliament on terrorism, after a
KP to pay families of slain police up to Rs35m in expanded compensation package
PESHAWAR: Families of police officers killed in the line of duty in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will receive up to Rs35m in compensation under a package announced by the provincial governor on Friday, which also replaces plot allotments with cash.
Pakistan vows crackdown on hoarding after flour price surge
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: The government threatened strict action against hoarding and overpricing of essential commodities on Friday, a week after wheat flour led short-term
Pakistan pledges to stand “shoulder to shoulder” with Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed that Pakistan will stand “shoulder to shoulder” with Saudi Arabia against escalating Houthi attacks that have killed and wounded Pakistani nationals in the kingdom.