ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed nine militants and turned back a coordinated nighttime attack on an army camp in the Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, authorities said Friday, in the latest sign of intensifying militant activity across the country’s northwest.
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Pakistan repatriates 11 nationals and 20 Iranians from US-seized vessels near Singapore
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Friday it had secured the safe repatriation of 11 Pakistani nationals and 20 Iranians who had been aboard vessels seized by the United States on the high seas near Singaporean waters, the latest development in a months-long naval confrontation that has disrupted global shipping and drawn in third countries as reluctant participants.
Senate clash lays bare deepening divide over imprisoned ex-leader Imran Khan’s health
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday descended into a pointed war of words over the health of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan and the treatment of his party’s political prisoners, with opposition senators demanding the creation of an independent committee to inspect the jails and the government insisting that any relief must come through the courts.
Police say arrested woman’s narcotics operation spanned cities, involved foreign contacts and possible official protection
KARACHI: Authorities are investigating what senior police officials said a sophisticated, multi-city cocaine and narcotics trafficking operation that may extend beyond Pakistan’s borders, centered on a woman arrested this week in Karachi whom they have long suspected of running a major drug distribution ring.
Pakistan to publish redacted civil servant asset declarations to meet IMF benchmarks
ISLAMABAD: The government said on Thursday it will make asset declarations filed by civil servants publicly accessible in redacted form, fulfilling a key governance commitment under its International Monetary Fund program while balancing transparency with personal privacy.
Bhutto-Zardari says govt has made no contact on 28th amendment, asserts PPP’s decisive role in budget and legislation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Thursday that neither he nor his father, President Asif Ali Zardari, had received any approach from the federal government regarding a prospective 28th Constitutional Amendment, even as media reports swirled about the ruling coalition’s interest in pushing such a measure through parliament.
Pakistan orders cybercrime investigation into leaks of Cambridge math exam papers
ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry on Thursday directed the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency to launch a full inquiry into the premature circulation of Cambridge International Education exam papers, escalating a controversy that has unsettled thousands of students and their families across the country.
Pakistan raises $250 million in debut Panda bond, drawing demand more than five times oversubscribed
KARACHI: Pakistan sold its first yuan-denominated Panda bond in China’s onshore capital market on Thursday, raising the equivalent of $250 million at a coupon of 2.5 percent in a sale that drew orders exceeding five times the amount offered.
Pakistan reaffirms strong ties with UAE, welcomes Indian overtures for dialogue amid lingering tensions
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday sought to project steadiness across multiple diplomatic fronts, firmly denying any erosion in its longstanding relationship with the United Arab Emirates despite recent media reports of large-scale expulsions of Pakistani workers and expressing cautious optimism about nascent calls for dialogue from across the border in India.
Pakistan Army conducts successful training launch of indigenous Fatah-IV cruise missile
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army on Thursday carried out a successful training launch of the indigenously developed Fatah-IV ground-launched cruise missile, the military’s media wing said, the latest in a string of tests intended to sharpen the force’s long-range precision strike capabilities.