ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on Monday for all sides to “give peace a little more chance” after Iran and Israel traded fire for the first time since an April ceasefire, in an escalation that complicated Islamabad’s intensive mediation efforts and rattled global markets.
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Death toll rises to eleven as Azad Kashmir clashes grow into broader crisis
RAWLAKOT: At least seven civilians and four police officers were killed on Sunday in the deadliest violence to grip Azad Jammu and Kashmir in years, as clashes between security forces and supporters of the newly banned Joint Awami Action Committee tore through Rawlakot, leaving a territory already on edge now staring down a deepening political and security crisis.
Israel strikes Iran despite Trump appeal for restraint, threatening peace talks
ISLAMABAD: Israel struck military targets across western and central Iran early on Monday, defying a direct appeal from President Trump to hold fire, in the most serious breach of a regional ceasefire since fighting paused in April and the exchange that US officials fear could unravel ongoing peace negotiations with Tehran.
Young doctors shut Quetta hospitals after colleague wounded in acid attack
QUETTA: She is 29 years old and working her shift at the Civil Hospital when a man she knew walked up to her and threw acid in her face.
Ruling coalition partners clash over tax policy ahead of federal budget
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s two largest ruling parties clashed over taxation strategy on Sunday as they raced to iron out budget differences before Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presents the federal spending plan to parliament in less than 72 hours.
NEC meets to recast Rs4.715 trillion development budget amid IMF pressure, coalition tensions
ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council convenes on Monday under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to overhaul a combined federal and provincial development program worth Rs4.715 trillion, with officials signalling the final numbers could shift substantially from what a subordinate planning body cleared just days ago — a reflection of the competing fiscal pressures bearing down on a government simultaneously managing an IMF bailout and an uneasy coalition.
Four policemen dead, dozens wounded as Kashmir protest movement spirals into bloodshed
RAWLAKOT: Four police officers were killed and more than 20 others wounded on Sunday in some of the worst violence to strike Azad Jammu and Kashmir in years, as clashes between security forces and supporters of a newly banned protest movement turned a regional political standoff into open bloodshed.
PPP claims victory in Gilgit-Baltistan as rivals cry foul over missing vote tallies
GILGIT: The Pakistan Peoples Party appeared on Sunday night to have won a commanding plurality in elections for the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly, with unofficial returns from across the remote Himalayan territory showing the party leading in at least 10 of the 24 directly contested seats — even as its own leaders joined rival parties in accusing election officials of withholding the paperwork that stands between a result and a verified one.
Security forces kill 27 militants in North Waziristan offensive as army avenges tribal elder’s murder
ISLAMABAD: The security forces have killed 27 militants during a series of intelligence-led operations in the restive North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the past 72 hours, the military said on Sunday, describing the offensive as both a counter-terrorism sweep and an act of retribution for the murder of a prominent tribal elder.
Bhutto-Zardari seeks urgent meeting with PM Sharif over Azad Kashmir unrest
ISLAMABAD: Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said he will seek an urgent meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over the deteriorating situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, as federal authorities moved to suppress a popular protest movement days before a scheduled demonstration and less than three weeks before regional elections.