ISLAMABAD: Security forces on Monday resumed a targeted military operation against militants in Bajaur’s Lowi Mamund tehsil, backed by helicopter gunships and artillery, while the provincial government imposed a three-month curfew in parts of the restive region.
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Pakistan’s charm offensive wins Trump’s ear, irks India: FT
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has mounted a shrewd diplomatic campaign to curry favor with US President Donald Trump, fostering an unforeseen revival in bilateral relations through counterterrorism aid, business overtures and lavish praise, while incensing India with unequal tariffs and rebuffed mediation efforts, the Financial Times reported Monday.
US designates Balochistan Liberation Army, Majeed Brigade as foreign terrorist organisations
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: The United States on Monday designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its offshoot, the Majeed Brigade, as a Foreign Terrorist
Pakistan business sentiment at highest since 2021 amid economic reforms: survey
ISLAMABAD: Nearly half of Pakistani businessmen believe the country is on the right track, a Gallup Pakistan survey showed Monday, marking the highest confidence level since late 2021 as economic and political stabilisation efforts gain traction.
Pakistan, US near trade deal finalisation with focus on oil and lower tariffs – Bloomberg
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States are in the final stages of negotiations to cement a trade and investment agreement that could reshape economic ties, bolstered by a reduced US tariff rate of 19 percent on Pakistani goods.
Pakistan receives $539-a-tonne offer in 100,000-tonne sugar tender
ISLAMABAD: The state-run Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) received a lowest offer of $539.00 per tonne, cost and freight (c&f), in its international tender to procure 100,000 tonnes of white refined sugar on Monday, traders said, as the government seeks to tame soaring domestic prices.
Over a dozen PTI members sentenced to 10 years for May 2023 unrest
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Monday sentenced more than a dozen members of former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to up to 10 years in prison for their role in violent anti-government riots in May 2023, marking the third such verdict against the party in recent weeks.
Pakistan slams India for ‘distorting’ army chief’s remarks, warns against aggression
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday sharply rebuked India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for what it called a “chronic tendency” to distort and twist remarks made by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir during a recent visit to the United States.
Pakistan hails court ruling upholding water rights in India dispute
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday hailed a ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague that reaffirmed its right to the “unrestricted use” of waters from the western rivers under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), dealing a blow to India’s attempts to control the shared resource in a tense dispute between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Indian whistleblower says Hindu extremist RSS, BJP plotted Kashmir unrest, Pakistan attacks for political gain
ISLAMABAD: A former member of India’s Hindu extremist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has accused senior leaders of the right-wing group, along with affiliates including the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and militant Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), and Bajrang Dal, of masterminding a series of deadly bombings across India between 2004 and 2008 to inflame communal tensions and secure political power.