ISLAMABAD: The government has vowed to stop supporters of the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan from marching on Islamabad “in every possible way”, warning that security forces have been given clear rules of engagement and will not stay silent if they come under fire.
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Suicide bombers and gunmen attack Kohat police compound, killing at least 21
PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a mosque inside a police compound in north-west Pakistan during Friday prayers, killing at least 21 people, before gunmen tried to storm the complex and fought security forces for hours.
Pakistan’s tough talk for Saudi Arabia keeps hardening, testing an untested defence pact
KARACHI: Pakistan will defend Saudi Arabia “to any extent,” a senior military spokesman said on Thursday — the toughest yet in a run of statements from Islamabad that have hardened by the day as the kingdom faces its heaviest barrage of Houthi drone and missile strikes in the current hostilities.
Six soldiers martyred in IED attack as violence surges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD: Six soldiers were martyred on Wednesday when an improvised explosive device struck their convoy in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military said, the latest in a wave of attacks that has made the region bordering Afghanistan the epicentre of Pakistan’s militant crisis.
Rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and husband re-arrested shortly after Supreme Court ordered their release
ISLAMABAD: A human rights lawyer and her husband were back behind bars within hours on Thursday, after Pakistan’s Supreme Court suspended the 17-year prison sentences that had made their case a rallying point for press freedom campaigners and UN officials.
Diesel price rises for ninth day, petrol barely budges
ISLAMABAD: The government raised diesel prices for a ninth consecutive day while petrol costs edged lower, a rare break in an otherwise relentless run of increases that has pushed fuel costs up more than 20% so far this month as the government tracks a volatile global oil market shaped by conflict in the Middle East.
Last surviving baby from PIMS fire dies weeks after blaze that killed 14 newborns
ISLAMABAD: The last surviving infant from a devastating fire at a government hospital nursery in Islamabad has died, a hospital spokesperson confirmed on Thursday, bringing the final death toll from last month’s blaze to 15.
US drone firm Powerus signs Pakistan military deal
ISLAMABAD: Powerus, a US drone maker preparing to merge with a company backed by two of President Donald Trump’s sons, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Pakistan Army that includes an initial order for unmanned aerial systems, according to co-founder Brett Velicovich.
Pakistan says troops deployed in Saudi Arabia under 2025 defence pact, stays vague on Houthi response
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Thursday that it has deployed forces inside Saudi Arabia under a bilateral defence treaty signed a year ago, and said it would honour both that pact and a new three-way alliance with Riyadh and Ankara “in intent and spirit” — but pointedly refused to spell out what would trigger Pakistani troops going into action against Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
Pakistan to seek bigger China swap line, awaits US reserve deal within two months – report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will push to expand its currency swap arrangement with China beyond its current 30 billion yuan ceiling when the facility comes up for renewal in 2027, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said, as the South Asian nation works multiple fronts to shore up foreign exchange reserves still stretched thin by years of external borrowing.