ISLAMABAD: Security forces had killed 48 militants over the previous three days in a series of raids across Balochistan province, the latest and largest tally in a counterterrorism campaign that has intensified as the country’s southwest sinks deeper into violence.
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Pakistan raises fuel prices for third straight day as Mideast tensions flare
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Pakistan’s trade gap widens 18 percent as import bill outpaces exports
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Pakistan aims to deregulate petrol prices by June 2027
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Govt, Islamist party agree to negotiate fuel tax as strikes shutter markets
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Pakistan says 15 terrorists killed in 36-hour battle to stop Afghan border infiltration
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 15 militants during a 36-hour operation to repel an infiltration attempt along the country’s border with Afghanistan, in the latest flashpoint in a relationship between the two neighbours that has grown increasingly strained over cross-border attacks.