ISLAMABAD: Pakistan issued an urgent appeal for restraint on Sunday as the United States and Iran exchanged their heaviest fire in months, with strikes and counterstrikes spreading across the Persian Gulf and threatening to unravel a fragile peace agreement Islamabad spent months helping to negotiate.
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Gilgit-Baltistan moves to create glacier protection agency as flood warnings mount
GILGIT: The government of Gilgit-Baltistan announced on Saturday that it will establish a new authority dedicated to protecting the region’s glaciers, a step officials described as essential to confronting the accelerating effects of climate change in one of the most glaciated landscapes outside the polar regions.
One dead as police, protesters clash in Azad Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD: A man was killed, and several others were hurt on Saturday when protesters clashed with law enforcement personnel on a mountain road connecting two district capitals in Azad Kashmir, the latest and deadliest flashpoint in a monthslong standoff that shows no sign of easing before a government deadline expires this week.
Pakistan’s crypto regulator meets top cleric to defend digital assets push
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top digital-assets regulator met with one of the country’s most influential Islamic scholars over the weekend, seeking to contain fallout from a religious ruling that cast doubt on the legitimacy of cryptocurrency under Shariah law just as the South Asian nation races to build out a regulatory framework for the industry.
Gwadar Port completes first commercial ship refuelling, adding to cargo business
KARACHI: Gwadar Port, the Chinese-backed deep-water facility on Pakistan’s southwestern coast, carried out its first commercial ship refuelling operation this week, a step toward the kind of marine-services business that port operators use to draw revenue beyond cargo handling.
Media regulator ends Geo News suspension, but warns network faces license revocation for any repeat violation
ISLAMABAD: Geo News, one of Pakistan’s most-watched television networks, resumed broadcasting shortly after midnight Sunday, ending a 15-day suspension that the country’s media regulator said was necessary after the channel aired religiously sensitive imagery during a special Muharram program last month.
Death toll from Balochistan militant sweep reaches 102
QUETTA: Security forces have killed 102 suspected militants across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan since July 5, military officials said Saturday, as a sweeping counterterrorism campaign launched after a series of coordinated attacks earlier this month showed no signs of slowing.
Security forces kill nine more militants; Balochistan offensive total rises to 88
QUETTA: Pakistani security forces killed nine more militants in Balochistan province in the past day, state media reported on Saturday, pushing the overall death toll in a widening five-day-old military offensive to 88.
Pakistan warns of glacial flood danger as heat, rain converge on northern peaks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani weather officials on Saturday warned that a fresh storm system moving into the country’s northern mountains this week could trigger sudden, destructive flooding from glacial lakes, the latest in a string of alerts this summer as the region grapples with a punishing combination of heat and rain.
US, Pakistan push toward trade deal as temporary tariff set to lapse
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States made significant progress toward a reciprocal trade agreement during two days of talks in Washington, according to Pakistan’s foreign ministry, as officials from both countries work to lock in a durable framework before a temporary tariff measure lapses later this month.