Category: Pakistan

A previously unstudied, ancient structure measuring nearly 100 metres long and 50 metres wide has been discovered at Jandial in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khanpur-Taxila region. The discovery has opened “new avenues for understanding the history and urban landscape of Gandhara”, a press release said on Friday. The monument, identified as Jandial D, lies opposite the famous Ionic...

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said Pakistan is acting as an “honest broker” while mediating between the United States and Iran, reiterating the commitment to a “negotiated and peaceful” outcome. The military’s spokesperson made the remarks in an interview with CNN correspondent Ivan Watson, who posted a small clip of...

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday reached a staff-level agreement (SLA) with the Pakistani authorities on the fourth review under the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the third review under the $1.4bn Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), qualifying Pakistan to draw about $1.2bn from the Fund’s resources within four to five...

LAHORE: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Rao Abdul Karim on Wednesday told the Lahore High Court that over 500 cases of alleged missing girls were currently pending in Punjab. Chief Justice Aalia Neelum was hearing a petition filed by a Faisalabad resident, Sadia Hussain, who sought the recovery of her daughter. The IGP appeared before...

The three remaining Pakistani crew members of MT Honour 25, an oil tanker that was hijacked off the coast of Somalia in April, were expected to arrive in Karachi on Wednesday to reunite with their families, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said. In late September, the maritime police force of Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland recovered the Palau-flagged...

The PTI cannot pressure the government into accepting its demands by holding the state “hostage” and creating political instability, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said on Wednesday. Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Sanaullah said that the government would not allow the opposition to use talks as a “tool” for...

Security forces on Tuesday killed five terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan, state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported. Two terrorists were injured in the operation, it said. Forces targeted hideouts of the terrorists, who belonged to Fitna al-Khawarij, according to security sources. Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday urged the PTI to end its long march to Islamabad and invited the opposition to sit with the government to resolve contentious issues through political dialogue. The opposition has gone ahead with its march despite warnings from the Centre, which has vowed to prevent any gatherings in Islamabad. The protest aims to demand...

Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Amir Muqam on Monday slammed the PTI-led government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, stressing that the federal government was not “in favour of governor’s rule” amid the party’s march, but warned of national security risks. The minister’s comments come as KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi launched the party’s long march towards...

A meeting of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement will be held on Monday in Riyadh and will focus on regional developments and ongoing cooperation among the member states, the Foreign Office (FO) confirmed. In a statement on social media platform X, the FO said Pakistan’s delegation to the meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence...