Category: Pakistan

The armed forces on Wednesday shot down eight drones launched by the Afghan Taliban after they entered Pakistani airspace near the Torkham border and Kohat, according to security sources. The sources said the drones were intercepted by the air defence systems, which they described as “active and vigilant”. “The armed forces and the ‘Shaheens’ of the Pakistan...

The Punjab government has requested the federal government to deploy Rangers in Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum and Mianwali districts from Sept 22 to Oct 5 to assist the provincial police in maintaining law and order amid an expected protest on Sept 27. The request comes as the Kissan Ittehad and PTI have announced long marches and sit-ins in Islamabad in...

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on Tuesday to abolish visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, official and special passports. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar signed the agreement with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, he said in a post...

Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday said that while the party would not back off from its protest against the petroleum levy, it would wait for a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif before proceeding with a long march to Islamabad. Rehman, along with other party leaders, announced the decision during a press...

• Tarar says IHC ruling bars disruption of public movement, road closures • Protests may cost economy Rs120bn per day, Aurangzeb warns ISLAMABAD: Information Min­ister Attaullah Tarar on Sunday said the government would not allow any violent group to reach Islamabad or block roads, as ministers warned of the legal, economic and law-and-order consequences of...

Security forces have killed 11 terrorists in separate operations in Panjgur and Chagai districts of Balochistan, state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported on Saturday, citing security sources. The operations were conducted under Operation Raddul Fitna 3. In Panjgur’s Gowargo area, security forces neutralised five terrorists and recovered a large quantity of weapons and ammunition from their possession, according to the...

ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek-i-Tahaffuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) has decided to formulate a joint political, media and public outreach strategy to make the September 27 long march effective, while accelerating contacts with all democratic parties. According to a statement issued on Friday, the joint opposition reaffirmed that the march would remain a peaceful, constitutional and democratic struggle. The...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Wednesday operationalised a long pending joint mechanism for managing their common border, with Islamabad des­cribing the move as a significant milestone in bilateral relations and a step toward closer coordination on border management, trade and cross-border connectivity. “The inaugural meeting of the Commission was held at the Ministry of Foreign...

• Aleema says KP should not accord protocol to Nawaz during his visits to province • PTI information secretary rejects FCC’s decision to seek SC record on ex-PM’s proposed hospital transfer ISLAMABAD:While Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has been facing a “tough time” in Lahore, Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan on Tuesday suggested that...

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said that the Makkah Defence Alliance — a tripartite agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye — has no “regional aspirations”, adding that it is intended for collective deterrence. The military spokesperson made the remarks during an interview on Al Arabiya English’s programme ‘Global...