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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military, Friday, highlighting the continued battle of armed forces against terrorism, said a record high number of terrorists were killed in the outgoing year. Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry addressing the media at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi said nearly 400 Pakistani soldiers embraced martyrdom in counter-terrorism […]
ISLAMABAD: The country has reported another case of polio, raising the tally for the current year to 64. According to an official of the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health, the lab confirmed a case from Jacobabad on Wednesday. “This is the fourth polio case of the year from […]
RAWALPINDI: On 17-18 December 2024, eleven Khwarij were sent to hell in three separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. A press release by ISPR says that an intelligence based operation was conducted by the Security Forces in Tank District on reported presence of Khwarij. During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged the khwarij […]
PESHAWAR: An official report has detailed the progress made on the Bisham suicide attack investigation, revealing that several suspects have been arrested, and a charge sheet against 20 of them will be presented to an anti-terrorism court for trial. The incident occurred on March 26, 2024, when a suicide attack on a coaster vehicle resulted […]
ISLAMABAD – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has accused the government of reneging on commitments regarding the registration of religious seminaries, as the deadlock over the proposed Madressah Registration Bill persists. A recent meeting between Maulana Fazlur Rehman and National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq failed to produce any resolution. The proposed legislation, initially […]
By: Palwasha Aftab The notion that PTM embodies the sentiments of the entire Pashtun population in Pakistan prompts a nuanced examination of political representation and influence. The relatively low turnout of 4,000 to 4,500 supporters at the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement’s (PTM) “Grand Jirga” in District Khyber in October, despite significant investment of resources and funding, […]