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ISLAMABAD: In a significant push to elevate football’s profile in Pakistan, Salman Naeem, the Head of Marketing and Growth at The Football Academy (TFA), has been at the forefront of forging strategic partnerships that span across local football academies, real estate developers, and skilled coaches. These collaborations are aimed at creating a sustainable environment that […]
RAWALPINDI: General Syed Asim Munir NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS) met His Excellency Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The discussion primarily focused on matters of mutual interest, notably regional peace, stability, and border security. Both sides concurred on the necessity to bolster bilateral cooperation while jointly striving for regional […]
RAWALPINDI: Pakistani security forces killed 7 terrorists in Waziristan. ISPR informed the media that a group of seven terrorists, trying to infiltrate Pakistan-Afghanistan border, was detected by security forces in general area Spinkai, Ghulam Khan of North Waziristan District. The infiltrators were surrounded, effectively engaged and after an intense fire exchange, all seven territories were […]
RAWALPINDI: General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS) presided over 264th Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC) held at GHQ. Forum paid rich tribute to the supreme sacrifices of Shuhadas including officers and men of the Armed Forces, Law Enforcement Agencies and the citizens who have laid their lives for peace and stability […]
ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government are increasingly wielding strong-arm tactics to subdue political opponents and critics of the ruling Hindu-nationalist party. A decade into power, and on the cusp of securing five more years, the Modi government is reversing India’s decades long commitment to multiparty democracy and secularism. The ruling Bharatiya […]
ISLAMABAD: A Saudi delegation, led by Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, landed in Pakistan on Monday for a two-day visit. The delegation arrived at Rawalpindi’s Nur Khan Airbase and was received by Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. The delegation also comprises Saudi Minister of Water and Agriculture Abdul Rahman Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadley, Minister […]
KARACHI: Internet services were disrupted in Pakistan on Tuesday with users reporting outages and sluggish internet speeds from various parts of the country. Outage tracking website Downdetector.com reported disruptions in internet services across various regions of the country with Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL), Nayatel, and Transworld Home reportedly affected. Users primarily experienced service disruptions […]
RAWALPINDI: Security forces have killed 4 terrorists in different operation in different parts of the country. During an intelligence based operation in North Wazirsitan security forces effectively engaged the terrorists’ location as a result of which two terrorists were killed. Weapons, ammunition & explosives were also recovered from them. In another intellidence based operation in […]
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Saturday announced that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered immediate action to be taken against five officials for negligence of duty based on the findings of an inquiry report on the Besham suicide attach which took the lives of six people, including five Chinese nationals. The development comes a week […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday assured foolproof security measures for the Chinese nationals working on the Dasu Hydropower Project as well as across the country and resolved to ensure exemplary punishment for the perpetrators of the March 26 Besham incident. A vehicle-borne suicide bomber targeted a convoy of Chinese engineers in the […]