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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, […]
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir visited the National Counter Terrorism Center in Pabbi, to observe the Pakistan Army and China’s People’s Liberation Army conducting the Warrior VIII counterterrorism exercise. The three-week drill, the first in five years, began on November 19 and focuses on enhancing counter terrorism capabilities and bilateral military cooperation. […]
PESHAWAR/QUETTA: An important ‘commander’ of a banned organisation was among 16 terrorists killed and six others injured in gun battles, retaliatory attacks and operations carried out in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it was officially announced on Wednesday. Security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) on the reported presence of khwarij (the military’s terminology for the […]
LOWER DIR: Former Senator and ex-Information secretary of the Awami National Party (ANP), Zahid Khan, announced on Sunday his decision to join the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). The formal induction ceremony was held in Chakdara, Lower Dir, where PML-N provincial president Engineer Amir Muqam welcomed Zahid Khan and addressed the gathering. Muqam expressed gratitude for […]
ISLAMABAD: Four Pakistani soldiers embraced martyrdom while five terrorists were killed during an exchange of firing between security forces and Khwarij terrorists in the north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said in a statement on Thursday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media affairs wing of the Pakistan Army, stated that the exchange of fire […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday informed cabinet members that Qatar and Azerbaijan will invest $5 billion in the country’s various sectors. Addressing a federal cabinet meeting, the prime minister said he has held very productive meetings with leaders of Saudi Arabia and Qatar in which different subjects like solar energy, mines, minerals and […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Monday approved a legislative amendment to extend the tenures of all armed services chiefs from three to five years. Hours later, the Senate approved the same set of bills, sending them to President Asif Ali Zardari for final approval. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif presented amendments to the Pakistan Army, Navy, […]
MIANWALI: The Punjab Counter Terrorism Deparment has claimed killing of 10 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation Mianwali district. The operation was launched after reports indicated the presence of 10 to 15 terrorists in the area. A major intelligence-led operation in the hilly area of Mula khel in Punjab’s Mianwali resulted in the death of 10 terrorists following […]