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CHITRAL: The closing ceremony of the five-week professional development program, “Transforming EFL Settings, Integrating 21st Century Skills for Global Citizens,” was held at Chitral College of Education and Decent College Singoor Chitral. The program, organized by Ms. Nusrat Jabeen, Subject Specialist and TEA alumna, aimed to enhance English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instruction by […]
RAWALPINDI: Security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Maddi area of Dera Ismail Khan District, five militants, including their ringleader, were neutralized. The operation targeted the presence of insurgents identified as khwarij. According to official reports, during the operation, the security forces effectively engaged the militants’ location, resulting in the elimination of five individuals, […]
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has stated that the time has come to eliminate the conspirators and their facilitators who are plotting against Pakistan. Addressing a meeting of the National Action Plan (NAP) Apex Committee, the Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to the participants and emphasised the country’s role in global diplomacy. During the meeting, Shahbaz […]
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 […]
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 […]