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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 […]
ISLAMABAD: After the Senate passed the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill 2024 with a two-thirds majority on Sunday evening, the National Assembly also passed the heavily contested bill with a two-thirds majority. The government needed to secure 224 votes to go over the line and it managed to secure 225 votes as some opposition members staged […]
RAWALPINDI: Security forces have successfully neutralized four terrorists affiliated with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in two separate operations conducted in the Zhob district of Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Thursday. According to ISPR, the operations were intelligence-based, and after an intense exchange of gunfire, two militants were killed on […]
ISLAMABAD:The federal government has imposed a ban on the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), citing its activities as a threat to national peace and security, according to a notification issued by the Interior Ministry. The PTM has been declared an “unlawful organization” under Section 11B of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997. The ministry’s statement claims that […]
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Syed Asim Munir, NI(M), paid a visit to the Karachi Corps area of responsibility, where he was briefed on the Army’s operational preparedness and key training initiatives. The visit underlined the Army’s focus on ensuring readiness in strategic regions. A press release by ISPR, the media wing of […]
KARACHI: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) head Maulana Fazlur Rehman has sounded the alarm over the political turbulence in Pakistan, warning that the nation was teetering on the brink of disaster. He called for transparent elections, asserting that the last polls were tainted by rigging, and accused the establishment of assembling a flawed parliament. “The current assembly […]