Islamabad said on Sunday it carried out strikes on seven sites along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, targeting Afghan-based militant groups it blames for recent suicide attacks. The ministry said the strikes were in response to a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad two weeks ago. (Representative Image/Reuters) In a statement, the Ministry of Information…
Pakistan has signed a deal with the United States to jointly redevelop New York’s Roosevelt Hotel. The hotel, built in 1924, is owned by Pakistan’s international airlines and has been closed since 2020. The MoU was executed by GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst on behalf of the United States and Federal Minister for Finance and…
Pakistan has said it contacted US authorities after the office of the US trade representative shared a map of India that showed the entire Jammu and Kashmir region, including Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Aksai Chin, an area claimed by China. The map differed from earlier versions issued by Washington that had taken Pakistan’s concerns into…
After months of violence, street protests and political upheaval, Bangladesh now faces its moment of reckoning. What began in July 2024 as a student agitation over public sector job quotas quickly spiralled into a nationwide revolt against Sheikh Hasina’s government, culminating in her resignation and flight to India. The unrest left more than 1,000 people…
Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif, in what was one of his biggest admissions, has accused the United States of using Islamabad for its strategic interests and then treating it as “worse than toilet paper.” Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said Pakistan paid a heavy price for rebuilding ties with the United States after 1999….
Islamabad, Pakistan – When meeting United States President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in September, Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, opened a briefcase with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif standing next to him. Inside were a set of glistening minerals. Their display was part of Pakistan’s latest offer to the Trump administration: The…
Pakistani armed forces continue to hunt for separatists behind a string of attacks in its militancy-hit Balochistan province that Islamabad has tried to pin on India. New Delhi has rubbished the allegations. So far, more than 190 people have been killed in two days, including militants, civilians and security forces. People gather and collect recyclable…
Over 120 people were killed in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province on Saturday after separatist militants carried out coordinated attacks in the area. At least 92 militants were among those dead, and least 33 people, including 15 security personnel and 18 civilians, were also killed, according to the Pakistani military. The violence, attributed to the Baloch…
Planet China: Fourteenth in a series about how Beijing’s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping the globe—and the natural world. QADIRABAD, Pakistan—Only a few weeks to wrap up a lifetime. The thought crossed Muhammad Imran’s mind and lingered as he prepared in November to depart the country with his family, perhaps for good. Disheartened by Pakistan’s chronic…
New Delhi: Uncertainty continues to surround India’s possible participation in a signing ceremony for President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” on the margins of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Thursday, people familiar with the matter said. Smoke rises from a scene of destruction in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of…