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ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday categorically rejected reports claiming that Pakistan had carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan, terming them to be “utterly baseless and malicious”. The statement came hours after reports surfaced claiming Pakistan had carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. Afghan newspaper Hasht-e-Subh Daily quoted sources as saying that Pakistan “bombed targets in Salala neighborhood in the vicinity of...

-- War against terrorism to be led by federal, provincial govts as per NAP -- No country to be allowed to provide sanctuaries, facilitation to terrorists ISLAMABAD: The National Security Committee on Monday reiterated its resolve to have zero tolerance for terrorism in Pakistan and reaffirmed its determination to take on any and all entities that resort to violence. "This will be...

-- Imran Khan urges CJP to take suo motu notice, aplogises Mrs Swati on behalf of Pakistan -- Sanjrani forms probe committee as FIA claims video is 'fake' ISLAMABAD: PTI's defiant Senator Azam Swati Saturday burst into tears while telling the media that his family had been sent an obscene video featuring him and his spouse. Swati, who was arrested on October 13...

ISLAMABAD: With the economic situation getting worse, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has reached out to the US administration with a request to assistance in securing an early dispersal of a tranche of bailout package from the International Monetary Fund in an effort to stabilise the dwindling economy of Pakistan. While Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been...

Unveils monthly security assessment titled: April 2024: Surge in Militant Attacks, Moderate Human Impact vs. March Report says Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly its southern districts, bearing the brunt ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) on Wednesday unveiled its monthly security assessment report, revealing that after a brief lull in March, militant attacks in Pakistan surged once...

Reports emerging from certain sections of Indian media suggest that Satwinder Singh, also known as Goldy Brar, purportedly linked to the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, has been fatally shot amid a suspected gang altercation in California, United States. As per a report by News 18, the incident occurred on Tuesday (Apr 30) around 5:30 pm local time at...

Pakistani-Canadian influencer Sham Idrees has spoken out against the recent viral deepfake video featuring Aroob Jatoi, the wife of Ducky Bhai, describing it as a "mockery" and a painful reminder of past disputes. Idrees, known for his social media presence, addressed the controversy, highlighting a history of conflict with Ducky Bhai. He recalled previous instances where Ducky Bhai targeted his...

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has criticised the government's policies and said that there is no region in the world under the name of Israel historically, but there are talks in Islamabad of recognising it. While addressing the National Palestine Conference held in Lahore on Wednesday, Fazl expressed solidarity in Arabic language with the Palestinian leaders attending the...

ISTANBUL: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that Turkiye would join in South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). "Upon completion of the legal text of our work, we will submit the declaration of official intervention before the ICJ with the objective of implementing this political decision," Fidan said in a joint...

ISLAMABAD: Import of more than 35 metric tons of wheat from September 2023 to March 2024 despite surplus domestic stocks has allegedly caused loss of US$ 1 billion of foreign exchange to the country, it was learnt on Wednesday. According to sources, the ministry of national food security, allegedly in league with floor mafia and wheat importers, has unnecessarily imported...

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Science and Technology has decided to send the Competition Commission of Pakistan’s (CCP) proposal about the revision of national cement standards to the PSQCA for deliberation in the Technical Committee. The proposal required the PSQCA, an attached department of the MoST, to ensure the disclosure of "manufacturing/expiry dates" on cement bags. As per details a CCP...

Lauds immense sacrifices of workers who laid their lives in relentless struggle for rights President calls upon employers to adopt fair wage practices, ensure safe work environment ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reiterated the government's commitment to bolstering labour welfare and harmonizing domestic workforce legislation with international standards on the occasion of Labour Day. Labour Day is an...

Two valued collections of modern Urdu verse By Syed Afsar Sajid ‘Ankh say aasmanjatahai’ by Tariq Naeem (480 pp) ‘Haikel’ by IqtidarJaved (176 pp) Tariq Naeem and IqtidarJaved are now veterans of Urdu poetry with seven and nine miscellaneous literary publications to their respective credit. Lately the former has published his ‘Kulliyat’ viz. ‘Ankh say aasmanjatahai’ (a super-collection of his three...

NAROWAL: A woman with the help of her lover kidnapped her own son in Narowal, police said on Wednesday. The police recovered 10-year-old child Muhammad Zubair who was kidnapped two days ago. Police said in this regard that in order to humiliate and scare the relatives, the mother had created a drama of child abduction. The police said that woman's husband is...

About 20 terrorists armed with rocket launchers, hand-grenades, and laser light guns attack police’s Jhangi post DERA GHAZI KHAN: The Punjab Police personnel on Wednesday thwarted a major terrorists’ attack on a bordering checkpost in Dera Ghazi Khan and forced the group of terrorists to flee through a swift and effective response while seven police officials were injured in...

LAHORE: A cross-firing between two rival groups on Model Town Link Raod claimed the life of a passer-by on Wednesday. According to the details, a shopkeeper of Hafeez Trade Center in Gulburg Muhammad Yunusa (34-year-old) was passing through the Model Town Link Road when he came in the middle of a cross-firing between two rival gangs and a bullet hit...