Pakistani security forces have been targeted in a series of attacks across Balochistan, with various armed groups claiming responsibility.
In Kech district’s Zamuran area, a bomb struck Pakistani military personnel patrolling on foot in Kontagan. Local sources said the attack caused fatalities among the forces, but no group has claimed responsibility. Officials have yet to release...
The Supreme Court has raised concerns about the government's reasoning for prosecuting some civilians in military courts while others involved in the same May 9 events face trial in anti-terrorism courts.
"Of the accused in the May 9 cases, 103 were tried in military courts, while the remainder are being...
International companies have started relocating their operations due to the recent slowdown in internet services in Pakistan.
According to official documents, WhatsApp has moved its session server routing abroad following the recent internet disruptions.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) stated that the relocation of WhatsApp’s Content Delivery Network (CDN) outside the...
Pakistan has witnessed a sharp increase in power tariffs, breaking records during the current government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
Sources were of the view that Pakistan has never witnessed such a hike in power tariff in any government.
Shehbaz Sharif’s government put a whopping burden of Rs2 trillion on electricity...
Pakistan emerged as the hardest-hit country, experiencing an economic loss of $1.62 billion due to nearly 10,000 hours of internet disruptions. Myanmar and Sudan followed closely, suffering losses of $1.58 billion and $1.12 billion, respectively. Additionally, Iraq reported the highest number of internet shutdowns (61), primarily during school exams,...
With at least 685 members of security forces losing their lives amid a total of 444 terror attacks, 2024 turned out to be the deadliest year for civil and military security forces of Pakistan in a decade.
Equally alarming were the cumulative losses of civilians and security personnel: 1,612 fatalities, accounting for...
As many as 365 people, including security personnel, have been martyred and several injured in terrorist attacks, targeted killings, bomb blasts, landmine explosions and criminal activities so far this year in the provincial capital.
While overall crime rate decreased, those related to motorcycle and car snatching increased during the year.
Quetta...
WASHINGTON: A senior White House official on Thursday (Dec 19) said nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that eventually could allow it to strike targets well beyond South Asia, making it an "emerging threat" to the United States.
Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer's surprise revelation underscored how...
The Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) and Jafria Alliance on Tuesday highlighted the plight of the troubled region of Parachinar and said that a humanitarian crisis had been unfolding there, affecting not only Shias but people of all faiths.
They asked the federal and provincial governments and state institutions to solve the ongoing crisis...
Residents of the violence-marred Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continue to reel under the worsening crisis amid existing road closures which have led to a severe shortage of of food, medicine, fuel and other necessary items in the area.
The main Kurram-Peshawar road has been closed for 76 days leading to...
