India's newly concluded trade agreement with the United States has triggered a sharp backlash within Pakistan, where critics say months of high-profile outreach to Washington yielded little to show for it. Despite Islamabad's overtures to US President Donald Trump, including nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize and backing his inclusion on...
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has acknowledged in the National Assembly that the country’s security forces face significant operational challenges in countering Baloch insurgents due to the vast geographical expanse of the region.
His remarks come amid a recent surge in violence in Balochistan, where separatist militants have carried out...
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan hasn't seen any visitors in more than five weeks, according to his party.
His family say this is partly to stop his words reaching the outside world. They blame the country's military chief, Field Marshall Asim Munir, a charge the government rejects. It...
In a significant development pointing to deeper coordination among global terrorist groups, a senior terrorist commander of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has publicly acknowledged links with Hamas and confirmed meetings with its top leadership, strengthening concerns over expanding cooperation between the two US-designated terror outfits.
Faisal Nadeem, a commander of the...
More than 70,000 people, mostly women and children, have fled a remote region in northwestern Pakistan bordering Afghanistan over uncertainty of a military operation against the Pakistani Taliban, residents and officials said Tuesday.
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif has denied the claim by residents and provincial authorities. He said...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) raised alarm over the health of its jailed founder, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, warning that a reported eye condition could cause permanent vision loss without urgent treatment.
In a statement posted on X and cited by news outlet Dawn on Tuesday, the party said media reports indicated that...
United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan's surprise India trip seemed to have a ripple effect on South Asian geopolitical equations, bringing an indirect setback for Pakistan. Soon after Sheikh Nahyan's three-hour visit, Abu Dhabi scrapped its plan to operate Islamabad International Airport-- an agreement...
The Indian Air Force (IAF) established decisive air superiority over large swathes of Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, executing deep strikes and inflicting significant damage that compelled Islamabad to seek a ceasefire within days in May last year, according to a detailed assessment by a Switzerland-based military think tank.
The 47-page report, prepared by the...
In Pakistan, seven people were killed and twenty-five others were injured in a suicide blast during wedding celebrations at the residence of a peace committee member in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province last night.
District police confirmed the attack occurred at the residence of peace committee chief Noor Alam Mehsud near...
US President Donald Trump launched the “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort town of Davos on January 22. Initially proposed in 2025 as a mechanism to oversee a ceasefire and reconstruction in the Gaza Strip, the initiative is now envisaged as a broader...
