Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has publicly accused figures linked to the Haqqani Network of betraying decades of Pakistani support and allowing terrorists to operate from Afghan territory against Pakistan. In a post on X, Asif recalled Pakistan’s backing of Afghan fighters during the Soviet-Afghan war after the 1979 invasion by the Soviet Union. He […]
Pakistan said on Saturday that its forces had killed 331 Taliban terrorists in a major military operation launched after what it described as unprovoked cross-border attacks from Afghanistan, as regional and global powers urged restraint amid rising tensions. The government said “Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq” was launched late on Thursday following renewed clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday urged the international community and Muslim countries to take collective and decisive action to halt Israeli settlement expansion and annexation attempts in the occupied Palestinian territories. Addressing the extraordinary open-ended ministerial session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Executive Committee in Jeddah, Dar warned […]
Former US president Bill Clinton denied wrongdoing at a Congressional panel on Friday on his well-documented links to Jeffrey Epstein, as Democrats seek to shift focus toward Donald Trump’s own ties to the convicted sex offender. Clinton features prominently throughout the Epstein files, but he insists that he broke ties well before the disgraced billionaire’s […]
The UN nuclear watchdog on Friday confirmed technical discussions on Iran’s nuclear programme would take place next week, according to a confidential report seen by AFP Friday. The latest reports, to be discussed at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) board of governors’ meeting next week, come as the United States threatened strikes on Iran […]
US President Donald Trump warned on Friday that military force against Iran remained an option, declaring “sometimes you have to” use it, even as he said he preferred to strike a deal with Tehran over its nuclear programme. Speaking to reporters as he left the White House for Texas, Trump said he was dissatisfied with […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif plans a visit to Russia on March 3-5, Russian state news agency RIA reported, citing a Pakistani official. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the visit was being prepared. State news agency RIA said it would happen next week. Pakistan and Russia (former Soviet Union) established diplomatic relations on 1 May 1948. […]
The plaintiff in a blockbuster social media trial in Los Angeles took the stand Thursday, telling the jury that she could not control her use of YouTube and Instagram as a child. “I was at a young age and I would spend all my time on it,” Kaley G.M., a 20-year-old California resident, testified when […]
Artisans in white coats greeted guests at the Tod’s fashion show in Milan Friday, crafting the Made in Italy leather and needlework items for which the company — and country — is renowned. But despite that display of handcraft, there has been little mention at Milan Fashion Week of some of the industry’s forgotten workers — whom prosecutors […]
The eviction of families from their homes in Umerkot district on a judicial order sparked strong backlash and led to the suspension of 10 policemen, while the displaced residents were allowed to return to their houses on Friday. The operation, carried out on Thursday in Afghan Mohalla, saw police force dozens of men, women and […]