PM Shehbaz to visit Moscow from March 3-5: Russian state media

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif plans to visit Russia from March 3-5, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, citing Pakistani Ambassador to Moscow Faisal Niaz Tirmizi. Russia urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to halt cross-border attacks and resolve their differences through diplomatic means. Russian News Agency TASS also reported PM Shehbaz’s visit to Moscow, […]

JUI-F chief calls for immediate Pak-Afghan ceasefire 

Amid rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the chief of his eponymous faction of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, has called for calm, restraint, and immediate diplomatic engagement to prevent further escalation. “Pakistan’s security concerns are legitimate,” the influential cleric said, referring to Islamabad’s demand for the Taliban regime in Kabul to rein in […]

PM for ‘zero tolerance’ of Afghan Taliban-TTP alliance’s ‘malicious activities’ in GHQ visit

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that Pakistan should adopt a “zero-tolerance” policy towards the alliance between the Afghan Taliban regime and the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan group. Pakistani forces targeted key military installations of the Afghan Taliban regime in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia through effective airstrikes, early on Friday. The military spokesperson said the […]

Nigehban Ramazan cash aid misses the needy

The process of distributing cash assistance to deserving families during the holy month of Ramazan has begun by both the Punjab and federal governments. However, questions have been raised regarding the eligibility criteria and method of distribution. Despite official claims, some low-income households have been left out, while reports suggest that certain ineligible individuals have […]

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar speaks on clashes with ‘illegitimate’ Taliban regime

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar is addressing a press conference on the recent clashes with what he said was the “illegitimate” Afghan Taliban regime. Providing details regarding Operation Ghazab lil Haq during a press conference, Tarar said Afghanistan carried out unprovoked attacks against Pakistan, which were responded to in a very effective manner. “Not only were […]

Asif declares ‘open war’ as Taliban turn Afghanistan into ‘India’s colony’

A day after “unprovoked and miscalculated” attacks on Pakistan’s military posts along Pak-Afghan border by Taliban regime forces, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif declared that Islamabad’s “patience has reached its limit” and that “now it is open confrontation.” The minister stated this in a long post on X on Friday as Pakistani military continued to hit “carefully […]