RAWALPINDI — A Pakistan Army major embraced martyrdom while 13 terrorists were killed during three separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), an intelligence-based operation was conducted on the reported presence of terrorists in the general area of Jani Khel in Bannu district. […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Thursday confirmed that it carried out strikes targeting militants’ hideouts in Afghanistan, amid strong protest from the Afghan leadership, which condemned it as a “brutal act” and said such arbitrary actions are not a solution to any problem. According to the Afghan officials, at least 46 people, including women and children, […]
RAWALPINDI — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s nephew Hassan Khan Niazi is among 60 more “culprits” sentenced by the military court for their involvement in the May 9 riots, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. “The Field General Court Martial has promulgated the punishments to the following remaining 60 culprits after examining all […]
RAWALPINDI — The negotiation committee of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to brief it’s incarcerated founder Imran Khan on the first round of parleys with the government at Adiala jail today (Thursday), after being granted permission to meet him at the facility, Geo News reported citing sources on Thursday. The PTI negotiators will brief […]
MOSCOW — An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors, a Kazakh official said. Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbaev disclosed the figures while meeting with Azerbaijani officials, the Russian news agency Interfax reported. The Embraer 190 was en route from the […]
MOSCOW — An Azerbaijani airliner has crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau with Kazakhstan’s emergency ministry saying 42 people are likely dead. The Embraer 190 aircraft made an emergency landing at Aktau airport, Azerbaijan Airlines said Wednesday. Kazakhstani officials say that more than 50 rescuers are at the scene and have extinguished a fire […]
KABUL — Pakistan air strikes in an eastern border province of Afghanistan killed 46 people, the Taliban government spokesman told AFP on Wednesday. “Last night (Tuesday), Pakistan bombarded four points in the Barmal district of Paktika province. The total number of dead is 46, most of whom were children and women,” spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. […]
ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said on Tuesday the government “would not accept any pressure” from the new US administration led by President-elect Donald Trump to negotiate with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) or release its party founder Imran Khan. When questioned about potential pressure from the Trump administration in view […]
RAWALPINDI — As the ruling coalition and embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have officially entered dialogues, the latter sought government’s “timeframe” in connection with progress on their demands. Talking to journalists outside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, following a meeting with PTI founder Imran Khan, the former ruling party’s Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Tuesday said: “There […]
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will present its demands in writing to the government’s negotiation committee on the next meeting after the first round of parleys ended in a conducive environment. The federal government and the Imran Khan founded-PTI on Monday conducted their much-hyped meeting in a conducive environment and resolved to continue dialogue […]