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Pakistan urges Muslim countries to impress upon India to de-escalate tensions

ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday urged brotherly countries, including Saudi Arabia, to impress upon India to de-escalate and defuse tensions heightened after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. Sharif separately met Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliky, UAE Ambassador Hamad Obaid Al-Zaabi and Kuwait Ambassador Nasser Abdulrahman Jasser in Islamabad when […]

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54 terrorists killed as infiltration attempt thwarted in Pakistan’s North Waziristan

PESHAWAR — Security forces killed 54 terrorists attempting to infiltrate through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Sunday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), this is the highest-ever number of khwarij killed by security forces in a single engagement throughout the campaign […]

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Pakistan needs both establishment and PTI for national unity, stability: Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan has said that the country and its people need both the establishment and his party to secure national unity and stability. The statement was conveyed by Imran’s legal representative, Advocate Faisal Chaudhry, following a meeting at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, where Imran remains imprisoned. Speaking to reporters, […]

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Pakistan Army Chief describes Kashmir as ‘jugular vein’, invokes two-nation theory at diaspora event

ISLAMABAD — Army Chief General Asim Munir described Kashmir as Pakistan’s “jugular vein” during a diaspora event, where he asked overseas Pakistanis to pass on the country’s story to their children, emphasising that their forefathers believed Hindus and Muslims were different in every possible aspect of life. “Our stance is very clear, it was our […]