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DG ISPR says enemy carried out incursions at 53 sites spread across 15 sectors; 297 Taliban killed Pakistani soldiers pose with the national flag at a captured checkpoint in Afghanistan, while showing respect for the enemy flag. ISLAMABAD: In a dramatic escalation along the volatile western border, Pakistan said Friday it had carried out “precise […]

. Minister of Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Friday approved the revised ‘Mera Ghar Mera Aashiana’ (MGMA) – Mortgage Finance for Low-Cost Housing scheme and sanctioned key infrastructure grants. The ministerial committee meeting was chaired by Federal Minister of Finance and Revenue,

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks with Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Force Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir during a visit to GHQ in Rawalpindi. ISLAMABAD: Friendly nations and world leaders on Friday called for calm between Pakistan and Afghanistan after overnight border clashes and Pakistan’s punitive retaliation against Kabul that killed hundreds

. Heavy weapons and ammunition seized from retreating Taliban forces are on display as part of the ongoing Ghazab Lil Haq operation. ISLAMABAD: Pakistani airstrikes hit Taliban military installations in Afghanistan’s main urban centers on Thursday as part of “Operation Ghazab Lil Haq” launched in response to “unprovoked and miscalculated” attacks on Pakistani border posts.

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior imposed an immediate nationwide ban on the outdoor flight of drones and quadcopters, citing the current security environment, and ordered provincial authorities to ensure strict implementation of this order. In an official notification issued on February 27, the ministry said that “in view of the current security environment, it has

. Khawaja Muhammad Asif. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif declared a “total confrontation” with the Taliban regime on Friday, posting on X: “Now it is an open war between us and you.” The comments come as the armed forces have silenced enemy weapons along the border. It was Pakistan’s most extensive bombardment

Justice Yahya Afridi. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court has returned a miscellaneous application seeking transfer of former Prime Minister Imran Khan from Adiala Prison to Shifa International Hospital due to his deteriorating health condition, after raising objections. The registrar’s office pointed out that in its order dated February

. Ali Hassan Zehri. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday suspended the victory notification of PPP’s Ali Hassan Zehri a day after issuing a notification declaring him the re-elected candidate from Balochistan Assembly constituency PB-21 (Hub). The ECP decided on Wednesday to conduct a recount in 39 polling stations in

KARACHI: After years of evading capture and casting a long shadow over southern Punjab’s riverine belt, one of the region’s most notorious outlaws finally surrendered on Friday. Tanveer Andhar, a criminal with a bounty of Rs 10 million and wanted in over 100 serious cases, surrendered to the Punjab Police as authorities said no organized

Said that the theft of all these devices will remain completely prohibited across the country until further notice The Interior Ministry on Friday announced a nationwide ban on the use of drones and quadcopters, saying the flight of all such devices would remain completely banned across the country until further notice due to the prevailing