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Qatari minister hails PM Shehbaz’s visit in call with Ishaq Dar

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The two ministers reaffirm their commitment to strengthening fraternal ties between Pakistan and Qatar Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (left) and Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi. Photo: Files Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, on […]

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Pakistan gives “effective” response to new “unprovoked firing” by the Afghan Taliban

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At least 22 Afghan Taliban killed as security forces thwart quadcopter attack on border posts A Pakistani soldier watches over the border fence with Afghanistan. PHOTO:AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD: Security forces responded decisively to unprovoked aggression by the Afghan Taliban along the Pakistan-Afghan border, security sources said Thursday. The forces targeted Taliban positions in several sectors including

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Doctors’ strike enters fourth day following killing of female doctor in Kohat

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Protesters demand arrest of killers, anti-terrorism clauses in FIR and martyrdom package for murdered doctor Doctors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are protesting on Wednesday after the killing of Dr Mehwish Hasnain in Kohat. PHOTO: EXPRESS PESHAWAR: Doctors’ organizations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday continued their protests for the fourth consecutive day, paralyzing outpatient and elective wards of

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ECP reinstates Ali Hassan Zehri as winner of Hub 2024 polls, just a day after ordering recount

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The day before, the commission had issued a brief order ordering a recount at 39 polling stations in Pole PB-21. Ali Hassan Zehri. Photo: file In a dramatic turn of events, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday issued a notification declaring Ali Hassan Zehri of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) the re-elected candidate from

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TTAP signals willingness to engage government in negotiations on constitutional protection

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Opposition alliance advocates national counter-terrorism strategy with provinces, citing rising attacks in KP, Balochistan Leaders of Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan are seen during a meeting chaired by coalition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. File/SCREENGRAB The Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan (TTAP) has decided to respond positively to the government’s offer for talks on constitutional protection, sources

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Ten terrorists killed in IBO in Balochistan’s Zhob: ISPR

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Disinfection operations still underway to eliminate any further Indian-sponsored terrorists in the region, army says ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed ten terrorists belonging to India-backed proxy group Fitna al Khwarij during an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) in Zhob district of Balochistan, the Army’s media wing said in a statement. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR),

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Cop martyred in blast targeting armored vehicle on Quetta-Karachi highway

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Separately, a policeman was martyred in an explosion targeting an armored vehicle on the Quetta-Karachi highway QUETTA: At least five people, including children, were killed on Thursday when a cylinder exploded in a house in Chaman, Balochistan. Express News reported. Rescuers rushed to the scene, removing bodies from the rubble and transporting the injured to

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Indian statement on Balochistan attack confirms Pakistan’s view on New Delhi’s role: FO

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The spokesperson says India has failed to bring to justice those involved in the Samjhauta Express attack. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi speaks to the weekly press on February 26, 2026. Photo: MoFA/X Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi on Thursday stressed that the reaction of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), following the recent

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Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar leaves for Jeddah to attend OIC Executive Committee meeting

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Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar travels to Jeddah to attend the extraordinary open-ended ministerial session of the Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation PHOTO: X/FOREIGN OFFICE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar left Islamabad on Thursday for Saudi Arabia to attend the open-ended extraordinary ministerial session of the Executive Committee of the

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