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KARACHI: Awami National Party Chairman Aimal Wali Khan on Sunday called for a comprehensive and uncompromising policy to eliminate terrorism and extremism, rejecting any distinction between the “good” and “bad” Taliban, and urging the government to approach the issue with clarity and consistency. Khan addressed a large public rally organized by ANP Sindh on Shahrah-e-Quaidain […]

RAHIM YAR KHAN: A Pakistani citizen who spent 25 years in Indian jails after accidentally crossing the border while hunting has finally returned home following orders from the Indian Supreme Court, ending a long and painful chapter. Asghar Ali, a resident of Chak 170-P near Sadiqabad in Rahim Yar Khan district, reached his hometown on

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks with US President Donald Trump at the White House as Field Marshal Asim Munir looks on. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: A year after US President Donald Trump returned to the White House, Pakistan appears to be one of the quiet beneficiaries of a significant shift in Washington’s strategic thinking. The new

A man walks on a snowy road in Abbotabad. Photo: PPI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is grappling with harsh winter conditions as heavy snowfall and rains continue to disrupt life in the northern, northwest and hill regions – from the Tirah Valley to Murree, Kotli, Nakyal and Galiyat. In the high-altitude districts of Balochistan and Azad Kashmir,

DERA ISMAIL KHAN/RAWALPINDI: Security forces carried out intelligence operations in Panjgur district of Balochistan and Kurram district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), killing six terrorists, including three affiliated with Indian proxy Fitna al-Hindustan. According to a press release issued by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation in Panjgur was carried out based on intelligence reports of

CM Afridi rejects govt’s ‘voluntary displacement’ allegation; He says the government wants to pit the KP government against security forces PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has rejected the federal government’s statement, terming it “misleading and factually incorrect”, that the displacement of people from Tirah Valley in Khyber district is voluntary in nature. Afridi,

Akhundzada Hussain, spokesperson for TTAP. Photo: file LAHORE: Tehreek-e-Tahafuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) will hold its second meeting on Monday (today) to finalize arrangements for February 8, as indications emerge of a tactical shift from street agitation to more calibrated means of recording protests, according to sources within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The evolving approach comes amid

. ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Sunday held separate telephonic conversations with his counterparts from Bangladesh and Qatar, reviewing bilateral relations, regional developments and areas of mutual cooperation. During their meeting with Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain, the two leaders reviewed Pakistan-Bangladesh relations, with special emphasis on trade and economic cooperation, the

. LAHORE: Seeking to reclaim its political prominence in a city where it has gradually disappeared, the Lahore chapter of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has announced a ‘Kashmir Bana Ga Pakistan’ rally on February 1. The party is presenting the rally as both a demonstration of its political presence in the provincial capital and