March 2026

People inspect the damage after a drone hit a residential house in the Sarah Gharghai area of ​​Quetta. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Saturday that Afghan Taliban elements had crossed a “red line” by carrying out rudimentary drone strikes targeting Pakistani civilian areas and warned that the move had brought serious

. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS group of nations in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia June 10, 2024. PHOTO:REUTERS China has urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve their disputes through dialogue rather than force, calling for restraint and an immediate ceasefire as tensions rise between

. BANNED: The Khyber-Pakhtunkwa (KP) Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Saturday neutralized six terrorists in Lakki Marwat district during an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO). The CTD also recovered arms and ammunition during the operation. According to official sources, CTD Bannu region conducted the operation in Shagei area within the limits of Gambila police station after

ISLAMABAD: Employees of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and self-governing institutions operating under state patronage will face pay cuts of between five and 30 percent as part of government austerity, with the savings earmarked for public relief. The decision was taken on Saturday at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to review the impact of