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Pakistan summons Afghan diplomat after Bajaur attack that killed 11 soldiers

Police officers stand guard at the main entrance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. Photo: File Pakistan’s foreign ministry on Thursday summoned the Afghan deputy chief of mission to deliver a strong demarche over the February 16 attack in Bajaur that killed 11 Pakistani soldiers. The attack involved a suicide car bomb followed […]

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Imaan Mazari, Hadi Ali Chattha granted bail by ATC

Separately, the IHC issues notices in appeals of controversial tweets case judgments Lawyer and human rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Wednesday granted bail to rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chatha, in a case involving a confrontation

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Prime Minister Shehbaz lands in Washington to attend the ‘Board of Peace’ summit

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Washington DC to attend the inaugural session of the Board of Peace. Washington, February 19, 2026.. PHOTO: EXPRESS Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Washington to attend the “Peace Council” as Pakistan has denied it will join the international stabilization force to demilitarize Hamas. Deputy Prime Minister

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The NA panel announces proposals against the Ministry of Climate Change

. The PML-N-led coalition government at the Center now has 229 members in the NA. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s standing committee on climate change and environmental coordination decided unanimously on Wednesday to make a privilege motion against the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination and the chairman of the Capital Development Authority

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CTD neutralizes 14 terrorists in IBOs

. QUETTA: At least 14 terrorists were neutralized in two separate intelligence-based operations (IBOs) conducted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Quetta and Barkhan districts of Balochistan, a spokesman said on Wednesday. The first operation unfolded in Darakhshan on the outskirts of Quetta following credible intelligence indicating the presence of Indian proxy terrorists, CTD spokesman

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Afridi to form ‘free Imran force’ as TTAP ends sit-in

. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi addresses a video message on January 27, 2026. SCREENGRAB The opposition Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan (TTAP) on Wednesday called off its sit-in outside Parliament as the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chief minister announced the formation of the ‘Imran Khan Release Force’, a new strategy to secure relief for jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder

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Possibility of airstrikes on the table, Kabul warned

Asif says India, Afghanistan back proxy terrorism; Citing the presence of terrorist groups on Afghan soil Defense Minister Khawaja Asif during an interview with Voice of America (VoA). SCREEN GRAB ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not hesitate to carry out further airstrikes inside Afghanistan unless Kabul guarantees peace, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said on Wednesday, accusing India

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