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

. Finance and Excise Minister, 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 financing for low-cost housing and sanctioned key infrastructure grants. The Cabinet Committee meeting was chaired by the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator

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

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

. Khawaja Muhammad Asif. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif declared an “all-out confrontation” with the Taliban regime on Friday, writing X: “Now it’s open war between us and you.” The comments came as the armed forces silenced enemy guns along the border. The operation was Pakistan’s most extensive bombardment of the Afghan

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Home Affairs has imposed an immediate nationwide ban on the outdoor flight of drones and quadcopters citing the prevailing security environment and directed provincial authorities to ensure strict enforcement of the order. In an official notice issued on February 27, the ministry stated that “in light of the prevailing security environment,

Referee Yahya Afridi. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Justice Office has returned a miscellaneous application seeking former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s transfer from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital after raising objections. The Registrar’s Office pointed out that the SC in its February 12 order had clearly asked the petitioner to seek appropriate relief

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

KARACHI: After years of evading capture and casting a long shadow over southern Punjab’s river 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 more than 100 serious cases, turned himself in to the Punjab police as authorities

Says flying all such devices will remain completely banned across the country until further notice The Ministry of Interior on Friday announced a nationwide ban on the use of drones and quadcopters, stating that the flight of all such devices will remain completely banned throughout the country for the time being due to the prevailing