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ISLAMABAD: Authorities clarified on Wednesday that naval escort operations currently conducted by the Pakistan Navy are limited to protecting the country’s merchant vessels operating along key maritime routes between Karachi and the Gulf and Red Sea regions, amid heightened security concerns triggered by the ongoing Iran-US war. Well-placed security sources told The Express Pakinomist that

A total of 219 tanks, armored vehicles and artillery guns were destroyed during the operation A Pakistani army soldier stands guard at a border terminal in Ghulam Khan, a town in North Waziristan, on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that at least 641 Afghan Taliban militants have

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs has expressed its inability to accept the transfer of the remaining staff of the Pakistan Public Works Department (Pak-PWD), it was revealed on Wednesday. The Senate Standing Committee on Housing discussed the issue of merging Public Works Department (PWD) employees into various government institutions, with the ministry receiving sharp

Justice (retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed. PHOTO: FILE LAHORE: People cannot be prevented from disagreeing with or dissenting from the government under any law as long as they stay within the limits set by the constitution, legal and political experts have said. As the government has openly warned people against deviating from its current foreign policy, arguing

Iran’s New Supreme Leader Wounded But ‘Safe’; Three vessels hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz Smoke rises from the Thai bulk carrier ‘Mayuree Naree’ near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: President Donald Trump again signaled on Wednesday that there could be a quick end to America’s war on

. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi addresses the Khyber Peace Jirga on Sunday. Photo: X PESHAWAR: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) was told on Wednesday that the police wanted to nominate Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi as an accused in a case related to an attack on Radio Pakistan in Peshawar on May 9,

A combination photo of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian. PHOTOS: FILE ISLAMABAD: As tensions continue to grip the Middle East following US-Israeli attacks on Iran, Pakistan is attempting a delicate diplomatic balancing act, engaging Tehran at the highest level while reiterating its long-standing strategic commitment to Saudi Arabia. Prime Minister Shehbaz

A photo of opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai. SCREEN GRAB ISLAMABAD: Tehreek Tahaffuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan on Wednesday urged the government to take the opposition and parliament into confidence on defense pacts and policies amid the changing regional situation, stressing that national security decisions must be taken by consensus. The demand was listed in a resolution passed