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An Afghan consulate official, who was abducted by unidentified gunmen in Quetta in July, has been freed, Afghan officials said Saturday. Hashim Popsal Ebrat, a staffer of the Afghan consulate, had been kidnapped from Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province. Afghan embassy spokesman, Zardasht Shams, confirmed that Ebrat has rejoined his family. […]
Pakistan has strongly condemned the US drone strike that killed four people in the country’s North Waziristan tribal region on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry. An American spy aircraft fired missiles into Mir Ali area of North Waziristan and killed at least four people, official sources in the region said. The drone aircraft fired […]
Chief of Awami National Party (ANP), Asfandyar Wali Khan, on Saturday announced dissolution of all party units over election defeat. Speaking at a news conference in Charsadda, Khan admitted that his party faced defeat in the May 11 general elections over poor performance of the ANP government. He said that new elections will be held […]
Indian troops Saturday violated the 2003 ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC) and fired at Pakistani areas, official sources and residents said. They said Indian forces resorted to unprovoked shelling in the Bajwat Sector of Sialkot. Pakistani forces returned fire and silenced Indian guns, official sources said. The sources added that ceasefire violations […]
The United States has released a detailed, unclassified version of the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment of the use of chemical weapons in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria on August 21. This assessment provides clear and compelling evidence of the Syrian government’s responsibility for these horrific actions. “We provide a link to the complete text of […]
In a sheer violation of international laws, an American spy aircraft fired missiles into North Waziristan tribal region and killed at least three people, official sources in the region said. The drone aircraft fired two missiles on a house in Mir Ali area, destroying the building, tribesmen said. There was no information about the identity […]
The Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Pakistan and Indonesia will become operational on September 1st (Sunday), creating new opportunities for mutually beneficial exploitation of the huge trade potential that happily marks the historically friendly relations between Pakistan and Indonesia, officials say. The last hurdle in the actualization of the PTA was removed by the signing […]
A bomb explosion have killed at least five children and injured three others in northern Baghlan Province, officials said Saturday. Shamsoddin Sarhadi, governor of Doshi District in Baghlan Province, said that the explosion in Fayazqol area of the district, Afghan Islamic Press news agency reported. He also said: “Some children were feeding their animals in […]
Senior Pakistani and Chinese military leaders have pledged to boost defence cooperation, Chinese officials said. China’s Vice Chairman of Central Military Commission Xu Qiliang met with General Khalid Shameem Wynne, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan, in Beijing on Saturday. During the meeting, the two generals pledged to further boost military cooperation […]
Islamabad police have claimed they have recovered a vehicle with explosives and frustrated terror plan. A police officer said one hundred and twenty-five kilogram explosives were concealed in the car in a house in Barakahu area. The non-customs paid vehicle was taken by the police. The explosives were hidden in doors and CNG cylinder of […]
Pakistan will formally lodge its protest on US drone attacks in the UN General Assembly session next month, the country’s top official said Friday. Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz in a policy statement in National Assembly said the US attacks violate Pakistan’s sovereignty and international laws. “A breakthrough is expected on the […]
Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan has opposed any military operation in Karachi. Talking to media in Islamabad on Friday‚ he said that police should be depoliticized. He said the nation has already faced negative consequences of military operation in 1992. He proposed that a special police force should be constituted to address the issue […]
