KOHAT – In a shocking incident, Malik Asad, the elder brother of martyred DIG Malik Saad Shaheed, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Kohat on Monday. According to local sources, the attack took place in an area falling between the jurisdictions of Billi Tang and Gumbat police stations. Malik Asad’s driver was also injured […]
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ISLAMABAD – Overseas Pakistanis were hailed as the “pride of the nation” by Syed Qamar Raza, Chairman of the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF), during a stirring speech at the closing session of the first annual convention dedicated to the global Pakistani diaspora. Addressing over 1,200 attendees in Islamabad, Raza said, “Wherever they are in the
Mushtaq Yusufzai The fight against terrorism in Pakistan has long been marked by contrasting approaches, political confusion, and a lack of consistent long-term strategy. A glaring example of this is the policy divide between the federal government and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provincial administration regarding the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). From the onset, the federal
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At least nine individuals, including four personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) and several civilians, were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Mohmand tehsil of Bajaur district. The explosion occurred around 11:00 am near Usmania School on the main road in Laghari area, targeting a bomb disposal (BD) team of the
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France has strongly condemned the recent public executions carried out by the Taliban in Afghanistan, terming them a serious violation of human rights and a disturbing escalation in the erosion of basic freedoms under the Taliban regime. In a statement issued by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, April 15, the execution of
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The United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference 2025 commenced on Tuesday with a strong acknowledgment of Pakistan’s longstanding commitment to global peacekeeping, as UN Under-Secretary for Operational Support Atul Khare praised the country’s contributions in some of the world’s most difficult conflict zones. Addressing the opening session, Khare stated that Pakistan “is one of the leading
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In a fresh display of political repression, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan has ordered the immediate closure of all Hezb-e-Islami offices across the country, the arrest of its members, and the confiscation of office equipment, according to an official document made public by Habib-ur-Rahman Hekmatyar, son of the party’s leader, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. The directive, issued
Three personnel of the Balochistan Constabulary were martyred and 16 others injured according to Balochistan government when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near their vehicle on Dasht Road in Mastung district on Tuesday. According to Balochistan government the injured are shifted to the local hospitals where their treatment has been started. According to police officials, the
Two workers associated with the National Emergency Polio Campaign were abducted at gunpoint near Kot Daulat in the Kulachi tehsil, police officials confirmed. According to the police, the two employees — identified as Raza Muhammad and Muhammad Asif — were returning after receiving training for the polio vaccination drive when unidentified assailants intercepted their vehicle.
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More than 500 schools in Afghanistan’s northern provinces of Balkh and Baghlan remain without proper buildings, compelling thousands of students to study outdoors in extreme weather conditions, local sources report. According to Afghan media, officials from the Balkh Department of Education have revealed that out of 600 operational schools in the province, 223 either lack
