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ISLAMABAD: Outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) maintains a nexus with Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which continues to fuel terrorism, sabotage, and societal destabilization across Balochistan and other parts of Pakistan. This nexus provides funding, training, weapons, and logistical support, enabling the outfit to exploit vulnerable local women and youth as tools for suicide bombings … Read more
His changes to the proposed deal were potentially designed to speed up the process by putting pressure Iran to accept the current framework, one official said.
ISLAMABAD: Political temperatures ahead of the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) elections rose further on Saturday after PTI senior leader Asad Qaiser claimed he was stopped from reaching Islamabad airport and subsequently missed his flight to Skardu for the party’s campaign activity. Qaiser accused the Punjab police of blocking his route to the airport and effectively keeping him … Read more
A former member of the Resistance, he went on to a career spanning eras and disciplines. His books and pronouncements carried moral authority.
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that a husband is legally bound to fulfill commitments made to his wife in a separate agreement in addition to the dower (Haq Mehr) recorded in the Nikahnama. The court issued this verdict as it upheld a trial court decision directing a husband to transfer a five-marla … Read more
US president had planned musical celebration of 250th anniversary of country’s independence WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s troubled bid for a star-studded musical celebration of the 250th anniversary of US independence took yet another hit Friday after three more acts pulled out citing political tensions. Trump’s administration had publicized multiple headliners for a “Freedom 250” concert … Read more
Says police did not allow entry into Islamabad Airport, kept him in custody until flight departed ISLAMABAD: Senior leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Asad Qaiser on Saturday claimed that he was barred from reaching Islamabad Airport and missed his flight to Skardu for the election campaign in Gilgit Baltistan (G-B). In a statement on … Read more
Arafat Minhas took 5-32 on ODI debut against Australia to become the first Pakistani bowler to claim a five-wicket haul on debut. Photo: PCB Pakistan outspun Australia by five wickets in the first one-day international in Rawalpindi with spinner Arafat Minhas becoming the first home bowler to take five wickets on ODI debut on Saturday. … Read more
[A photographer for The Associated Press, he spent a decade on the front lines of combat in his native Vietnam and lost his right eye in a grenade explosion.
Israel used sexual violence as war crime, crime against humanity, says Palestinian Foreign Ministry An Italian activist from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, detained by Israeli forces after their vessels were intercepted in international waters in the Mediterranean, poses for a picture upon arrival at Fiumicino Airport, in Fiumicino, Italy, May 21, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli … Read more