UN chief says ‘migration is not a crisis,’ urges global cooperation

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference at the Nasrec Expo Center in Johannesburg on November 21, 2025, ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit.PHOTO: AFP HAMILTON: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged countries on Friday to reject fear-driven narratives on migration, stressing that “migration is not a crisis” and calling for stronger international … Read more

What ‘Ghazab Lil Haq’ means and why Pakistan chose the name for its Afghanistan operation

A Pakistani soldier at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. PHOTO: AFP Pakistani security forces have launched “Operation Ghazab Lil Haq,” carrying out coordinated air and ground strikes against Afghan Taliban positions in Kabul, Kandahar, Paktia and Nangarhar, as well as several other locations, following what officials described as unprovoked cross-border aggression. The development comes as the military … Read more

Pakistan says 331 Taliban terrorists killed in cross-border operation with Afghanistan

US, China, Russia, Iran urge restraint as Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq escalates along border A Pakistani army tank stands at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on February 27, 2026, following overnight cross-border fighting between the two countries. Photo: AFP Pakistan said on Saturday that its forces had killed 331 Taliban terrorists in a major military operation launched … Read more

Dar warns against de facto annexation in West Bank

JEDDAH: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday urged the international community and Muslim countries to take collective and decisive action to halt Israeli settlement expansion and annexation attempts in the occupied Palestinian territories. Addressing the extraordinary open-ended ministerial session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Executive Committee in Jeddah, Dar … Read more

PM to visit Russia on March 3-5, RIA says

. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the federal cabinet on February 4, 2026. SCREENGRAB MOSCOW: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif plans a visit to Russia on March 3-5, Russian state news agency RIA reported, citing a Pakistani official. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the visit was being prepared. State news agency RIA said it would happen … Read more

Relentless reckoning for Taliban

DG ISPR says enemy conducted incursions at 53 locations across 15 sectors; 297 Taliban operatives killed Pakistani soldiers pose with the national flag at a captured check post inside Afghanistan, while showing respect for the enemy flag. ISLAMABAD: In a dramatic escalation along the volatile western frontier, Pakistan on Friday said it had carried out … Read more

PAF aims to transition into a next generation force, says air chief

. Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu. Photo: YouTube RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Air Force commemorated the 7th anniversary of Operation Swift Retort at Air Headquarters, marking a landmark demonstration of resolve, professionalism and calibrated response in modern air warfare. Addressing the ceremony, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of … Read more

Security on high-alert due to tense situation at borders

KARACHI: A city teeming with illegal and legally registered Afghan immigrant population is on tenterhooks as tensions flare up on borders. The Ghazab-lil-Haq operation of the Pakistan’s armed forces against the Afghan Taliban Regime has set the civil administrations in major cities on their toes to prevent any subversive activity by foreign sponsored terrorists. In … Read more