Afghanistan’s president has held talks with Pakistan’s prime minister as momentum builds for peace talks with the Taliban that are aimed at ending Afghanistan’s decades of war and conflict.
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Pompeo says remains hopeful Pakistan will crack down on Islamist militants
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a trip to India on Wednesday that he remained hopeful that neighboring Pakistan would chose the “right course” in cracking down on Islamist fundamentalists.
Read more ›Former President of Pakistan Asif Zardari arrested in mega money laundering case
Former president of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari was arrested Monday (June 10) by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in mega money laundering case.
Read more ›Gunmen kill 2 Pakistani troops deployed for Eid in southwest
Pakistan’s military says suspected militants have opened fire on a paramilitary vehicle patrolling in the town of Hernai in southwestern Baluchistan province, killing two troops before fleeing.
Read more ›Pakistani Court Sentences Militants For Terror Financing
A court in Pakistan has sentenced three militants to prison after convicting them on charges of financing terrorism.
Read more ›Pakistan arrests 6 for collecting funds for militant groups
Pakistani police say six people have been arrested for allegedly collecting funds for two outlawed militant organizations.
Read more ›3 ISIS and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Terrorists Arrested in Pakistan
The Pakistan government had arrested over 100 members of banned outfits including JeM chief Masood Azhar’s son and brother and taken control of JeM, JuD and FIF properties including seminaries and mosques across the country following immense international pressure built up after the Pulwama attack in February. Lahore: Three terrorists belonging to the Islamic State (IS) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militant […]
Read more ›Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile
Pakistan says it has successfully conducted a “training launch” of a ballistic missile capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional warheads up to 1,500 kilometers.
Read more ›India Successfully Test Fires 500 Kg Guided Bomb Near Pakistani Border
South Asia’s two nuclear armed nations are testing weapons amid talks of restoring peace in the region which has been disrupted since mid-February when the Indian Air Force targetted alleged terror infrastructure inside Pakistani territory in response to a terror attack on 14 February in which 40 Indian soldiers were killed in Kashmir.
Read more ›Pakistan’s Army to Deploy Division to Protect Economic Corridor With China
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is set to become a crucial leg of the broader Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing’s mega-project aiming to enhance “all-around connectivity through infrastructure construction”.
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