TTP leader Safiullah killed in North Waziristan operation: ISPR By: Web Desk on September 20, 2021RAWALPINDI: On Monday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the ill-famed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander Safiullah has been killed during an operation conducted by the Pakistan Army in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali area. “The terrorist was involved in the murders of four women NGO workers and FWO engineers,” the ISPR said. Commander Safiullah belonged […]
CEC, opp ‘speaking the same language’ By: Agencies on September 20, 2021Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Sunday accused the chief election commissioner and the opposition of creating hurdles in the way of electoral reforms and running a campaign against the electronic voting machines “The way the ECP has raised objections on the EVMs, it reflects a particular mindset … CEC and the […]
PCB to stand aggressive against New Zealand in ICC meeting By: Web Desk on September 19, 2021ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to take a tough stance against the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) board at the International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting. Sources privy to the development said that PCB has decided to lobby against New Zealand Cricket and adopt a tough stance against its recent action of abandoning the Pakistan […]
PM initiates dialogue with Taliban for inclusive govt By: News Desk on September 19, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday said that he has initiated dialogue with Taliban for an inclusive government in Afghanistan to include Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbek ethnicities. The prime minister, who paid a two-day visit to Tajikistan mainly to attend the SCO Summit, met with the leadership of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries and including Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan […]
Instability in Afghanistan may affect all neighbouring countries: warns Imran Khan By: Web Desk on September 18, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan stressed on the need for an inclusive government in Afghanistan. On Friday, he warned that instability in the war-torn country could affect all the neighbouring countries. In an interview to Russia Today (RT), PM Imran said that inclusive government is the only way to peace and stability in Afghanistan. Afghanistan was […]
Huge setback for Pakistan cricket By: Agencies on September 18, 2021New Zealand pulled out of their cricket series against Pakistan on Friday over security concerns just as the first one-day international was due to start in Rawalpindi, while Islamabad called it a ‘conspiracy’ aimed at damaging Pakistan’s efforts for peace in the region. “Following an escalation in the New Zealand Government threat levels for Pakistan, […]
New Zealand cancels Pakistan tour due to security concerns By: AFP on September 17, 2021New Zealand on Friday pulled out of their cricket series against Pakistan over security concerns just minutes after the first one-day international was due to start. The move is a massive setback to Pakistan, which has been trying to revive tours by foreign sides after home internationals were suspended in the aftermath of a terror […]
PM seeks urgent action to stabilise Afghanistan By: APP on September 17, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said it was essential to take urgent steps to improve the security situation in Afghanistan, prevent humanitarian crisis and stabilize the economy. He stressed that there was an opportunity to finally end the conflict and war in Afghanistan after 40 years. The prime minister expressed these views during a bilateral […]
World should incentivise Taliban rather than controlling Afghan soil externally By: Web Desk on September 16, 2021ISLAMABAD: On Wednesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan giving an interview to CNN’s Becky Anderson said that if the world wants to achieve peace in Afghanistan, it should “engage with the Taliban” and they should also be “incentivized” on issues such as inclusive government and women’s rights. During the interview at his residence Bani Gala, Imran […]
World must give Taliban time to deliver: Pakistan By: Agencies on September 16, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that as Afghanistan is on historic crossroads, there is a need for the international community to incentivize its people to achieve peace and stability. “There is another fallacy that Afghanistan can be controlled from outside. There is a history. No puppet government in Afghanistan is supported by the […]