KARACHI: Journalist Alifya Sohail was detained for several hours on Friday and issued a clear warning over her reporting on Baloch enforced disappearances, directly contradicting a Dawn report that linked her arrest to the Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) protest, an opposition alliance that includes the PTI. Sohail went missing shortly […]
South Asia
Regional Updates: Gulf Nations, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, and China.
New York: Denmark has warned the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) of the “serious threat” posed by the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South and Central Asia, stating that the group continues to receive “logistical and substantial support” from Afghanistan’s de facto authorities. Speaking as chair of the UNSC’s ISIL […]
Jamshoro: The Jeay Sindh Student Federation (JSF) organized a long march from the shrine of Shah Abdul Latif in Bhit Shah to Sindh University, Jamshoro, protesting the military’s alleged takeover of Sindh lands and resources and raising grievances about student issues in educational institutions. The march, organized by the JSF […]
Kachhi: Unknown armed men launched an attack on a police station in the Khattan area of Kachhi district, Balochistan, late on Monday. The attackers, reportedly armed with modern weapons, seized official arms from the station before setting fire to records and other equipment. Sources said that only a few police […]
Quetta : The National Democratic Party (NDP) has condemned the Balochistan government’s decision to add the names of several political and social activists including the party’s central organizer, Advocate Shahzaib Baloch to the Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act, calling the move “unconstitutional, apolitical and reflective of an authoritarian mindset.” […]
Islamabad/Kabul: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to continue the existing ceasefire, following recent negotiations held in Istanbul, Turkey. A joint statement issued after the talks said that the rules and mechanisms for implementing the ceasefire will be finalized in the next round of discussions, set to take place on November […]
ISTANBUL: Pakistan’s Information Minister announced on Wednesday the failure of talks between the Afghan Taliban government and Pakistan following border tensions, stating that the discussions held in Istanbul also failed to produce a workable solution. Afghanistan’s interim government has yet to release a statement regarding these talks. The negotiations in […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army has claimed to have killed 30 militants during clashes near the Afghan border, while five soldiers were killed in the exchange of fire. According to the military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the incidents occurred on the night between October 24 and 25 when […]
ISLAMABAD: Former U.S. Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, has sharply criticized Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif for warning of an “open war” with Afghanistan if ongoing negotiations between the two countries fail. In a post shared on social media, Khalilzad described Khawaja Asif’s statement as “reckless in the […]
GENEVA: Pakistan and India traded sharp accusations over Kashmir at a United Nations Security Council session, with India asserting that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of the country and accusing Pakistan of committing serious human rights violations, while Pakistan countered by condemning India’s actions in the region and […]
