Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) Widespread demonstrations in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) over the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei entered the second day on Monday as people in large numbers continued their protest with arson and violence across the region. At least 11 people have died in the Skardu district of PoGB after security officials opened fire on the protesters as they vandalised and torched a UN office.In view of the situation, the local administration has…
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Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) The US Embassy in Islamabad said on Sunday that it is monitoring reports of protests at the US Consulates General in Karachi and Lahore and calls for demonstrations at the US Embassy in Islamabad and Consulate General Peshawar, as it advised US citizens in the country to monitor local news and observe good personal security practices. In a statement shared on X, the US Embassy in Islamabad said: “We are monitoring reports of ongoing demonstrations at the US Consulates G…
Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Two police personnel and six people were injured after unidentified assailants carried out attacks on three police installations in Peshawar city of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Sunday. A senior police official stated that Mattani and Badhber police stations and the nearby Sra Khawra police checkpost were attacked on Saturday; however, police retaliated against the attacks, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.According to the senior…
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Police in Pakistan arrested 35 Afghan migrants during inspection raids carried out in Peshawar over the past week, local media reported on Tuesday. As per the details, police conducted 41 search and inspection operations in different parts of Peshawar during the past week. During the operations, 35 undocumented Afghan nationals in Pakistan were deported, Pakistan’s Samaa TV reported.Police also detained 233 suspected individuals and legal proceedings were initiated again…
Kabul, Feb 8 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Ministry of National Defence has rejected Pakistan’s allegations regarding the attack at a mosque in Islamabad, terming them “irresponsible and baseless” and urging Pakistani officials to take responsibility for their internal security shortcomings, local media reported. Afghanistan’s statement comes after Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, in a post on X, mentioned that preliminary findings indicate that the attacker had been on the move to and from Afgh…
Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) The death toll from the Islamabad suicide bombing rose to 36 on Saturday, local media reported, quoting a spokesperson of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS).”A 21-year-old man, who was brought from the imambargah, died,” said Dr Aneeza Jalil while speaking to a leading Pakistani daily, Dawn.She further mentioned that nine of the injured are in “very serious” condition. Jalil also stated that in total, 149 injured people and 28 bodies were brought to Pims on…
Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) As investigators continue to trace the sequence of events behind the deadly suicide bombing at Islamabad’s Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra, authorities have identified the suspected attacker as a resident of Peshawar who allegedly underwent militant training in Afghanistan, local media reported on Saturday.According to preliminary findings shared by sources associated with the investigation, the attacker, identified as Yasir Khan Yasir, had reportedly stayed in Afghanistan…
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province faces a deepening political confrontation between Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, increasing the escalating terrorism threat in the volatile region, a report has stated. Afridi’s recently reviewed the Safe Cities project. However, Kundi accused him of causing violence through protests while ignoring security duties, a report in Afghan Diaspora Network detailed. Pakistan’s Federal Information Minister Att…
Islamabad, Feb 4 (IANS) Pakistan’s illicit gun culture is not accidental but a product of instability and the outcome of decades of conflict, permissive governance, and a deeply embedded social relationship with weapons, a report has stated. “The country’s modern landscape of arms trafficking and illegal gun ownership sits at the intersection of geopolitics, criminal enterprise, and cultural tradition, an ecosystem where state fragility and societal norms reinforce one another, allowing the tr…
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistan’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in 2022 was considered a sign of improved financial governance; however, the optimism surrounding the development has faded. FATF’s announcement in 2025 to keep Pakistan under follow‑up monitoring despite its removal from the grey list, citing concerns over country’s ability and intention to curb money laundering and terror financing, demonstrated a reality that many analysts have stressed that d…