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29+ min ago   (237+ words) PESHAWAR – Security forces killed eight militants during an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, security sources said. The operation targeted militant hideouts, which were subsequently destroyed during the action. Security personnel also recovered a substantial quantity of weapons, ammunition…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (160+ words) LAHORE – Opening batter Sahibzada Farhan has been proposed to retain the captaincy of Pakistan’s T20 team for the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka, the sources said on Thursday. The development is expected after Sahibzada Farhan’s performance at the Asian Games....

1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (305+ words) QUETTA – The Balochistan government has announced a series of austerity and fuel conservation measures, including market timings, aimed at reducing official and public-sector spending. Under the notification, fuel allocations for government vehicles will be reduced by 50 percent for three months....

2+ hour, 10+ min ago   (216+ words) ISLAMABAD – Five armed men allegedly robbed the residence of Chinese nationals in Islamabad’s G-10/4 sector after holding them and their staff hostage for around one and a half hours, according to the complaint submitted to Ramna Police Station. The incident…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago   (207+ words) Director General Immigration and Passports Muhammad Ali Randhawa, following consultations with Director General Intelligence Bureau Fawad Asadullah Khan, has directed that security clearances for dual-nationality overseas Pakistanis seeking their first Pakistani passport for Hajj be completed on a priority basis....

2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (274+ words) LONDON – Britain’s Royal Air Force has secretly deployed satellite-jamming technology to counter suspected surveillance efforts by hostile states and protect sensitive military information, according to British media reports. The reports suggested the Royal Air Force had installed an advanced electronic…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (1004+ words) Islamabad and Rawalpindi have entered a heightened security phase ahead of the planned September 27 political activity, with authorities tightening movement on several routes, placing containers at strategic locations and increasing the deployment of law-enforcement personnel. While local movement inside the…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago   (159+ words) ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah has ruled out talks with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) until the party postpones its planned Islamabad long march. Speaking on a local private TV, Rana Sanaullah, the political advisor to PM, said…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (60+ words) TOI: Pakistan said early Thursday that it had carried out airstrikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it said were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan. There was no immediate response from Kabul to the latest Pakistani strikes. Taliban government…...

52+ min ago   (126+ words) Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez has warned of the growing power of ‘selfish, ignorant and cruel’ forces undermining humanity. Spain’s Sanchez warns of far-right threat in UNGA speech Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has warned of the growing power of ‘selfish,…...