Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has criticised Pakistani students for expressing solidarity with Afghan students, saying such support ignores the sacrifices of Pakistanis killed in terrorist attacks. In a statement, Asif said Pakistan had hosted Afghans for five decades and shared its limited resources with them. He said Pakistan had hoped that the

QUETTA (Kashmir English): Questions have been raised over the continued movement of trucks and the operation of mining businesses reportedly linked to former Balochistan chief minister and BNP-Mengal leader Akhtar Mengal amid ongoing attacks by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on transport and commercial targets in the province. According to an Azaad Urdu report, the

DASHT (Kashmir English): Security forces have arrested 58 Afghan nationals, including women and children, during an operation in the Mirani area of Dasht,  in southern Balochistan, officials said. According to security sources, the operation was conducted to prevent an alleged human trafficking attempt involving Afghan nationals who were reportedly being facilitated to travel onward through

LAHORE (Kashmir English): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday said that police have arrested Aleema Khan ⁠in Lahore ahead ​of a planned ​protest march to Islamabad by the ‌party ⁠on September 27. Sources said that former prime minister Imran Khan’s sister was taken into custody from her residence in Upper Mall, Lahore, under Section 3 of

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): There is good news for consumers planning to install solar systems: a significant drop in the prices of lithium batteries used in these systems has been recorded in the Lahore market. Prices for various types of batteries have decreased by amounts ranging from PKR 20,000 to PKR 100,000. According to market sources,

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English):  The government has initiated a special PM fuel relief scheme to work across the country. According to the scheme, users can get petrol at the price of Rs. 100 per litre, and the scheme is applicable even if the consumers buy less than 5 litres of petrol. In such cases, petrol users

KALAT (Kashmir English): Security forces killed five terrorists in a timely operation on the N-25 highway near Kalat, according to the Pakistan Army’s media wing (ISPR). An attempt by terrorists to disrupt public movement on the N-25 near Kalat was thwarted. Security forces killed five terrorists during the operation and safely rescued 23 abductees from

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The size of the delegation accompanying Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on his visit to the United States has been reduced as part of an austerity drive. According to media reports, the delegation accompanying the Prime Minister will include Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, as well as Tariq Fatemi. Under

MASTUNG (Kashmir English): Four terrorists were killed and two others injured during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Killi Siddique Abad area of Mastung district, Balochistan, security sources said on Saturday. Security forces launched the operation on Friday after intelligence indicated the presence of a group of six to eight terrorists affiliated with Fitna Al