Political leadership backs anti-terror push, calls for national unity
ISLAMABAD – A meeting of leaders and representatives of the parliamentary parties was held in Islamabad on Wednesday with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the chair.
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Iran is toast, US, Israel will rain down death, destruction: Pentagon
Washington – Within a week, the US and Israel “will have complete control over Iranian skies,” US War Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted on Wednesday during a press conference at the Pentagon alongside Gen.
Pakistan will neutralise threat emanating from Afghanistan: Field Marshal
ISLAMABAD – Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), HJ, COAS & CDF, visited Wana in South Waziristan to review the prevailing security situation and operational preparedness along the Western border.
Iranian drones hit US embassy in Riyadh
RIYADH – Iranian drones hit the US embassy in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh overnight, causing a “limited” fire on the premises, according to Saudi authorities, though videos appeared to show a large fire engulfing the compound.
435 Afghan Taliban operatives killed in ongoing operation
Islamabad – At least 435 Afghan Taliban operatives have so far been killed and over six hundred and thirty injured during the ongoing Operation Ghazab lil-Haq.
President warns Afghanistan over terrorist sanctuaries
Asif Ali Zardari says Pakistan won’t allow use of neighboring territory to destabilize peace Addresses joint session of parliament amid opposition protest.
At least 23 dead as mobs storm Karachi consulate and clash with forces elsewhere
KARACHI / ISLAMABAD / LAHORE / SKARDU – At least 23 protesters were killed and dozens injured across Pakistan on Sunday as demonstrations against US and Israeli strikes on Iran turned violent following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, officials said.
Civil, military leadership huddle assesses security situation, regional developments
Islamabad – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting on Sunday to review the prevailing regional environment and Pakistan’s internal security situation.
UN Chief condemns military escalation in ME, urges de-escalation
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and de-escalation in the Middle East saying that failing to do so risks a wider regional conflict with grave consequences for civilians and regional stability.
Netanyahu says Khamenei ‘is no more’
Tel Aviv – The signs are growing that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “is no more,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement to the Israeli public on Saturday.