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Pakistan Army chief warns India of ‘decisive response’ to any provocation

October 18, 2025 18:18 IST

“We will never be intimidated, not coerced by rhetoric and will respond decisively to even a minor provocation without any qualms,” the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) said.

‘No ties between Islamabad, Kabul’: Pakistan minister warns hostilities can resume ‘any time’

October 14, 2025 16:47 IST

Khawaja Asif stressed that dialogue under threats is unacceptable. “If Afghanistan wants negotiations while threatening Pakistan at the same time, then they should act on their threats and we'll negotiate after,” Asif said.

Police personnel take cover behind shields to save themselves from stones thrown by supporters of Islamist party 'Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan' during clashes ahead of their pro-Palestinian march toward capital Islamabad, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Arrests at pro-Palestinian protest after violence flares in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore

October 11, 2025 23:01 IST

Police have clashed with the party's supporters in Lahore since Friday, using tear gas and batons to disperse the crowds.

Police fire tear gas shells to disperse supporters of Islamist party 'Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan' during their pro-Palestinian march toward the capital Islamabad, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Violence erupts in eastern Pakistan as Islamists try to march on capital for pro-Palestinian rally

October 11, 2025 18:21 IST

In a statement, the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party, or TLP, claimed that two of its supporters had been killed and 50 others injured since Thursday.

Officials and others attend funeral prayers of police officers, who were killed when gunmen attacked a police training center, in Dera Ismail Khan in northwestern Pakistan, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Muhammad Kashif)

Militant attack on Pakistani police station kills at least 7 officers and wounds 13

October 11, 2025 16:39 IST

Police said the attackers used heavy weapons and tried to force their way into the compound after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck at the gate.

Chances of war with India are real, warns Pakistan’s defence minister

October 8, 2025 17:15 IST

The minister said that there was a threat of armed confrontation and Pakistan was keeping its guard and watching the situation.

Pakistan offers US Arabian Sea port, pitches it as terminal to ship minerals: ReportSubscriber Only

October 6, 2025 06:10 IST

The port in the small, coastal fishing town of Pasni — about 70 miles from Gwadar and 100 miles from the Pakistan-Iran border — is being pitched as a terminal to ship Pakistan’s critical minerals.

Pakistani court charges man with murder of teen TikTok influencer

September 20, 2025 21:04 IST

Yousuf, who was originally from Chitral in northern Pakistan, had built a following by sharing videos promoting local music and traditional dress.

Pakistan army at funeral of terrorists: Munir ordered attendance, admits JeM

September 19, 2025 08:15 IST

In a video that went viral on Thursday, JeM commander Ilyas Kashmiri also said that the Pakistan Army and the jihadis have become one after 25 years of his outfit's struggle.

Rescuers in Pakistan scramble to save residents as swollen rivers reach dangerous levels

September 11, 2025 10:00 IST

Since August 23, about 4,000 villages across Punjab have been submerged, affecting more than 4.2 million people, displacing 2.1 million and killing at least 68.

Pakistan evacuates 25,000 people from eastern city as rivers threaten flooding

September 9, 2025 10:41 IST

The latest evacuations from Jalalpur Pirwala came two days after a rescue boat capsized in floodwaters on the city’s outskirts, killing five people.

Residents navigate through a flooded road following by heavy rains, in Gujrat, Pakistan, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/A. Rizvi)

Floods kill 50, impact 4 million in Pakistan’s Punjab province: official

September 6, 2025 23:31 IST

Kathia said Sialkot and Gujrat are the worst-hit districts by floods, and added that more rainfall is forecast across various divisions of Punjab.

Imran Khan’s nephew Shershah Khan gets bail in May 9 riots case

September 4, 2025 16:06 IST

A day earlier, his brother Shahrez Khan was granted bail by the Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore in the same case.

The vehicle was travelling from Daradar to Sadda when suspected militants ambushed it near Mahora in the lower Kurram district, bordering Afghanistan.

Six killed after assailants ambush vehicle in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

September 3, 2025 14:23 IST

The attackers managed to flee after the attack, police said, adding that the victims have not yet been identified.

Pakistan ready for composite dialogue with India in dignified and respectful manner: Dar

August 29, 2025 23:11 IST

India has made it clear that it will only have a dialogue with Pakistan on the return of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the issue of terrorism.

Over 100 people stranded as Kartarpur Corridor in Pak submerged in floods

August 27, 2025 16:57 IST

Corridor complex, including Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, has been submerged by high floodwater,” Saifullah Khokar, head of the Kartarpur Corridor Project Management Unit, told PTI.

Flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in the mountainous northwest have brought destruction since Friday in the worst spell of this year's monsoon in Pakistan

Red alert in Pakistan ahead of fresh monsoon spell

August 23, 2025 22:25 IST

The warning comes as the country reels from earlier monsoon spells from June 26 to August 20, that claimed over 788 lives and 1,018 injuries.

Lahore police say they have arrested Imran Khan’s nephew

August 22, 2025 14:43 IST

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, in a statement on Thursday, claimed that Shahrez Khan was abducted from his home.

Pak SC grants bail to Imran Khan in May 9 violence cases

August 21, 2025 17:10 IST

Khan's supporters resorted to vandalism and violence on May 9, 2023, after he was detained by law enforcement authorities in Islamabad.

Pakistan extends airspace ban for Indian aircraft till September 23

August 20, 2025 23:00 IST

The ban was initially imposed on April 23 for one month in the wake of tension between the two countries following the Pahalgam terrorist attack.

Pakistan floods: death toll surges over 700, more intense spell likely till Sept 10; schools, colleges shut in Karachi

August 20, 2025 14:11 IST

The domestic and international flight operations at Jinnah International Airport were also affected, The Dawn reported.

Passenger train derails in Pakistan’s Punjab; 1 killed, several injured

August 17, 2025 09:31 IST

At least 19 injured passengers were rescued from the damaged coaches and rushed to a hospital, where one person succumbed to his injuries.

Nearly 200 people killed in heavy rain, floods in Pakistan

August 16, 2025 07:51 IST

Worst hit was the Buner area, where floods and heavy rain caused 100 deaths, the provincial Chief Secretary, Shahab Ali Shah reportedly said.

Shoes and other household items are seen on the debris of damaged houses at the incident site of cloudburst that triggered flash flood, in Naryan Behak village near Muzaffarabad, the main town of Pakistan's controlled Kashmir, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)

Nearly 200 people killed in heavy rain, floods in Pakistan

August 15, 2025 23:45 IST

Cloud bursts, flash floods, lightning strikes and building collapses amid heavy rain caused fatalities in the hills and mountains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, they said.