Pakistan

Army focused on hostile hybrid campaigns: CDF

Underlines the need to achieve set targets; Hails National Regulatory Reforms as 'quantum jump'

Independent's victory seen as a shot in the arm for nascent FCC

Minister says ex-ISI chief ran the state from shadows

Judge likely to appear before IHC

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Party leaders say criticism of CM Maryam Nawaz now off the table

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In dissenting note, Justice Panhwar says victim will be reluctant to resist if perpetrator is armed

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Three United States military personnel, two soldiers and a civilian interpreter, were killed on Saturday by a suspected Islamic State (IS) attacker who targeted a convoy of American and Syrian forces, the US military said. Three other US soldiers were wounded, the US military’s Central Command said. In a statement, Central Command said the attack by a lone gunman occurred “as the soldiers were conducting a key leader engagement” in the central Syrian town of Palmyra. “Partner forces” killed the attacker, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth wrote in a social media post. IS did not immediately claim responsibility, but a senior US official said initial assessments indicate the militant group probably carried out the attack. It took place in an area not controlled by the Syrian government, the official said. The soldiers’ names will be withheld until 24 hours after the next-of-kin notification, the US military said. Syrian state news agency SANA quoted a security source as saying two Syrian service personnel were i...

Norway has termed the presence of its ambassador at the Supreme Court hearing of the husband-and-wife lawyer duo, Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, “in line with international law,” despite Pakistan’s protest. Norwegian Ambassador Per Albert Ilsaas attended the hearing on Thursday, with his presence during court proceedings causing a stir in court and on social media. The Foreign Office had summoned the Norwegian envoy and urged him to “adhere to the established norms of diplomatic engag­ement” after his “unwarranted” attendance. “Noting that his actions amount to interference in the internal affairs of the country, the Ambassador was urged to adhere to the established norms of diplomatic engagement, as outlined in the relevant articles of the Vienna Convention,” said the FO statement. Mazari had defended the envoy’s presence during the hearing, saying that “diplomats routinely observe court proceedings — that is not equivalent to them taking a position on any case”. Norwegian media outlet Dagbl...

ECC approves higher Rs522b circular debt flow despite Fund's Rs400b ceiling

Mari Energies warns Ghazi Ghaisakhori development cannot proceed without assured offtake, timely payments

Transporter strike paralyses cargo, SAI warns of rising port charges, missed deadlines

Aurangzeb cites IMF-driven reforms as businesses warn of crippling energy costs and collapsing investment

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