Pakistan

Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Saturday called on India to de-escalate tensions, saying the responsibility to step back lay with New Delhi.

ISLAMABAD - DG ISPR Lieu­tenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Friday that India is tar­geting innocent civilians and places of worship in­side Pakistan, while in retaliation, Pakistan is only engaging those In­dian military posts from which its civilians are being targeted.

Pakistan has released videos showing the destruction caused during Operation Bunyan-al-Marsoos, with visuals capturing thick smoke, intense fires, and the complete demolition of several Indian military targets.

China’s vice premier He Lipeng held talks with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent early on Saturday in Geneva in a tentative first step towards defusing a trade war that is disrupting the global economy, according to China’s state-owned news agency and two people close to the talks. Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer were due to meet He in Geneva after weeks of growing tensions that have seen duties on goods imports between the world’s two largest economies soar well beyond 100 per cent. The trade dispute, combined with US President Donald Trump’s decision last month to impose duties on dozens of other countries, has disrupted supply chains, unsettled financial markets and stoked fears of a sharp global downturn. US President Donald Trump said on Friday an 80pc tariff on Chinese goods “seems right,” suggesting for the first time a specific alternative to the 145pc levies imposed on Chinese imports. The location of the talks has been kept secret, although a witness saw over a dozen police cars...

Pakistan gives a befitting response to Indian aggression—multiple Indian posts destroyed In a powerful response to Indian provocations along the Line of Control (LoC), the Pakistan Armed Forces have launched a decisive counter-operation under Operation Bunyan Un Marsoos (The Iron Wall).

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has said there has been no “direct contact” between Pakistan and Indian officials as per his latest knowledge amid the escalating tensions between the two countries.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has briefed President Asif Ali Zardari about India’s “aggression and [the] effective response being given to India by Pakistan form of Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos”.

As tensions with India continue to rise, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday reached out to key political leaders across party lines to brief them on Pakistan’s retaliatory measures following recent Indian missile and drone strikes.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has expressed satisfaction over the approval of a one billion dollar tranche for Pakistan by the International Monetary Fund and the failure of India's hideous tactics against it.

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck various cities across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday, according to a statement by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). The PMD said the quake struck at a depth of 230 kilometres, with its epicentre located in the Hindukush region. “No casualties or damages have been reported,” KP Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) spokesperson Anwar Shahzad told Dawn.com. Parts of KP — Mardan, Swat, Swabi and Abbottabad, and their surrounding areas — felt the tremors of that quake, he added. Last month, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Swat and adjoining areas with a depth of 185 kilometres and epicentre in Hindukush. On April 12, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Islamabad and Rawalpindi, while tremors were also felt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from another earlier quake. Pakistan witnessed around 20 low-intensity earthquakes in the first half of February — an average of more than one tremor each day. However, experts had pointed out that such minor seismic activities “...

Pakistan's airspace has been closed until 12pm tomorrow, May 11, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) announced on Saturday.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday voiced optimism for potential dialogue with India following Pakistan's robust military response to what it described as unprovoked Indian aggression.

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the nuclear option is “not on the cards right now” but if the situation comes up the “watchers” will be affected as well.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Saturday and urged both Pakistan and India to find ways to de-escalate, a US Department of State spokesperson said.

In a major escalation late last night, India reportedly carried out a cowardly attack targeting Sheikh Zayed International Airport.

China on Saturday strongly urged both India and Pakistan to act in larger interest of peace and stability and return to the track of political settlement through peaceful means.

Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry tells foreign media Indian intelligence agency officers, from terrorist training camps, are directing terrorists to carry out attacks in Pakistan and beyond Says New Delhi actively involved in transnational killings across the world including in Canada 33 civilians martyred so far in.

ISLAMABAD - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has emerged as a key diplomatic player seeking to de-escalate the situation amid threats of a destructive Pakistan-India war.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan yesterday said that ‘reckless’ India brought the two nuclear-armed states closer to major conflict by carrying unprovoked strikes inside the Pakistani territory.

ISLAMABAD - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved two packages worth $2.