Pakistan

Taliban regime asks traders to find alternative routes for medicines supply

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Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Wednesday said that the suicide bomber who carried out the attack outside the Islamabad district and sessions court building was “not a Pakistani national”. Twelve people were killed and 36 were injured in a suicide blast on Tuesday outside the district and sessions court building in Islamabad’s G-11 area. The incident occurred as international events were being hosted in the capital, including the first one-day international (ODI) match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi. A clearance operation was also carried out in Cadet College Wana in South Waziristan against terrorists hiding inside the educational institute. Statements from the leadership had linked the attacks to Afghanistan and India. Elaborating on the matter in an interview on Geo News show ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’, Chaudhry said: “The suicide attacker in the Islamabad blast was not a Pakistani. I am confirming this to you. He did not know Pakistan’s language nor did he know of the c...

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday was dismissive of Afghanistan’s intent to reduce transit trade, saying the move would only “benefit” Pakistan. Relations between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban are at their lowest point in the four years since the group came to power. Border crossings bet­ween the two countries have remained closed since October 11 and trade has been at a standstill following ground fighting and Pakistani airstrikes across their 2,600-kilometre frontier that killed dozens on both sides in the worst fighting since the Taliban’s 2021 takeover of Kabul. “For us [it will have no impact], instead, I think it will be a relief for us because the amount of goods that are booked for Karachi Port from Afghanistan, ultimately, all end up in Pakistani markets,” said Asif while speaking on Geo News. The defence minister added that the goods imported from across the border had no consumption in Afghanistan and ended up disrupting Pakistan’s local markets. The minister also added, “When their trad...

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) instructed all its players, staff and team management to continue with the upcoming Pakistan-hosted tri-nation series after sources earlier said that at least eight players would be returning home due to security concerns. Twelve people were killed and 36 were injured in a suicide blast on Tuesday outside the district and sessions court building in Islamabad’s G-11 area. The incident occurred as international events were being hosted in the capital, including the first one-day international (ODI) match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi. Following the bombing, some Sri Lankan players reportedly expressed fears for their safety. “The second ODI against Pakistan tomorrow is in doubt, but substitute players will be sent to continue the tri-nation series,” a Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) source told AFP. The source added that at least eight Sri Lankan cricketers would return home without playing in the tri-nation white-ball cricket series against Pakistan and Zimbabwe. However, a state...

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Terror case registered over suicide blast

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RAWALPINDI - Defence Minister of Tajikistan, Colonel General Sobirzoda Emomali Abdulrahim, called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, NI, NI (M) on Wednesday at Joint Staff Headquarters.

ISLAMABAD - Field Marshal Asim Munir closely monitored the security operation against the terrorists who attacked Cadet College Wana, South Waziristan.

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled in favor of Coca-Cola Pakistan Limited, dismissing the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) stance in a long-standing tax dispute.

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday called for stronger economic engagement, including enhanced trade in food and pharmaceutical products and greater private-sector collaboration with Philippines.