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Pakistan rejects Modi's misleading remarks

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif departed for Pakistan on Friday after completing his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia.

Former Prime Minister and PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has said that Pakistan is now moving in the right direction and credited Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for bringing significant improvement to the country’s economy.

The Foreign Office on Friday firmly rejected the “baseless and misleading remarks” made by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his first visit to the Indian-held Kashmir after the Pahalgam attack. The indian premier arrived in occupied valley today to open a strategic railway line. According to Indian news media outlets, Modi, during his visit, said that Pakistan attacked ’insaniyat’ and Kashmiriyat’ (humanity and the Kashmiri identity) in Pahalgam. The Indian premier alleged that Pakistan was “also the enemy of poor’s bread and butter”. He warned that anyone trying to derail the development in Indian-held Kashmir would have to “face Narendra Modi first”. Responding to the Indian premier’s remarks, the foreign office today said: “Pakistan firmly rejects the baseless and misleading remarks made by the prime minister of India regarding the situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.” It added that such statements represented a “deliberate attempt to deflect international attention from the grav...

Chairman Senate Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani has said that Pakistan is a responsible nuclear state and our political and military leadership demonstrated exemplary restraint during the recent tensions with India.

Former Prime Minister and PML-N President Nawaz Sharif offered Eid prayers in London and prayed for Pakistan’s prosperity and the well-being of its people.

The Meteorological Department has forecast intense heat across Pakistan during the Eid al-Azha holidays and the following week, warning of a severe heatwave in many regions from June 7 to 12.

Pakistan has unequivocally condemned the airstrikes of Israeli forces on Beirut, Lebanon.

Pakistan’s Minister of State for Crypto and Blockchain, Bilal Bin Saqib, met with top U.

In a significant operation, Pakistan’s intelligence agencies, in coordination with the National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCCI) Multan, have dismantled an international cybercrime syndicate operating within the country.

“It’s brought me some closure,” said Shafaq Zaidi, a school friend of Noor Mukadam, reacting to the Supreme Court’s May 20 verdict upholding both the life sentence and death penalty for Noor’s killer, Zahir Jaffer. “Nothing can bring Noor back, but this decision offers a sense of justice — not just for her, but for every woman in Pakistan who’s been told her life doesn’t matter,” Zaidi told Inter Press Service (IPS) over the phone from Islamabad. “It’s been a long and painful journey — four years of fighting through the sessions court, high court, and finally, the Supreme Court.” Echoing a similar sentiment, rights activist Zohra Yusuf said, “It’s satisfying that the SC upheld the verdict,” but added that the crime’s brutality left little room for relief. “It was so horrific that one can’t even celebrate the judgment,” she said, referring to the “extreme” sadism Noor endured — tortured with a knuckleduster, raped, and beheaded with a sharp weapon on July 20, 2021. Yusuf also pointed out that the “background” ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday termed India’s unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) as “a blatant violation and act of water aggression “ and warned that Pakistan will give a befitting response under the decisions taken in the April 24 National Security Committee (NSC).

QUETTA - Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Sarfaraz Bugti has stated that India’s intelligence agency, Reasearch and Analysis Wing (RAW) is sponsoring the terrorist group “Fitna-e-Hindustan” to destabi-lise Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan strongly condemned the provocative storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the escalating Israeli atrocities, calling these reprehensible acts, including violations at multiple entrances of the Mosque, a direct assault on the sanctity, historical character, and legal status of the revered Muslim holy site.

KARACHI: Pakistan’s total foreign exchange reserves stood at US$16.6 billion during the week ended on May 30, ARY News reported on Thursday, citing the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Pakistan’s reserves held by the SBP decreased by US$ 7 million to reach US$ 11.51 billion during the same period, the central bank said in a […]

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that Pakistan’s recent appointment to key UN committees reaffirmed the international community’s trust in the country’s counterterrorism credentials. A day ago, Pakistan was appointed chair of the committee established under Resolution 1988 (2011), which oversees the implementation of sanctions against the Afghan Taliban. Pakistan was also named vice chair of the Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), which monitors implementation of Resolution 1373 (2001), a core component of the UN’s global counterterrorism architecture. Additionally, Pakistan will serve as co-chair of two important subsidiary bodies: the Informal Working Group on Documentation and the newly formed Working Group on Sanctions. In a post on X, the prime minister said the appointments were a “matter of great pride”. He added: “These key appointments validate the international community’s confidence and trust in Pakistan’s counterterrorism credentials as well as an acknowledgement of...

Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti on Thursday said Pakistan was fighting a full-fledged “intelligence-driven war” funded by India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and carried out through “Indian proxies”. The security situation in Balochistan has deteriorated, with militants escalating attacks as part of a long-running insurgency. Last month, Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry accused India of activating its “assets” post-Pahalgam to intensify terrorism in Pakistan, citing “irrefutable evidence” of state-sponsored attacks directed by Indian military personnel. He said “credible intelligence” showed India tasked groups such as the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban and other militant cells to ramp up activity. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad today, Bugti referred to the attacks in his province and said: “This is a completely Raw-funded intelligence-driven war against the state of Pakistan.” He said India changed its narrative after suffering a crushing blow...

Head of Parliamentary delegation and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has urged the international community to support Pakistan in its efforts to achieve peace through dialogue and diplomacy.

ISLAMABAD - In a significant diplomatic development, Pakistan has been appointed as Chair of the UN Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011), which oversees the implementation of the sanctions, measures on the Taliban, and the Vice Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, which monitors the.

ISLAMABAD: United States (US) Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker reaffirmed the strength of Pakistan-US relations and expressed optimism about the future of bilateral cooperation. Marking the 249th anniversary of the United States’ Declaration of Independence here at the US Embassy in Islamabad, she said, “Tonight is not only a celebration of our independence, but a reflection […]