Russia has voiced deep concern over the intensifying clashes along the Afghanistan Pakistan border warning that ongoing fighting is severely affecting civilians. In a statement on March 4 Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Moscow is closely monitoring the situation and is alarmed by the escalation. According to Russian authorities, the confrontations have involved heavy […]

According to sources from Pakistan’s Petroleum Division, the country will not receive LNG shipments from Qatar until regional hostilities subside. QatarGas has reportedly informed Pakistan of delays in supply, with only 2 out of 8 expected March cargoes arriving while the remaining six shipments scheduled for 7, 11, 12, 16, 20, and 21 March are yet […]

Pakistani security sources have confirmed that Pakistan has successfully achieved its target in Bagram, destroying Afghan Taliban ammunition support infrastructure. The strikes, part of Operation Ghazb ul Haqq, are intelligence based and aimed solely at terrorist networks not Afghan civilians. Security officials emphasized that the operation targets Taliban linked terrorism affecting Pakistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]

SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Chief of Defence Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir stated that sustainable peace between Pakistan and Afghanistan is only possible if the Afghan Taliban cease supporting terrorism and terrorist organizations. According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Field Marshal Munir visited Wana in South Waziristan, where he laid flowers at the martyrs’ […]

ISLAMABAD: The government is considering convening a joint in-camera session of parliament to discuss the evolving situation in the Middle East and Afghanistan. The development emerged following a high level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s House where parliamentary leaders and heads of political parties received a confidential security briefing. […]

KARACHI: Pakistan’s national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has received approval to operate two daily flights to the United Arab Emirates. According to airline sources PIA is currently operating one daily flight to Dubai and one to Abu Dhabi. Sources further confirmed that PIA’s flights to Riyadh and Madinah are continuing as per routine […]