Pakistan Iran relations took a significant step forward on Wednesday after Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran. The meeting covered bilateral ties as well as the broader security situation unfolding across the region. Sources familiar with the discussion said Naqvi delivered a special message on behalf of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, addressing the current regional circumstances directly with the Iranian president. Defence Pact With Saudi Arabia and Turkiye Discussed Citing Iranian media, reports indicated that Naqvi also updated President Pezeshkian on the newly signed joint defence…
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A man was shot dead by security forces on Tuesday after he allegedly fired on a patrol team in what is now being described as the Rawalpindi Mall Road shooting, according to police officials. Authorities say the attacker had ties to a political party, though the claim has since drawn pushback from within that party’s ranks. Police identified the man as Muhammad Hussain, son of Muhammad Baz. A spokesperson for Rawalpindi police said the confrontation unfolded shortly after 11am on August 11, when Hussain allegedly fired a pistol at a security patrol stationed along Mall Road. How the Attack Unfolded…
A wave of ransom-driven cyberattacks has hit dozens of major American financial institutions and corporations over the past month, according to intelligence data from Google reviewed by Reuters. The attackers relied on phone-based social engineering methods rather than traditional hacking tools to trick employees into giving up their login credentials. Among the firms whose staff were targeted are some of the biggest names in private equity and finance, including Blackstone, Bridgewater Associates, Apollo Global Management, Bain Capital, KKR, TPG, CME Group and Moody’s. The attackers reportedly built convincing fake login pages designed to harvest passwords from unsuspecting employees. How the…
Rail travel linking Quetta with other parts of the country has been halted for a day, as railway officials cited security concerns behind the decision. According to railway sources, the Jaffar Express that was due to leave Quetta for Peshawar today will not run as scheduled. At the same time, the Peshawar-bound service heading toward Quetta will be held at Jacobabad instead of continuing its full route. Why the Jaffar Express Was Suspended Officials from the railway department explained that the temporary halt was ordered after reviewing the current security climate in the region. They noted that authorities are keeping…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar received a phone call from Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani on Monday night. During the conversation, Al Zayani offered his congratulations to Dar over the recent signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, a trilateral pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye. The Bahraini minister also shared his hope to travel to Pakistan sometime soon. Dar Welcomes Bahrain’s Interest in Deepening Ties Dar responded warmly to Al Zayani’s plan to visit Pakistan, thanking him for his goodwill and cordial remarks. The exchange reflected the continued warmth between…
President Asif Ali Zardari has given the go-ahead for the appointment of additional judges across five high courts in the country, an official statement confirmed on Tuesday. The move also included the confirmation of several sitting additional judges as permanent members of the bench. The high courts affected by this decision include the Lahore High Court, Sindh High Court, Peshawar High Court, Islamabad High Court and Balochistan High Court. Alongside the fresh appointments, the president signed off on converting a number of additional judges at the Lahore and Sindh high courts into permanent judges. Once Zardari’s approval came through, the…
Federal Minister and political affairs advisor to the Prime Minister, Rana Sanaullah, said on Sunday that individuals attempting to destabilize the state would be held accountable for their actions, as the final phase of the Azad Kashmir elections 2026 drew to a close. Speaking at a press conference, Sanaullah stated that those who take up arms, mislead the public, or work to derail the Jammu and Kashmir freedom movement will not escape legal consequences. He urged groups currently staging sit-ins to call off their demonstrations, arguing that this would allow the remaining constituencies to hold their by-elections and let elected…
Pakistan has decided to roll out a fresh policy framework governing oil imports, aimed at giving international suppliers greater access to the country’s petroleum market. Under the new arrangement, foreign companies will be able to bring petroleum products into Pakistan, hold them in customs bounded storage facilities, and then either sell them to local refineries and oil marketing companies or re-export them elsewhere. The move is designed to draw in more foreign suppliers while strengthening the country’s overall energy security buffer at the same time. How the Customs Bounded Storage Import Policy 2026 Works The newly introduced Customs Bounded Storage…
Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has firmly denied allegations from the Afghan Taliban accusing Islamabad of smuggling weapons into Afghanistan. In an official statement issued in Islamabad, the ministry described the accusation as baseless and said it contradicts well-established facts on the ground. The ministry went further, characterizing the claim as an attempt to shift attention away from the actual issue at hand rather than a genuine security concern. Ministry Points to Existing Weapons Stockpiles in Afghanistan According to the statement, Afghanistan already possesses weapons worth approximately $7.2 billion left behind by American and allied forces following their withdrawal.…
Security forces killed five terrorists, among them a senior militant commander, during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Panjgur district, security sources said on Monday. The raid, carried out under Operation Rad-ul-Fitna-3, took place in the Sarkini and Chedgi areas of the district. Those killed belonged to the militant outfit Fitna al-Hindustan. Sources identified the group’s commander among the dead as Wazir, son of Jamal, marking a significant blow to the network’s local leadership. Following the operation, troops recovered a substantial cache of weapons from the slain militants, including four motorcycles, machine guns, heavy weapons and ammunition. Officials said the men…
