7 shot dead following armed assault on Gwadar Port Authority complex: police – Pakistan
Seven armed assailants were shot dead by police and security forces on Wednesday after they forcibly entered the Gwadar Port Authority Complex and opened firing, according to officials. Makran Commissioner Saeed Ahmed Umrani told Dawn.com that multiple blasts were also reported in the attack, adding that the clearance operation against the perpetrators was still under […]
7 attackers shot dead following assault on Gwadar Port Authority complex: police – Pakistan
Seven armed assailants were shot dead by police and security forces on Wednesday after they forcibly entered the Gwadar Port Authority Complex and opened firing, according to officials. Makran Commissioner Saeed Ahmed Umrani told Dawn.com that multiple blasts were also reported in the attack. Gwadar Senior Superintendent of Police Captain (retd) Zohaib Mohsin initially told […]
Gunfire and blasts reported at Gawadar Port Authority complex: official – Pakistan
Armed assailants have forcibly entered the Gwadar Port Authority Complex and opened firing while multiple blasts have also been reported, according to Makran Commissioner Saeed Ahmed Umrani. A large contingent of police and security forces has reached the scene while intense firing is going on, Umrani told Dawn.com. No casualties have been reported so far. […]
Gunfire and blast reported at Gawadar Port Authority complex: official – Pakistan
Armed assailants have forcibly entered the Gwadar Port Authority Complex and opened firing while a blast has also been heard, according to Makran Commissioner Saeed Ahmed Umrani. A large contingent of police and security forces has reached the scene while intense firing is going on, Umrani said in a conversation with Dawn.com. This is a […]
Will not tolerate any terrorism from across border: PM Shehbaz – Pakistan
Following recent skirmishes on the Pak-Afghan frontier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday asserted that the goverment would not tolerate any cross-border terrorism. In the early hours of Monday, Pakistan struck Afganistan’s Khost and Paktika provinces in “intelligence-based anti-terrorist operations”, which, according to the Afghan interim government, killed eight people. The Foreign Office had confirmed […]
May 9 riots: How is carrying out rallies akin to terrorism, asks Justice Mandokhail – Pakistan
As the Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to five suspects detained in a case pertaining to the May 9 attacks, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail wondered how carrying out rallies was equivalent to terrorism. Countrywide protests had erupted on May 9 last year after the paramilitary Rangers whisked away former prime minister Imran Khan from […]
12 killed, 8 rescued after coal mine collapses in Harnai district – Pakistan
Twelve miners were killed and eight rescued after an explosion in a coal mine in the Zardalo area of Balochistan’s Harnai district, officials said on Wednesday. Earlier, it was reported that 18 miners were trapped after a big portion of the mine caved in when a powerful explosion took place. The directorate of chief inspector […]
IMF, Pakistan reach staff level agreement on final bailout review – Business
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on the final review of a $3 billion bailout, where the country will receive $1.1 billion after approval from the Fund’s Executive Board, the lender said on Wednesday. “The agreement recognises the strong program implementation by the State Bank of Pakistan and the […]
Strikes point to Islamabad’s ‘dwindling patience’ with Kabul on TTP – Pakistan
WASHINGTON: As the State Department reiterated that it did not want Afghanistan to be a safe haven for terrorism, experts based in the US see very little chance of a full-blown conflict between the two neighbours following Monday’s air strikes. During a press briefing on Monday, Vedant Patel underlined that the US doesn’t want Afghanistan […]
How long can govt hide behind ‘all is well on X’ mantra? – Pakistan
KARACHI: After being grilled by the courts over the unannounced curbs on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), government institutions seem to have adopted a fresh tactic: pretending as if nothing has happened. “They’re taking us to be fools… The ban is not only unconstitutional and illegal, but it’s also shrouded in mystery,” says Abdul […]