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25 Aug

Pakistan rebuilds Jaish-e-Mohammed’s Bahawalpur base destroyed by India during Operation Sindoor: Report

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) UN-designated terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) headquarters in Pakistan's Bahawalpur, which were damaged in strikes launched by India under Operation Sindoor last year, have been rebuilt, according to reports. According to images and intelligence inputs accessed by several media reports, the Markaz Subhanallah, which was badly damaged in India's strikes last year, has been rebuilt with new plaster, paint, and polished marble. The central hall of the facility, which had been damaged, has been repaired, with the craters filled and the structure refurbished. The structure, which was fully damaged, now seems to be prepared for regular…

03 Aug

Death toll rises to 15 in suicide attack at police station in Pakistan (Lead)

Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) The death toll in the suicide bombing outside Kabal police station in Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has reached 15, including six police personnel, local media reported. "Fifteen people were martyred, including six police personnel, while nine civilians were wounded and 25 critically injured people are receiving treatment at Saidu Sharif Teaching Hospital," the District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Ome told The Express Tribune. According to Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Malakand, Syed Fida Hussain, police lines facility and other sensitive government buildings were located near the police station. "Preliminary reports indicated that four police officers…

30 Jul

Pakistan: 11 killed, six injured after building collapses in Lahore

Islamabad, July 30 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and six others injured after a three-storey building collapsed in Harbanspura town of Pakistan's Lahore Wednesday night, local media reported on Thursday. Lahore Deputy Commissioner's spokesperson Harris Ali said that the death toll in the incident has climbed to 11 after rescue officials pulled out the body of a woman. He said that the rescue operation was still being conducted at the site on Thursday, as a minor girl was believed to be trapped under the debris, Pakistan's daily Dawn reported. According to the spokesperson, three brothers lived in the…

26 Jul

India designing chips, Pakistan busy with terror: Rajnath Singh

Drass, July 26 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday drew a sharp contrast between the trajectories of India and Pakistan, asserting that while India is moving rapidly towards innovation, technological advancement and development, Pakistan has made terrorism an integral part of its state policy. Speaking at the Kargil War Memorial in Drass during the commemoration of the Kargil War, Singh said nearly 27 years after the conflict, the two neighbouring nations have taken completely different paths. He stated that Pakistan's establishment continues to nurture terrorism, while India remains focused on growth and progress. Addressing the gathering, Singh said, "Pakistan…

22 Jul

Pakistan’s deadly airstrikes on Kabul rehab centre should be investigated as possible ‘war crime’

Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) Leading human rights organisation Amnesty International on Wednesday said that the Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan's Omid Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre earlier this year should be investigated as a possible "war crime" as no evidence has been found to support Islamabad's claim that the facility was being used to store weapons, ammunition, or for any other military purpose. The organisation said that the March 16 Pakistani airstrike on the 2000-bed Omid medical facility in Kabul's Pul-e-Charkhi area, which killed at least 269 civilians and injured several others, violated the special protection afforded to healthcare facilities under international…

02 Jul

Baloch group kills 16 Pakistani security personnel in 23 Ops across Balochistan

Quetta, July 2 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for 23 operations across several parts of Balochistan over the past 10 days targeting Pakistani forces that resulted in the death of 16 security personnel and injuries to several others. In a statement issued to the media, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said that the operations conducted between June 21 and 30 targeted security forces, infrastructure, and vehicles associated with what the group described as "exploitative projects." The group also said that it targeted routes and commercial vehicles as part of what it termed an "economic blockade." According to…

01 May

Pakistan: Attempts to bulldoze spirit of constitution, compromise independence of judiciary

Islamabad, May 1 (IANS) The 26th and 27th Amendments have "ended" the concept of constitutional supremacy in Pakistan with the creation of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) being seen by many as the formation of a parallel judicial body to end the constitutional jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, local media reckons. After the passage of the 26th and 27th Amendments in 2024 and 2025 respectively, jurists and members of the legal community in Pakistan have discussed how these changes have impacted the constitutional structure of the nation, an editorial in Pakistan's leading daily Dawn mentioned. The amendments, it said, have…

20 Mar

Humanitarian crisis deepens in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir amid crackdowns, systematic neglect

London, March 20 (IANS) The deprivation of essential services in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) has forged a widening humanitarian divide, where inflation, unemployment, food insecurity, and power shortages intertwine with political exclusion and security-driven administration, a report has highlighted. According to a recent report in the UK-based newspaper 'Asian Lite', the increasing involvement of women and students in demonstrations highlights the societal discontent, signalling a persistent crisis rooted in structural neglect. As unrest grows and crackdowns escalate, the worsening humanitarian crisis in PoJK and PoGB exposes Pakistan’s administrative policies in the territories it controls without…

10 Nov

Pak’s 27th Constitutional Amendment paves way for Gen Asim Munir to be 1st chief of defence forces

Islamabad, Nov 9 (IANS) After Pakistan approved the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill, Army Chief General Asim Munir is set to assume the powerful new position of Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), a post designed to ensure “greater coordination and unified command” among the three services, local media reported. According to Dawn, the amendment, presented in Parliament after Cabinet approval, introduces major changes to Article 243 of the Constitution, which governs matters related to the armed forces. Under the new framework, both the Army Chief and the Chief of Defence Forces will be appointed by the President on the advice of…

30 Oct

Pakistan’s billion-dollar seizure only photo-op ahead of new FATF evaluations: Report

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Recently, Pakistan's Navy announced what it described as one of the largest narcotics seizures in its history - intercepting drugs worth nearly USD 1 billion aboard two dhows in the Arabian Sea. However, the billion dollar seizure turned out to be only a photo-op without any prosecutions, asset freezes or convictions, a report has detailed. As Pakistan is set to face a new round of evaluations by Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the questions remains whether it will implement systemic reform or only stage another encore on the high seas. The said operation was conducted…