Pakistan and Turkiye have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation against terrorism, narcotics trafficking and organised crime. The agreement also provides for the establishment of a Joint Working Group to improve coordination between the interior ministries of both countries. The agreement was signed during a meeting between Pakistan’s Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his…
A young boy’s emotional final salute to his martyred father has highlighted the deep personal cost of terrorism for families across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The emotional scene took place during the funeral of a security personnel who was killed in recent terrorist violence. The child was seen crying beside his father’s body before a police officer…
US Congressman Tom Suozzi has described Pakistan as one of the biggest victims of terrorism and called for greater US support to help the country address the security challenge, according to foreign affairs expert Muhammad Mehdi. Mehdi said Suozzi, who chairs the Pakistan Caucus in the US Congress, made the remarks during a meeting with…
Pakistan has warned the Afghan Taliban authorities to take concrete and verifiable action against militant networks that Islamabad says are being used to plan and carry out attacks inside Pakistan, following the deadly attack at Kohat Police Lines. The warning came after an attack on Friday at the old Police Lines in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,…
Turkey and Qatar are again engaging with senior Taliban officials as diplomatic efforts continue to address tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban administration. Recent meetings in Kabul and Kandahar involved Türkiye’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin and Qatar’s deputy national security adviser Hamad bin Khamis Al-Kubaisi. The officials held separate discussions with senior Taliban figures,…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to visit Quetta for a one-day official trip to chair a high-level meeting of the National Action Plan (NAP) Apex Committee, where Pakistan’s top civilian and military leadership will review the prevailing law and order situation in Balochistan. According to official sources, the meeting will be held at the…
