48 terrorists killed in Balochistan IBOs

Ops carried out in Mastung, Quetta, Kalat and Sibi ISPR says cache of ammunition destroyed President, PM laud se RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed 48 “Indian sponsored terrorists” in intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Balochistan over the last 72 hours, the military’s media wing said on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the anti-terrorist operations…

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PPP freezes govt support amid grievances

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Syed Naveed Qamar said on Friday that his party would not support the government in its legislative affairs until progress was made on its grievances, including those concerning the Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections and appointment of judges. Speaking to the media at Parliament House, Qamar said the PPP…

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Israeli ministers call for Gaza expulsion

JERUSALEM: Two Israeli ministers floated proposals this week for the mass removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, resurfacing an idea voiced repeatedly by right-wing politicians over the past three years as they seek to rally supporters ahead of an election. The calls by two of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political allies have revived Palestinian…

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PM seeks early start of ML-1

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a meeting with ADB Vice President Yinming Yang. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday stressed the need for the early groundbreaking of the Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway project, saying the Karachi-Peshawar corridor was vital to modernising freight transport and strengthening regional trade connectivity, the Prime Minister’s…

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Eight-member AJK cabinet sworn in

MUZAFFARABAD: The eight-member cabinet of the newly formed Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government was sworn in on Friday, marking the completion of the initial administrative structure of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government. Acting AJK President Chaudhry Tariq Farooq administered the oath to the new ministers at a ceremony held at the Presidency. Prime…

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Land erosion along Leh rings alarm bells

BANKS MAY BURST: Torrential rains and high floods cause severe soil erosion along the banks of Nullah Leh in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: EXPRESs RAWALPINDI: Off-season torrential monsoon rains and flooding in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have triggered severe land erosion along the banks of the 18-kilometre-long Nullah Leh, leaving several residential areas just…

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Freedom Flotilla announces new mission to Gaza in October

The mission includes rights advocates, union activists, politicians, journalists, doctors and other supporters The voyage is already underway, with the coalition’s Handala II vessel having visited ports in Norway, Sweden and Denmark during June and July. PHOTO: ANADOLU The Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced a new international maritime mission to the Gaza Strip, with vessels making…

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