Pakistan Today

RAWALPINDI: In a successful intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on November 22, security forces neutralized three terrorists and injured two others. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation targeted a terrorist hideout following credible intelligence regarding the presence of militants. Weapons, ammunition, and explosives were recovered from the slain terrorists, who were involved in multiple attacks...

ISLAMABAD: Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU) on Friday announced the postponement of the MDCAT examination scheduled to be held on November 24 due to the planned protest rally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Now the management is considering to hold these exams on December 8 and December 15, respectively. It was reported in the media that the management of SZABMU...

LAHORE: As Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) prepares for its planned rally in Islamabad, law enforcement agencies have launched a large-scale crackdown in Lahore, resulting in the arrest of over 500 party activists. According to police sources, Shahdara’s entry and exit points have been declared sensitive, and containers may be placed in the area to control movement in case of a protest...

ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday strongly criticised PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, accusing them of exploiting religious and political norms for personal and political gains. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Asif remarked, “If Bushra Bibi considers herself synonymous with Sharia, then only God can protect us,” alleging their actions as a desperate attempt...

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad administration has announced a comprehensive traffic plan to ensure public safety and minimize disruptions during the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest scheduled for November 24. According to the details, multiple entry and exit points to the Red Zone will be sealed on the day of the protest. Key routes, including Murree Road, have been closed, with containers placed...

CASABLANCA: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China is ready to continue working with Morocco to firmly support each other on issues concerning their respective core interests, and push for greater development of China-Morocco strategic partnership. Xi made the remarks when meeting with Moroccan Crown Prince Moulay Hassan during a technical stop in Casablanca after wrapping up his...

BRASILIA: Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday announced an elevation of bilateral ties to a "community with a shared future for a more just world and a more sustainable planet." The announcement, made during Xi's state visit to Brazil, was further bolstered by the leaders' commitment to align the China-proposed Belt...

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, John Ramsey, father of JonBenét Ramsey, has voiced his suspicions about a possible link between his daughter's 1996 murder and a similar assault that occurred nine months later. JonBenét, a 6-year-old beauty pageant contestant, was found dead in the basement of her family’s Boulder, Colorado home on Christmas morning, sparking widespread media attention...

-- Nobody to be allowed to stage sit-in or gathering in Islamabad; says Naqvi -- PTI remains adamant on going ahead with its planned power show ISLAMABAD: Stage is set for a showdown between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and federal government as the talks between the PTI and federal government broke down on Friday. The negotiations between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the...

TEHRAN: The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards described the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a former defence minister as the “end and political death” of Israel, in a speech. “This means the end and political death of the Zionist regime, a regime that today lives in absolute political isolation in...

JERUSALEM: Israeli strikes killed at least 47 people in eastern Lebanon, a Lebanese official said, pressing the campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group as a US mediator sought to advance ceasefire talks in Israel. US mediator Amos Hochstein, who said a ceasefire was "within our grasp" during a visit to Lebanon on Tuesday, met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking direct vote for minorities in general elections saying that all citizens were equal according to the Constitution and there was no precedent in world democracies of separate voting on the basis of religion. Former Minister for Minorities and Convener of World Minorities Alliance J Salik, in his petition, had pleaded the...

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the United States of ramping up tension and provocations, saying the Korean peninsula has never faced such risks of nuclear war as now, state media KCNA said on Friday. In a speech at a military exhibition on Thursday in Pyongyang, Kim said his previous experience of negotiations with Washington only highlighted its...

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin stated that the Ukraine war was escalating towards a global conflict after the United States and Britain allowed Ukraine to hit Russia with their weapons, and warned the West that Moscow could strike back. Vladimir Putin said, had responded to the use of U.S. and British missiles by firing a new kind of hypersonic medium-range ballistic...

-- Calls for national unity to counter such 'anti-state elements' -- Inaugurates project to help irrigate over 715,000 acres of land in Balochistan TAUNSA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday, recounting Saudi Arabia’s unconditional financial and diplomatic support to Pakistan, warned that any venom-spitting against such a brotherly country was an unforgivable crime and called for the national unity to counter...