ISLAMABAD: Pakistan military and Balochistan provincial leadership on Friday accused India of orchestrating terrorism in the restive southwestern province, a day after the PM Shehbaz Sharif-led govt levelled similar allegations against New Delhi. However, they failed to offer any specific evidence — such as intercepted communications or captured operatives — to back the claims.Addressing a…
Jaffar Express Hijack (Generative AI image) In the autumn of 2018, Punjab-bound Jaffar Express had narrowly escaped twin blasts after Baloch rebels attempted to blow up the passenger train using remote-controlled explosive devices. The devices had exploded when the train was about 200 feet away.Tuesday’s attack isn’t an isolated incident. The train often carries personnel…
Security forces officials outside the newly constructed Gwadar airport, in Pakistan. (AP) Pakistan’s newest airport in Gwadar, fully funded by China at a cost of $240 million, remains unused months after its completion in October 2024. Spread over 4,300 acres of land. the airport is Pakistan’s largest international airport and was officially opened on January…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan-occupied Kashmir‘s president Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry has invited Chinese businesses to invest heavily in the disputed region, state media reported on Wednesday after the director of China’s Yunnan Sunny Road and Bridge Company met him in Muzaffarabad the previous day to discuss “massive opportunities” across sectors. Giant Russian Ship Enters British Waters; UK To…
ISLAMABAD: The first commercial flight landed at Pakistan’s new Gwadar International Airport on Monday following a months-long delay in the opening of the Beijing-funded facility in volatile Balochistan province.The airport’s opening was postponed from Aug 14 to the end of 2024 due to a security review sparked by a series of deadly attacks by separatist…
The World Bank has withdrawn a budget support loan of more than $500 million to Pakistan as a result of the country failing to fulfil critical conditions within the time limit. The required conditions included revising the purchase power agreement in relation to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, according to The Express Tribune.The Washington-based international lender…
ISLAMABAD: At least five people were killed and two injured when terrorists fired on workers at the site of an upcoming dam in Panjgur district of Pakistan’s Balochistan, local authorities said Tuesday in what was the latest in a wave of strikes aimed at projects in the restive province. The shooting occurred as PM Shehbaz…
NEW DELHI: China has asked Pakistan to thoroughly investigate and track down the culprits responsible for the recent suicide attack on Chinese citizens in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, amid speculation that Beijing may push Islamabad to accept its security agencies to guard the Cpec projects following a spike in attacks on them in the last few…
