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QUETTA: Four security personnel were martyred and eight others injured in armed attacks on the Frontier Corps and Levies’ check posts in Kalat and Kech districts over the past 24 hours. In a third incident, a police station in Noshki also came under attack. Officials said the Levies check post was targeted in the Togho Chpeer area in the early hours of Sunday. Balochistan government spokesman Shahid Raid said unidentified men opened fire at the post, adding that the Levies personnel retaliated and returned fire. The exchange continued for some time after which the assailants fled. “As a result of gunfight, one Levies man lost his life while two others were seriously injured,” Mr Rind said, adding that after receiving information about the assault Levies forces rushed to the site and shifted the body and the injured to the Kalat district hospital. The martyr was identified as Ali Nawaz Langove while the injured were Ghulam Ali and Moham­mad Ayub Langove. “An operation is under...

KARACHI: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has criticised PTI founder Imran Khan and his narrative, attributing the rising disillusionment among the nation’s youth to the ex-premier’s actions, which he claims have “destroyed everything for personal gain”. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, the PPP chairman defended the role of the country’s institutions, including the military, in upholding democracy, ensuring rule of law and providing a secure environment essential for economic development. However, he added, every institution needed to play its role within the defined constitutional domain. In response to a question, he highlighted the need to reconsider the assumption that PTI chairman’s imprisonment was hindering the country’s growth. “I believe we need to reassess the presumption that the economic growth and development of Pakistan are tied to Khan sahib’s imprisonment,” he said. PPP chief concerned by Pakistan’s lack of preparedness f...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi during a meeting with acting US Ambassador Natalie Baker on Saturday expressed the hope that Pakistan-US relations would be further strengthened during the tenure of President Donald Trump. The interior minister said that US cooperation in enhancing the capacity of Pakistan’s law enforcement agencies was highly significant. Detailed discussions were also held on Pakistan-US relations, matters of mutual interest, and enhancing bilateral cooperation, at the meeting. Naqvi holds meeting with Baker The interior minister’s recent visit to the US was also discussed during the meeting, where he had positive interactions with members of the US Congress. During these meetings, detailed negotiations were held on formulating a joint strategy against terrorism and further strengthening bilateral relations. Mr Naqvi stated that terrorism was an international issue and stressed the need for the global community to work together to fight t...

The government reduced the petrol price on Saturday by Re1 per litre for the next fortnight and that of high-speed diesel by Rs4. A press release from the Finance Division said the decision was taken after the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority reviewed and adjusted consumer prices for petroleum products in view of recent fluctuations in the international oil market. It said the new petrol price was Rs256.13 and that of HSD Rs263.95. The prices of light diesel oil (LDO) and super kerosene oil were also reduced to Rs155.81 and Rs171.65, respectively, after cuts of Rs5.25 and Rs3.2. Informed sources had previously said the ex-depot petrol price was estimated to go down by Rs2-2.50 per litre depending on final calculation on Feb 15 while HSD was expected to drop by about Rs9. Kerosene and LDO prices were estimated to fall by about Rs3.45 to Rs5 per litre. The estimates for higher prices of petroleum products stemmed from a decline in the international market. The benchmark Brent pric...

THE movement against the deeply problematic Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act and the recent amendments made to it seems to be finding its voice. It has been encouraging to note that journalists across the country have made good on their promise to resist efforts to clamp down on the freedom of expression by organising protests, filing lawsuits and creating public awareness about the controversial law. It has been doubly heartening that various rights activists and different civil society groups have started joining their voices, in the hope that, together, they may force the government to rethink. On Thursday, a statement was issued from the Karachi Press Club, after a joint consultation organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan in collaboration with the Karachi Union of Journalists and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, through which the participants unanimously rejected the Peca Amendment Act, 2025, as being violative of fundamental freedoms. Those who share...

ISLAMABAD: A United Nations report has revealed that Afghan Taliban’s continued support for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), despite Islamabad’s increasing pressure to cease backing the outfit, was fuelling the group’s escalating attacks in Pakistan. This was stated in the 35th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team submitted to the UN Security Council. The Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team is a panel of independent experts established by the UN Security Council to support sanctions implementation against individuals and entities linked to Al Qaeda, Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Daesh) and associated groups. The team submits biannual reports assessing the threat landscape posed by these orga­ni­sations to form international policy and security strategies. Scale of outfit’s attacks in Pakistan has increased significantly, according to report by UNSC-formed monitoring team The report, covering the period from July 1 to De...

SPEAKING the truth should never be a death sentence. The most recent figures published by the Committee to Protect Journalists highlight that last year was the deadliest year for reporters and media workers ever since the committee started keeping track of journalist killings about 30 years ago. The CPJ notes that at least 124 journalists were killed in 18 countries in 2024, “reflecting surging levels of international conflict, political unrest and criminality worldwide”. Given its disregard for international law and human rights — as well as its routine engagement in war crimes — it is unsurprising that the Israeli military was the worst offender , by a significant margin. A total of 85 journalists were killed in the Israel-Gaza conflict in 2024, all at the hands of the Israeli military. Of the total, 82 were Palestinians, while three were of other nationalities. Alarmingly, Pakistan ranked at number two, along with Sudan, for the most journalist fatalities. “Today is the most d...