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The latest hearing of cases against Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) chief Dr Mahrang Baloch and other group leaders was held in Quetta District Jail instead of an anti-terrorism court (ATC), it emerged on Sunday, with the advocacy group terming the development a “disturbing display of institutionalised repression”. The BYC, a Baloch advocacy group working against enforced disappearances since 2018, posted in a statement on X that the judicial remand of the detained BYC leaders was further extended for ten days. Mahrang and other BYC leaders, including Sibghatullah Baloch, Beebow Baloch, Beebarg Baloch and Gulzadi Baloch, were arrested under the Maintenance…

The Foreign Office (FO) on Sunday warned that any further acts of aggression from Afghanistan would be met with an “unwavering and befitting response”. This statement comes in the wake of intense border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which started late on Saturday night and continued into Sunday morning. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that 23 troops were martyred and 200 Taliban and affiliated terrorists were killed when Islamabad responded to unprovoked aggression by Kabul. After the incident, an FO statement read: “Pakistan greatly values dialogue and diplomacy and a mutually beneficial relationship with Afghanistan. “At the same time,…

The Foreign Office (FO) on Sunday warned that any further acts of aggression from Afghanistan would be met with an “unwavering and befitting response”. This statement comes in the wake of intense border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which started late on Saturday night and continued into Sunday morning. The Inter-Services Public Relations said that 23 troops were martyred and 200 Taliban and affiliated terrorists were killed when Islamabad responded to unprovoked aggression by Kabul. After the incident, an FO statement read: “Pakistan greatly values dialogue and diplomacy and a mutually beneficial relationship with Afghanistan. “At the same time, the…

Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi provided a clarification on Sunday after furore over the absence of women journalists from a press conference he addressed in New Delhi on Friday. The criticism had notably come from India’s opposition Congress party, which rebuked the Narendra Modi government. There were calls for the Indian government to clarify its position on the matter and questioned its silence on the “discrimination”. Subsequently, Indian news agency ANI posted a video of Muttaqi on X today, in which he was seen clarifying the matter in Pashto. The Afghan foreign minister said, “Our teams had contacted a…

A Frontier Corps (FC) hawaldar was martyred and an FC soldier was injured when a police and security forces convoy was “attacked by terrorists” on the Miranshah Road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Sunday, according to police. Kashif Nawaz Khan, the spokesperson for Bannu police, confirmed these details to Dawn.com. He said an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in the area while a police team and security personnel were conducting a search operation, following which “terrorists attacked the security personnel with weapons”. “The IED was planted near the Baran Shah bridge on the Miranshah road,” the spokesperson said, adding…

RAWALPINDI – The All Pakistan Private Schools Associations have announced that educational institutions in the district will reopen tomorrow as usual. All three organizations of All Pakistan Private Schools have also announced the reopening of all private schools, and Abdur Ahmad Khan, President of APSMA Punjab, has confirmed the reopening of schools. The Punjab Education Department’s website has also confirmed that schools will reopen. The announcement stated that on Monday (tomorrow), all government and private schools, colleges, and universities across the district will reopen. The head of the District Education Authority Rawalpindi has also confirmed the reopening of schools, but…

A Frontier Corps (FC) hawaldar was martyred and an FC soldier was injured when a police and security forces convoy was “attacked by terrorists” on the Miranshah road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Sunday, according to police. Kashif Nawaz Khan, the spokesperson for Bannu police, confirmed these details to Dawn.com. He said an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in the area while a police team and security personnel were conducting a search operation, following which “terrorists attacked the security personnel with weapons”. “The IED was planted near the Baran Shah bridge on the Miranshah road,” the spokesperson said, adding…

KURRAM – Five miners killed in a coal mine collapse in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district on Sunday. The victims, originally from Shangla, were trapped under the rubble, and rescue operations are ongoing to recover their bodies. The incident occurred in Yasta Toora Wari while the workers were busy at work. Six miners were trapped under debris, of whom one has been rescued so far. The deceased miners have been identified as Taj Ullah, Zia-ur-Rehman, Shaukat, Naz Ullah, and Jan Muhammad. Two bodies have been recovered, while search efforts continue for the remaining three. Sources said the collapse was caused by…

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb reached Washington on Sunday, where he will attend plenary meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) from Oct 13 to 18. The meetings bring together global finance ministers, central bankers and development leaders, offering Pakistan a crucial platform to secure the next IMF tranche, advance economic reforms, and engage international partners on growth, investment, and resilience. Aurangzeb’s visit comes after a IMF mission concluded talks with Pakistani authorities on reviews of two lending programmes totalling $8.4 billion without announcing a staff-level agreement (SLA). Before leaving for the US, the finance minister had…

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Egypt on Monday to participate in the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit and attend the signing ceremony of the peace agreement aimed at ending the prevailing grave situation in Gaza. He is paying the visit at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and US President Donald Trump. The Sharm El-Sheikh Summit is the result of diplomatic efforts that began on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session last month wherein Shehbaz Sharif and leaders of Arab-Islamic countries attended a meeting with the US President to explore avenues for achieving peace…