Staff Report ISLAMABAD, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Sunday strongly condemned the suicide blast in Miranshah, North Waziristan in which reportedly six persons including three security personnel embraced martyrdom. The Prime Minister expressed his deep grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives and conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved families. He also prayed for the high ranks of the departed souls and for the bereaved families to bear the losses with equanimity, the Media Wing of PM Office said in a press release. The Prime Minister paid tributesRead More

RAWALPINDI, Three soldiers and as many children embraced martyrdom on Sunday in a suicide blast occured in the vicinity of Miranshah area of North Wazirstan. The martyred soldiers were identified as Lance Havaldar Zubair Qadir, age 33 years resident of Pakpatan, Sepoy Uzair Asfar, age 21 years resident of Haripur,  and Sepoy Qasim Maqsood, age 22 years, resident of Multan, said an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) media release here received. The three innocent children who also embraced martyrdom in the blast were identified as Ahmed Hassan age 11 years,Read More

Amid speculation about a reduced US military commitment to security in the Middle East, Turkey has spotlighted the region’s ability to act as a disruptive force if its interests are neglected. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set off alarm bells this week, declaring that he was not “positive” about possible Finnish and Swedish applications for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. NATO membership is contingent on a unanimous vote in favour by the organisation’s 30 members. Turkey has NATO’sRead More