Friday, June 5th, 2026
Pakistan calls for stronger regional security cooperation at SCO interior ministers’ meeting
ISLAMABAD, JUN 5: Stressing the need for collective action against evolving security threats, Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, urged the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to strengthen regional cooperation in combating terrorism, organized crime, narcotics trafficking, cybercrime, and terror financing. Addressing a special meeting of Interior Ministers and Public Security Ministers of SCO member countries in Bishkek, Naqvi said the region is facing increasingly complex and interconnected security challenges that require coordinated and forward-looking responses.He noted that criminal and terrorist networks were rapidly adapting to technological advancements, exploitingRead More
Environmental protection key to economic growth: ICCI President
ISLAMABAD, JUN 5 /DNA/ – President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Sardar Tahir Mehmood, has called for greater environmental responsibility and collective action to tackle the growing challenges of climate change, pollution, and environmental degradation. Talking to visiting delegations of businessmen at the Chamber House here on Friday on the occasion of World Environment Day he said that a clean and healthy environment is essential for sustainable economic growth, public health, and the well-being of future generations. He noted that environmental issues have become a global concern andRead More
EU welcomes Zelenskyy’s call for direct talks with Russia’s Putin
BURSSELS, JUN 5: The EU on Friday backed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call for direct talks in a letter to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. “We welcome President Zelenskyy’s call for direct negotiations and also the call for a ceasefire – and from our side, we will go once more through the facts, and this is that Ukraine wants peace, Europe wants peace,” EU spokeswoman Anitta Hipper said.
Mohsin Naqvi praises security forces for successful counterterrorism operation in Panjgur
ISLAMABAD, Jun 05: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has commended the security forces for carrying out a successful operation against militants identified by the government as “Fitna al-Hindustan” in the Panjgur area of Balochistan. In a statement on Friday, the interior minister praised the bravery and professional capabilities of the security forces for eliminating six terrorists during the operation. Mohsin Naqvi said the security forces acted in a timely manner and thwarted the nefarious designs of what he described as Indian-sponsored terrorists in Panjgur. He paid tribute to the forces forRead More
President, PM commend security forces for successful operation against terrorists in Panjgur
ISLAMABAD, Jun 5: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday commended the security forces for successfully carrying out an operation against Indian-backed Fitna-al-Hindustan terrorists in Panjgur, resulting in the killing of six militants. In separate statements, both leaders said that operations against terrorists under Operation Azm-e-Istehkam would continue until their logical conclusion. President Zardari reaffirmed the nation’s resolve to eliminate terrorism, stating that Fitna-al-Hindustan and its facilitators would never succeed in undermining Pakistan’s peace and stability. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the security forces for neutralizingRead More
Six India-backed terrorists killed in Panjgur IBO: ISPR
RAWALPINDI, JUN 5: Security forces neutralised six militants belonging to India-sponsored Fitna al-Hindustan in an intelligence-based operation in the Panjgur district of Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Friday. According to the military’s media wing, the IBO was conducted on the reported presence of India-backed terrorists. “During the conduct of operation, own forces effectively engaged multiple terrorist locations,” the ISPR said, adding that after intense fire exchanges, six terrorists were killed. The IBO follows two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan and Mohmand districts that killed fourRead More