‘Still open’ to ceasefire agreement with Pakistan government, says TTP chief

Security officials guard a blocked road leading to a counter-terrorism centre after security forces started to clear the compound seized earlier by Pakistani Taliban militants in Bannu, a northern district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on December 20, 2022. File | Photo Credit: AP The chief of the banned Tehreek-e-TalibanRead More →

Cash-strapped Pakistan announces early closure of markets, wedding halls to save energy

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that manufacturing of incandescent bulbs would be stopped from February 1 while production of inefficient fans would be stopped from July. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Cash-strapped Pakistan on January 3 announced early closure of markets and wedding halls as part of a raft ofRead More →

‘Misleading, blatant lies’: Pakistan Army rejects claims about Gen Bajwa, family’s assets

Pakistan’s Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. File | Photo Credit: AP The Pakistan Army finally broke its silence on November 28 to reject reports that its outgoing chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s family members and relatives became billionaires during his six-year tenure, terming them as “misleading” and based onRead More →