KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the Ukraine war on Thursday, declaring the port of Mariupol “liberated” after nearly two months of siege, despite hundreds of defenders still holding out inside a giant steel works. In a televised meeting with his defence minister inside the Kremlin, Putin said there was no need for a …

US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price on Friday said that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who is currently on her maiden visit to Pakistan, was not visiting the country on US government-sponsored travel. The senior official made the statement during a press briefing today in response to a question from a journalist. “As you are well aware that Imran Khan is still …

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday hold his first public event in occupied Jammu and Kashmir since New Delhi imposed a sweeping security clampdown there more than two years ago. Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government has sought to quell a long-running insurgency in Indian-occupied Kashmir and buttress its hold over the Muslim-majority region. New Delhi nullified the area’s limited autonomy in 2019, …

PESHAWAR: At least five law enforcement personnel were martyred in two incidents in Khyber, Peshawar and Nowshera districts on Thursday, while four terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation in Bannu. Unidentified atta­ckers opened fire on a cop who was on duty at Akori Chowk in Nowshera district. Three personnel of law enforcement agencies were martyred and a suspected terrorist …

ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers on Thursday continued to assail the formerly ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and its chairman Imran Khan during a one-sided proceeding of the National Assembly as after the oath-taking of newly-elected Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani, the members were once again allowed to deliver speeches on points of order since there was nothing on the agenda. Almost all …

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial praised the people who stood up for the Constitution and the judiciary at a time when “some forces tried to subvert institutions for political motives”. “There are many people who stand up for the Constitution and this bench stood up for the Constitution,” the CJP said in response to an observation …

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Terming restoration of lasting peace in North Waziristan tribal district the top most priority of his government, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday he would soon convene a grand jirga of elders of the area in Islamabad in this regard to find a way out of the prevailing situation. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Miramshah, the …

A Pakistan Army major embraced martyrdom during an exchange of fire with terrorists in Balochistan’s Awaran area, the military’s media affairs wing said on Friday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a group of terrorists “fire raided” a security forces’ checkpost in the area of Kahan, near Awaran. However, the forces repulsed the attack and …

Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday said that general elections would be held after the government completes its tenure, as she excoriated former prime minister Imran Khan and his governance. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, she said, “And when the elections are held this time, the mistake of the RTS’s (Results Transmission System) failure will not happen again, Imran Khan sahib. …

US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price on Friday said that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who is currently on her maiden visit to Pakistan, was not visiting the country on US government-sponsored travel. The senior official made the statement during a press briefing today in response to a question from a journalist. “As you are well aware that Imran Khan is still …