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"The Pakistanis will lose," says ex-CIA officer warning against war with I
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former CIA officer John Kiriakou warned Pakistan would lose any conventional war with India. In an ANI interview, he urged Islamabad to avoid provocations, highlighted India's strong counterterrorism responses, and recalled missed U.S. action against nuclear scientist AQ Khan, stressing the
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Another bomb blast in Waziristan exposes Pakistan's shrinking security con
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A leader of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) narrowly escaped an assassination attempt after a bomb explosion struck a mosque in the Azam Warsak Bazaar area of Birmal tehsil, Lower South Waziristan, on Friday morning, Maulana Sakhi Wazir, who also heads a local seminary, sustained minor
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Pakistan's border conflict with Afghanistan chokes food supply, punishes i
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict has halted cross-border trade, causing severe shortages of fruits and vegetables in Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir. Prices of essentials like tomatoes and onions have skyrocketed, traders face massive losses, and Afghan exporters struggle with unsold produc
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Pakistan: Over 77,000 road crashes in five years expose Balochistan's crum
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Over 77,000 road accidents and nearly 1,800 deaths have occurred in Balochistan over five years, exposing severe government neglect. Major highways like N-25 and N-50 remain unsafe due to poor maintenance and lack of infrastructure, making Balochistan the province with Pakistan's highest roa
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"We paid tens of millions in cash as rewards to the Pakistani intelligence
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former CIA officer John Kiriakou revealed that the CIA funded Pakistan's ISI, tracked al-Qaeda targets, and linked Lashkar-e-Tayyiba to al-Qaeda. He highlighted mistrust within ISI, US-Pakistan transactional ties, post-9/11 strategies, and his whistleblowing on CIA torture, which led to his
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Pakistan: Blast destroys under-construction girls' school in Khyber Pakh
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A fresh wave of violence has once again targeted Pakistan's fragile education system. Unidentified assailants on Friday blew up an under-construction girls' primary school in Gara Budha village of Tank district, near Dera Ismail Khan, sparking fear and outrage among residents, as reported by
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"Not confronting AQ Khan head-on was a mistake": Ex-CIA agent speaks on US
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In an interview with ANI, John Kiriakou, who spent 15 years in the CIA as an analyst and later in counterterrorism operations, said that the US had precise operational details of Khan, including his daily routine and residence. However, the agency was instructed not to act, following diplom
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Pakistan seeks verifiable peace mechanism at Istanbul talks with Afghanist
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan and Afghanistan began a new round of talks in Istanbul to create a verifiable mechanism preventing cross-border terrorist attacks. The discussions follow the Doha ceasefire agreement, with Turkiye and Qatar mediating efforts to build lasting peace, strengthen monitoring, and ensure
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WFP reports soaring food prices in Kabul amid border closures, fuel hikes
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The World Food Programme reports rising food prices in Afghan markets as border closures with Pakistan, high fuel costs, and the Salang Highway shutdown drive up transportation expenses. Residents struggle with soaring costs of flour, rice, and cooking oil, while drivers call for government
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Pakistan should end grave, ongoing human rights violations: India at UNSC
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"We call upon Pakistan to end the grave and ongoing human rights violations in the areas illegally occupied by it, where the population is in open revolt against Pakistan's military occupation, repression, brutality and illegal exploitation of resources," Ambassador Harish said, while add
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Exit from Greylist not bulletproof: FATF warns Pakistan against terror fin
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global terror funding watchdog, has warned Pakistan that its removal from the 'greylist' in October 2022 doesn't make it immune to money laundering and terrorist financing.
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Transit trade with Afghanistan to remain suspended until security situatio
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Afghan transit trade is closed, and is not taking place. It is not taking place because of the factors that you were aware of. There was considerable discussion on this question during last week's briefing as well. Till the evaluation of the security situation, this transit trade will remai
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