PM Shehbaz offers ‘heartfelt condolences’ to quake-hit Turkey
A “special gesture of solidarity and support”, the premier would “reiterate Pakistan’s firm commitment to stand by the Turkish people" on his trip.
A “special gesture of solidarity and support”, the premier would “reiterate Pakistan’s firm commitment to stand by the Turkish people" on his trip.
The remarks come a day after a powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in Peshawar's Red Zone area.
Although the president did not name any politician in particular, the comments follow the arrest of political party PTI’s Fawad Chaudhry.
The statement came hours after reports surfaced claiming Pakistan had carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province.
In a media briefing spokesperson Baloch said, “We wish that Afghanistan emerges as a trade and energy-connectivity conduit to our region.”
The security updates come a day after the US embassy stopped its staff from visiting Islamabad’s Marriott Hotel due to fears of an attack.
Earlier, PTI chief Imran Khan had announced his party’s intention to disassociate itself from the “current corrupt political system”.
Lt Gen Asim Munir has been named as the chief of army staff.
Opec+ had earlier this month agreed to reduce two million barrels per day from November at a meeting in Vienna — a move that angered the US.
The statement comes as a response to India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s remarks where he called for the US to “reflect on its ties with Islamabad”.