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A view across Digan town in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Major martyred, 12 terrorists killed in North Waziristan and Nushki IBOs

Pakistan's military said Major Hafiz Ihsan Elahi embraced martyrdom in a Razmak operation and that 12 terrorists were killed in two separate intelligence-based operations.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Supreme Court admits Imran Khan chamber appeal on Shifa hospital transfer

The Supreme Court accepted Imran Khan's chamber appeal, clearing registrar objections and ordering his petition for transfer to Shifa hospital to be fixed before a bench.

Portrait of Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

ISPR says 2,084 terrorists killed in 2026 as military presses campaign

Pakistan's military said security forces conducted 40,348 intelligence-based operations this year, killing 2,084 terrorists, as the ISPR chief tied security to good governance.

A mine site in Pakistan, shown as a contextual image for the country's coal mining industry.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan coal mine explosion kills at least 34 miners near Quetta

A methane gas explosion at a private coal mine in Balochistan's Sorange area east of Quetta killed at least 34 miners and triggered a major rescue operation.

A street in Lahore during heavy rain, shown as a contextual image of monsoon weather in the city.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Lahore building collapse kills 10 as monsoon rains batter Punjab

A three-storey house collapsed in Lahore's Baghbanpura area, killing at least 10 members of a family, as monsoon-related deaths across Pakistan passed 100.

A contingent of Pakistan's Frontier Corps marching during a ceremony in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2016.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Security forces kill 32 militants in Khyber, Nushki operations

The military said troops killed 24 militants in Khyber district and eight in Nushki during intelligence-based operations, as Pakistan pressed its counter-terrorism campaign.

A NASA satellite image of Pakistan showing widespread flooding during the 2025 monsoon season.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan monsoon death toll reaches 113 as more floods forecast

The NDMA reported 113 deaths and 364 injuries since late June as the weather agency warned of renewed urban flooding, landslides and flash floods through early August.

A road winding through Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, with hillside buildings, trees and parked vehicles.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

AJK election unrest deepens as JAAC claims 31 killed

Clashes during Azad Kashmir's phased assembly elections left a security official dead and the banned JAAC claiming 31 supporters killed, as the government branded them militants.

A Pakistan Railways ZCU-20 locomotive at the head of the Jaffar Express at Attock City Junction.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Floodwaters cut Lahore-Faisalabad rail link as rivers swell

Breaches in Nullah Deg and Bherr eroded soil under railway bridges, forcing Pakistan Railways to suspend the Lahore-Faisalabad section and divert trains.

Field Marshal Asim Munir in military uniform.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

US congressmen meet CDF Munir at GHQ on defence, trade ties

Two US House members met Field Marshal Asim Munir in Rawalpindi, discussing regional security, defence cooperation and expanded economic and trade engagement.

A health worker inspects children during a polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan tells global watchdog polio eradication within reach

Pakistan told the Independent Monitoring Board that poliovirus transmission has narrowed to high-risk areas, but warned insecurity in southern KP remains the biggest hurdle.

An evening view over Rawalakot in Azad Kashmir.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

AJK police, JAAC clash in Rawalakot as polling begins

Clashes erupted in Rawalakot between police and the proscribed JAAC as AJK's first phase of legislative assembly polling concluded, with disputed casualty claims.