Press Releases

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Pakistan has called for the urgent release of its nationals being held hostage off the coast of Somalia, following diplomatic talks with Somali authorities.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Pakistan declared Wednesday that its military had eliminated at least 26 militants in a fresh wave of targeted airstrikes along the Afghanistan border, even as Kabul pushed back sharply, claiming the strikes killed civilians — including...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) According to reports, Pakistan’s military has carried out targeted airstrikes along the Afghanistan border, killing at least 26 militants in operations described as a response to recent attacks inside the country.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar pressed his Somali counterpart Tuesday for the swift release of eleven Pakistani nationals held captive aboard a hijacked vessel off the Somali coast, as diplomatic efforts to secure their freedom...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Twenty-two Pakistani army personnel perished when a military helicopter crashed in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday, security sources confirmed Thursday.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) A swift agreement to end the US-Iran conflict is "unlikely" in the coming days due to the "complex situation" — chiefly Israel's relentless ceasefire violations in southern Lebanon — Pakistani government sources told Anadolu on Tuesday,...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Thirteen civilians have been killed in a series of Pakistani strikes across border regions in Afghanistan, according to Afghan officials, as renewed hostilities escalated overnight along the frontier.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Pakistan has called on all parties involved in the latest Middle East escalation to exercise restraint and allow diplomatic efforts more time to succeed, following renewed exchanges of strikes between Israel and Iran. According to...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Afghanistan on Wednesday accused Pakistan of conducting fresh airstrikes in eastern regions of the country, alleging that the strikes killed 13 civilians, including 11 children, amid rising tensions between the neighboring states,...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright warned Tuesday that global energy flows thrown into disarray by the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran will take considerable time to recover — while arguing the economic pain was a price worth...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Afghan authorities have accused Pakistan of conducting fresh airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan that reportedly resulted in the deaths of 13 civilians, including children, amid already strained relations between the two countries....

MENAFN

(MENAFN) At least six members of Pakistan’s paramilitary forces were killed and three others were reportedly taken hostage after militants attacked a security checkpoint in the country’s northwestern region on Tuesday, according to reports.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is expected to arrive in Iran on Saturday for discussions aimed at advancing Islamabad's mediation efforts between the United States and Iran, according to reports.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in Tehran on Sunday, as Islamabad intensifies its diplomatic efforts to broker an end to the conflict between Iran and the United States.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts to help ease tensions between Iran and the United States continued over the weekend, with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi meeting Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran on Sunday.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Voters in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region are heading to the polls on Sunday to choose a new regional administration for the next five years, according to reports.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran on Saturday for meetings with senior Iranian officials as Islamabad continues its efforts to facilitate dialogue between Iran and the United States, according to reports.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Pakistan’s Interior Minister has said he is carrying a special message from his country’s political and military leadership to Iran’s top leadership during an official visit to Tehran, as regional diplomacy involving Tehran and Washington...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday that he is carrying a special message from Pakistan’s political and military leadership to Iran’s top leadership during his visit to Tehran, amid renewed diplomatic activity between Tehran and Washington,...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran on Saturday for discussions with senior Iranian officials as part of ongoing mediation efforts between Iran and the United States, according to reports citing Iranian sources.