Security

Pakistan’s interior minister has invited the England cricket team to tour the country for the first time since 2005, after a successful visit by the West Indies amid improved security boosted hopes of an international revival.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presiding over a meeting to review arrangements for upcoming Pakistan-West Indies cricket matches directed concerned authorities to make foolproof security measures.

PARIS/NEW DELHI: French and Indian companies signed contracts worth 13 billion euros ($16 billion) on the first day of President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India on Saturday, the French presidency said in a statement. The deals include a…

BEIJING: At a highway check point on the outskirts of Beijing, local police are this week testing out a new security tool: smart glasses that can pick up facial features and car registration plates, and match them in real-time with a…

RAWALPINDI: The Corps Commanders Conference on Wednesday discussed internal and external security environment and progress of ongoing operations including Khushal Balochistan program, ARY News reported. "Chief of Army Staff General Qamar…

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday declared the suspension of mobile phone services on the pretext of security as illegal, ARY News reported. The verdict came on petitions challenging the government’s decision of…

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday said all the concerned agencies, institutions and people of Karachi have to work together to make the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Karachi memorable and historic so that more…

BEIJING: China on Tuesday urged Pakistan to rapidly bring perpetrators to justice after unidentified gunmen shot at two Chinese nationals in Karachi, killing one of them. The two Chinese were in their car in an upmarket area on Monday…

WASHINGTON: The United States has told Pakistan what it must do if it wants Washington to resume paying out hundreds of millions of dollars in security aid, the Pentagon said Monday. "Our expectations are straightforward," Pentagon…

TEHRAN: Pakistan and Iran have stressed the need for maintaining sustainable border security, joint actions to fight narcotics transit, human and weapon trafficking between the two countries. The understanding was reached at a meeting…