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RAWALPINDI: Two terrorists were gunned down in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan as the country battles rising terrorism, ARY News reported on Friday, quoting Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). According to the military’s media wing, the security forces conducted the intelligence-based operation (IBO) on reports of terrorists’ presence. During the operation, two terrorists identified as Abdullah Khadri and Khalid alias “Janan” were gunned down. “The killed terrorists remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area including target killing of innocent civilians,” the ISPR stated. Meanwhile, security forces are carrying out a sanitisation operation to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area. “The security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country”, the military’s media wing noted. The operation comes amid a surge in terrorist activities across the country, especially in KP an...

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine retiree Susana Barrio says she no longer invites her friends over for the traditional asado barbecue, long a key part of social life in the South American farming nation. Fast-rising meat and vegetable prices have made the meals hard to afford. Inflation in the country likely topped 200% last year, one of the highest levels in the world. Grocery costs rose particularly fast, hitting people’s wallets as salaries and pensions have failed to keep pace. “We’ve had to eliminate things that made life a little brighter,” Barrio, 79, said. “That joy it gave me to invite my friends for a barbecue, which is typical here, now that’s impossible.” Inflation was likely around 28% in December, with food prices up even more after a  sharp devaluation  of the peso currency, a Reuters poll of analysts showed. Official data will be released later on Thursday. While high inflation has dogged Argentina for years, the rate of price increases is now at the highest level ...

KARACHI: Good quality onion prices have swelled to Rs240 per kg in the domestic markets as retailers blame massive exports for the price spiral, ARY News reported on Wednesday.     The already inflation-hit consumers are forced to pay heavy prices for the most sought-after commodity compared to other vegetables. Speaking at ARY News programme ‘Ba Khabar Sawera’ , Wholesale Vegetable Association President Sheikh Muhammad Shah Jahan linked the rise in onion prices to Indian ban on onion exports. India – the world’s biggest exporter of onions – had banned shipments from Dec 8, 2023 till March 2024 after domestic prices more than doubled in three months following a drop in production. Following India’s move, Pakistani exporters started cashing in on the situation with local rates suddenly crawling up to Rs160-180 from Rs120-140 on intense buying. Since then, the rates have continued to swell on thriving exports. The association president, while talking to ARY News, sai...

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have reaffirmed their desire to enhance defence cooperation in all domains to achieve self-sufficiency in the field of defence production. This came at the third meeting of Pakistan-KSA Defence Collaboration at GHQ in Rawalpindi. The forum reiterated the need to explore further avenues for defence cooperation and enhancing the pace of collaboration. The meeting underscored the significance of historical relations between the two brotherly states. The participants discussed issues of bilateral interest and evolving security environment. The two sides deliberated upon rapid advancements in military technologies and the need for defence industrial cooperation between the two states towards the fulfillment of shared objectives. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/7qx2V4k

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan fooled the nation on cypher issue, ARY News reported. In an exclusive interview with ARY News programme “Off the Record”, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the former prime minister Imran Khan waved the alleged cypher in a public gathering and tried to fool the nation. When asked about the PPP founder Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s speech in Rawalpindi, if it was also an attempted security breach or not, Bilawal stated that Bhutto had said “he will take the state’s secret with him to grave” and never waved a cypher in public meetings. “Former prime minister Imran Khan should confess his wrong doings” the PPP chairman said. He added that “election date was already decided in talks with PTI” but Imran Khan stubbornness ended up the talks with no result. As political parties gear up for February 8 general elections, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Za...

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Narcotics Forces (ANF) has seized 618 metric tons of drugs and prohibited chemicals with street value of billions of rupees by conducting over nineteen hundred operations in 2023, ARY News reported. According to the details, eighteen hundred sixty people involved in smuggling, including sixty-four foreign nationals were arrested during different operations. Besides, over fifteen thousand events have been arranged to spread awareness regarding menace of drugs. ANF also participated in thirty-two international events for counter-narcotics during the last year. Anti-Narcotics Forces is committed to eradicate scourge of drugs from the country. Read more: Interior Minister inaugurates ANF Narcotics Forensic Lab It is pertinent to mention here that the then Caretaker Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Sarfraz Bugti, inaugurated the ANF Forensic Lab at the Anti-Narcotics Force Academy (ANFA). He emphasized the lab’s crucial role in expediting prosec...

ISLAMABAD: Returning officers (ROs), in line with the directives of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), have published the constituency-wise preliminary lists of polling stations, ARY News reported. Candidates and voters have the opportunity to submit their suggestions or objections regarding polling stations to the District Returning Officers (DROs) until January 11, 2024. DROs are set to declare their decisions on these objections or suggestions from January 12 to 17, with the final list of polling stations to be revealed 15 days before the elections. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) yesterday completed priority-based training for election supervisory staff appointed for the smooth conduct of the 2024 general elections. According to the electoral body, the training of 579,191 people has been completed, while the remaining 406,222 people will complete training by February 1. Read more: ECP completes training of electoral staff ECP spokesman said on Thursday that...