Munir made the remarks during a visit to Wana in South Waziristan district along the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier, where he reviewed the prevailing security situation and operational preparedness of troops deployed in the region.

The security sources further said Pakistan is targeting hideouts, facilitation centers and launch pads of Fitna-al-Khawarij and Fitna-al-Hindustan involved in terrorism. All operations are based on credible intelligence and directed only at terrorist infrastructure.

Pakistan is willing to halt operations against Afghanistan if the Taliban government stops supporting militant groups from its territory, the country’s top military leader Field Marshal Asim Munir said.

Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated at age 54 on Thursday in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, spent three decades navigating the turbulent and often violent world of Pakistani politics, becoming in 1988 the first woman to be democratically elected to lead a modern Muslim country.

Pakistan on Friday raised consumer prices for diesel and petrol about 20%, citing ​higher oil prices driven by conflict in ‌Iran.

Saudi's defence minister said discussions covered steps to end the war under the “Joint Strategic Defense Agreement” signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

Tensions between nuclear-armed Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban regime sharply escalated in late February, further heightening regional instability and raising concerns about the risk of a prolonged conflict.

The violence came after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, killing its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

China's air defense system has failed in Pakistan, Venezuela and Iran. Now military analysts are questioning China's own domestic defenses.

Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan showed its overwhelming superiority in conventional warfare, but the Taliban have refined a lethal repertoire of guerrilla tactics.

Pakistan's efforts to preserve close ties with President Donald Trump are being put to the test after protesters stormed the U.S.

Pakistan stock market fell after the US ordered non-emergency staff and their family members at its consulates in Lahore and Karachi to leave Pakistan, citing potential security risks and the threat of terrorist attacks following violent protests triggered by the killing of Iran’s top leader.