Pakistan: PTI announces 'mass protest movement' in Lahore

IANS | December 26, 2025 2:06 PM

Islamabad, Dec 26 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday announced that it would begin a street movement by welcoming Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in Lahore and holding a public event at the Liberty Roundabout, local media reported.

As TTP militarises, Pakistan faces escalating internal security crisis

Vicky Nanjappa | December 26, 2025 1:01 PM

New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) There is fresh trouble brewing for Pakistan as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has decided to expand the outfit to resemble a military unit. The expansion, which has already been set in motion, is a cause of concern for Pakistan as terror attacks are bound to increase in the coming year.

Nigeria confirms joint security operation with US on terrorist targets

IANS | December 26, 2025 11:47 AM

Abuja, Dec 26 (IANS) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria on Friday confirmed that Nigerian authorities, in structured security cooperation with international partners, including the United States, carried out airstrikes on terrorist targets in the north-west part of the African country.

US Church panel exposed CIA role in Chile coup

IANS | December 26, 2025 10:23 AM

Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) Fifty years ago, the US Congress held its first public hearing into secret CIA operations aimed at overthrowing a foreign government. The focus was Chile.

China-Pakistan axis weighs on India’s security: US report

IANS | December 26, 2025 8:40 AM

Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) China’s close military partnership with Pakistan is shaping India’s security environment, even as Beijing seeks to ease tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with New Delhi, according to a new US Department of War report to Congress.