The operations were launched following a recent increase in militant attacks targeting police and other law enforcement agencies in Banu

The death toll since July 5 reaches 88, the official sources say on situation in Balochistan

The US Embassy in Islamabad said the Consulate General in Lahore will resume services for US citizens, while the Consulate General in Karachi will provide both American citizen services and non-immigrant visa processing

The recommendations have been presented in the World Bank's report, "Strengthening Fiscal Federalism in Pakistan," launched in Islamabad by World Bank Country Director Bolormaa Amgaabazar and Lead Economist Tobias Haque

Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi says Pakistan’s actions were legitimate, targeted and proportionate measures taken against terrorist hideouts posing threats to national security

A district and sessions court in Islamabad noted the chief minister's absence and ordered the issuance of non-bailable arrest warrants

A weather advisory says a westerly weather system is likely to enter the upper parts of the country on June 30