Six days ago, the US State Department sanctioned three Chinese and one Belarusian entity for supplying components to Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme. The decision came just two days ahead of the visit by Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, to Pakistan. Some Pakistani commentators believe this was a warning to Islamabad, that given its bankrupt state and […]Read More
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif was at a conference with business leaders in Islamabad where he was urged to open trade with India and also bury the hatchet with Imran Khan, the ousted former prime minister. Dawn quoted Arif Habib of the Habib Group as telling Shahbaz Sharif, “I suggest you do a few more […]Read More
Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai has found himself in controversy as thousands of netizens from her native Pakistan voiced their disappointment with her over working with former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is perceived to be anti-Palestinian. The two of them came together in March this year, as they are jointly co-hosting a Broadway […]Read More
Pakistan aims to secure a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund by June or early July, according to statements made by its finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday. The nation’s existing $3 billion deal with the IMF, which was arranged last summer to prevent a sovereign default, is set to expire in late April. […]Read More
The United States has imposed sanctions of four entities— three based in China and one in Belarus—for providing items to Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme. These entities have engaged in activities or transactions that have contributed to or risk contributing to proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by Pakistan, the US State Department said. The Companies include […]Read More
Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. North Korea: New Song Praises Kim Jong Un As ‘Friendly Father’, ‘Great Leader’ North Korea has unveiled a new song in praise of Kim Jong Un. It’s another attempt to bolster his image in North Korea this time through a song that has […]Read More
The Siachen Glacier is a critical, strategic triangle that India has wedged between Pakistan and China. That happened in April 1984, when India foiled Pakistan’s preparations to militarily occupy the Siachen Glacier. The surprise move pre-empted the Pakistan Army’s Operation Ababeel. In fact, this year, 2024, is the 40th anniversary of Operation Meghdoot. Given that, […]Read More
Pakistan government confirmed on Wednesday that it had imposed a ban on the social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, citing national security concerns. This announcement ends months of speculation following user-reported disruptions to the service in Pakistan that began in mid-February. The disclosure came from the Interior Ministry through a written statement submitted […]Read More
Pakistan will be seeking a three year multi-billion dollar loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support its economic reform programme, says Finance Minister Mohammad Aurangzeb. A report in the Pakistani daily Dawn said Aurangzeb is now in Washington DC for discussions with the IMF and the World Bank. Dawn quoted Aurangzeb as […]Read More
40 Years Of Operation Meghdoot On 13 April 1984, the Indian army launched a military offensive in bone-chilling temperatures, on the frozen heights of the Siachen glacier to wrest from Pakistan any claim it sought to hold on to the Siachen glacier. The daring operation was unlike any other, pre-empting a plan from Pakistan by […]Read More
‘Apne mian ko mat jaane do Col Kumar ke saath’ Had it not been for a German expedition wishing to go rafting on the Indus River in North-west India’s Ladakh region in 1975, this book would not have been written! Thanks to that expedition, Col Narinder “Bull” Kumar, India’s most famous military mountaineer came in […]Read More
“Let it be known that if anything happens to me or my wife, it’ll be him who is responsible.” From his prison cell in Adiala, Rawalpindi, former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan talking to journalists, pointed the finger at Army Chief Gen Asim Munir, as being responsible for his predicament. “The army chief … didn’t […]Read More
Next week on Baisakhi, it will be four decades since India launched ‘Operation Meghdoot’ to foil Pakistani designs and gain full control of the Siachen glacier. To date, it remains the Indian Army’s longest deployment, one that continues. A decade ago, a book titled ‘Beyond NJ 9842: The Siachen Saga’ was published. Set on the […]Read More
The Taliban government has asked Pakistan not to make a unilateral decision on repatriation of Afghan migrants and asked Islamabad not to harass them. “The issue of refugees is bilateral and decisions regarding them should be made through an understanding between both countries,” said Abdul Rahman Rashed, according to a ministry statement on social media […]Read More
The foreign ministry has denied allegations made in The Guardian accusing India of carrying out assassinations in Pakistan to eliminate terrorists. The ministry has termed it as “false and malicious anti-India propaganda”. The response comes at a time when there have been allegations made against the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) of carrying out 20 […]Read More
Islamabad has ruled out talks with Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). This comes a day after a senior Afghan Taliban leader requested both the sides to sit down and negotiate a peace deal. Muhammad Nabi Omari, deputy interior minister of the interim Taliban government in Afghanistan made the remarks at an iftar gathering in the southeastern Khost […]Read More
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that it is a matter of grave concern that “baseless and unsubstantiated” allegations have been made against the army. He said that the allegations were for political interests and made by only a specific political party and its few individuals. It is believed that Zardari was referring to the […]Read More
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that his government would ensure foolproof security for Chinese nationals working across the country. The statement comes days after five Chinese engineers were killed in a suicide attack in the country’s restive northwest. Last week, a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of Chinese officials in the remote Besham area […]Read More
News from Afghanistan has been of a rather mixed nature: the Taliban are to resume stoning women to death for adultery (when did they ever stop?), and then we Pakistan’s defence minister Khwaja Asif accusing the Taliban of not doing enough to curb terrorism from their soil. Case of pot calling the kettle black. From […]Read More
Pakistan counterterrorism police in multiple raids arrested at least 12 suspects in connection with last week’s suicide bombing that killed five Chinese workers and their Pakistani driver in the volatile northwest, officials said Monday. The detainees were not directly involved in the attack but they helped those who orchestrated Tuesday’s bombing targeting the Chinese, three […]Read More
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