In a rare and candid acknowledgment, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed that Indian forces conducted strikes on the Nur Khan Air Base earlier this year, in May. According to Dar, the strikes caused damage to critical installations and resulted in injuries to personnel stationed at the facility. The confirmation marks...
The recent car blast in Delhi and a subsequent explosion in Islamabad have triggered divergent diplomatic responses from Pakistan and Turkey, underscoring sensitivities in regional relations and the politicisation of terror-related incidents. Pakistan’s Response to Delhi Incident While Indian authorities treat the explosion near the historic landmark in Delhi as a major security breach and...
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has once again found himself at the centre of controversy following a statement he made during the Joy Forum event in Riyadh. The actor mentioned “people from Balochistan, people from Afghanistan, people from Pakistan” in a single sentence — a remark that has gone viral and sparked widespread debate online. What...
In a significant development following days of deadly violence along the border, Pakistan and the Taliban-led administration in Afghanistan have agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire. The truce, which reportedly came into effect on Wednesday evening, aims to bring temporary relief after intense cross-border clashes that claimed dozens of lives and displaced several civilians on both...
Just days after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir met with former U.S. President Donald Trump, advisers to Pakistan’s military have reportedly floated a bold plan: partner with the U.S. to develop and operate a new port on the Arabian Sea. The proposal—centered on the coastal town of Pasni...
In a hard-hitting intervention at the United Nations Human Rights Council session in Geneva, India sharply rebuked Pakistan for its presentation on human rights, calling the exercise “deeply ironic” given Islamabad’s own documented record of minority persecution and internal abuses. The Indian delegation used its right of reply to dismantle what it described as a...
In a rare and candid admission, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has acknowledged that the country functions under a hybrid political system where power is shared between the civilian government and the military establishment. His remarks have once again brought the spotlight on the powerful role of the army in Pakistan’s governance structure. Admission of...
In a striking public declaration, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has lauded U.S. President Donald Trump as a “man of peace,” asserting that Trump played an instrumental role in facilitating the ceasefire with India earlier this year. Sharif’s remarks mark a dramatic diplomatic posture, especially given India’s consistent rejection of any third-party intervention in the...
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday responded to the recent defence agreement signed between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, emphasizing that India expects the strategic partnership to respect “mutual interests and sensitivities.” Speaking at the weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated, “India and Saudi Arabia have a wide-ranging strategic partnership...
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on Wednesday signed a landmark Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement, significantly upgrading their military cooperation. The pact, inked during Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s state visit to Riyadh at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, formalizes the decades-old defence partnership between the two Islamic nations. According to the joint...