Dar orders intensified diplomatic engagement for release of Pakistani sailors held hostage by Somali pirates – Pakistan
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar directed “stakeholders” on Thursday to maintain close and regular coordination and intensify diplomatic engagement with national and international partners to facilitate the release of 10 Pakistani sailors who have been held hostage by Somali pirates since April. The sailors were among the crew of the MT Honour […]
Pakistan’s first lunar rover named ‘Jinnah-1’: Suparco – Pakistan
Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) on Thursday announced “Jinnah-1” as the official name of the country’s first lunar rover. The rover is scheduled to be sent to the Moon in 2029 as part of China’s Chang’e-8 mission, where it will conduct scientific research at the lunar south pole, Suparco said. The Moon’s […]
Pakistan, Norway reaffirm resolve to strengthen bilateral ties, expand engagement in defence and security – Pakistan
Pakistan and Norway on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and expanding cooperation in defence and security. Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, who is on a two-day visit to Pakistan, called on Chief of Defence Forces and the Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, with the two leaders reiterating […]
High-profile terrorist commander killed in Bannu IBO: DPO – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: A highly wanted terrorist commander was killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted by the Bannu police and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), the district police confirmed on Thursday. Bannu’s District Police Officer (DPO) Captain (retd) Muhammad Furqan Bilal confirmed the terrorist’s killing in a conversation with Dawn. The DPO confirmed that […]
Pakistan, Norway reaffirm resolve to strengthen bilateral ties, expand engagement in defence, security – Pakistan
Pakistan and Norway on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen bilateral ties and expand engagements in areas of defence and security. Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, who is on a two-day visit to Pakistan, called upon Chief of Defence Forces and the Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, where the two […]
Pakistan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia will form political, military mechanisms to coordinate under defence pact, Ankara says – World
Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia will form political and military mechanisms under a defence pact signed between the regional powers last week, Turkiye’s defence ministry said on Thursday, adding the alliance would also deepen defence industry cooperation. The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement was signed last week as the Middle East grapples with fallout from the […]
AJK police claim JAAC ‘abducted’ 8 highway police personnel on election duty – Pakistan
Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) police said on Thursday that eight highway police personnel on election duty had been “abducted” by the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC). Addressing a televised press conference, police spokesperson Khawar Ali Shaukat alleged that the JAAC attacked security forces deputed on election duty in the region. “Eight highway police officials […]
‘A service to the world’: Norwegian minister praises Pakistan’s leadership for US-Iran mediation efforts – Pakistan
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide reiterated his country’s appreciation of Pakistan’s mediatory role in the ongoing US-Iran conflict on Thursday, saying it was a “service to the world and, hence, also to us”. Eide, who is on a two-day visit to Pakistan, expressed these views while addressing a press conference alongside Deputy Prime Minister […]
How Pakistan emerged as an indispensable actor in Middle Eastern security dynamics
For decades, the world assessed Pakistan through a narrow lens: a frontline state in the war on terror, a nuclear power locked in rivalry with India, a country defined by its instability rather than its influence. That lens was always too small, and the past year has proven it. The US-Iran war and its aftermath […]
SHC orders formation of committee to probe HIV outbreak among children at Karachi hospital – Pakistan
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the provincial government on Thursday to constitute a committee for an “independent, impartial and comprehensive” inquiry into the HIV outbreak among children at Karachi’s Kulsum Bai Valika Hospital. A two-member SHC bench, headed by Justice Adnanul Karim Memon and comprising Justice Muhammad Jaffer Raza, issued the directive as […]