ISLAMABAD (AA) – A helicopter crash in northwestern Pakistan claimed the lives of at least six individuals and left eight others injured, according to reports from state-run media. The incident involved a chartered Mi-8 helicopter operated by Mari Petroleum Company, which crashed in North Waziristan, close to the Afghan border. Pakistani...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Azerbaijan has signed a contract to buy JF-17 Block-III fighter jets from Pakistan, an official statement said. The procurement of JF-17 aircraft “will bolster the airpower capabilities of Azerbaijan,” the Pakistani military said in a statement. It is part of Islamabad’s “efforts to enhance defens...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 79th session of UN General Assembly in New York to discuss a variety of issues, including Israel’s ongoing onslaught on Gaza, and a rising tide of Islamophobia, an official statement said on Wednesday. Condem...
Although Kashmir may be voting in large numbers, systematic disenfranchisement of the majority Muslim community population not only undermines democratic principles but also risks further eroding their trust in the democratic process and governance By Iftikhar Gilani The democratic framework of many nations, including in South Asia, is modeled...
Pakistan has reportedly promised China a military base in the strategic port city of Gwadar, which is crucial to Beijing’s Belt-and-Road Initiative. The city is vital for China’s westward economic expansion, reducing its reliance on the South China Sea for trade routes. Despite previous resistance, Pakistan’s economically wea...
NEW DELHI (AA) – India has formally sought a review of the 64-year-old Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan. New Delhi sent a notice to Islamabad on Aug. 30 under Article XII(3) of the Indus Water Treaty, Press Trust of India reported late Wednesday night. “India’s notification highlights fundamental and unforeseen changes in circumsta...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has slammed the US for double standards over sanctions on its missile program, calling Washington’s move “biased and politically-motivated.” “Pakistan considers this action as biased and politically-motivated. Similar listings of commercial entities in the past were based on mere suspicion; inv...
Islim Cheshma, Turkmenistan – AFP Afghanistan said Wednesday work would begin on a $10 billion gas pipeline traversing South Asia as officials joined dignitaries in neighbouring Turkmenistan to celebrate its completion on that side of the border. Progress on the TAPI pipeline — running through Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan an...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – The Indian army killed two freedom fighters who attempted to enter Indian-occupied Kashmir from the Pakistan-administered side. “An anti-infiltration operation was launched by Indian army on the intervening night of 08-09 Sept in Lam area. Two terrorists have been neutralized and two AK-47 rifles and a pistol...
Islamabad, Pakistan – AFP Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan gathered in Islamabad on Sunday despite authorities’ attempts to block the protesters’ main routes into the capital, AFP journalists noted. The demonstration, led by Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, is the ...
