ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Nations urged India on Thursday to resume compliance with a longstanding water-sharing treaty between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, warning that New Delhi’s unilateral suspension of the pact earlier this year exemplified the dangerous weaponization of shared natural resources amid armed conflicts.
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Pakistan Navy set to deploy first Chinese-built submarine next year
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Navy anticipates that its first Chinese-designed submarine will enter active service next year, a development that underscores the deepening military collaboration between Islamabad and Beijing amid regional tensions.
Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi fire Pakistan to T20 series win over South Africa
LAHORE: Babar Azam displayed his batting mastery after Shaheen Shah Afridi spearheaded a superb bowling effort as Pakistan cruised to a four-wicket win over South Africa in the decisive third Twenty20 International at Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday.
PPP gains ground in Kashmir, prepares to oust prime minister
ISLAMABAD: The chairman of Pakistan’s People’s Party, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, said his party stood ready to form a government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, vowing to end the political turmoil that has gripped the region and reaffirming the party’s historic commitment to the Kashmiri cause.
Report warns India could weaponise Indus River flows against Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: India lacks the capacity to abruptly halt the flow of the Indus River or fully divert its tributaries in the near term. But a report warns that New Delhi could soon wield the timing of its dams to manipulate river levels in ways that could cripple Pakistan’s agriculture, at a moment when trust between the nuclear-armed neighbours has frayed to its lowest point in years.
Trump says he stopped India-Pakistan war by threatening 250 percent tariffs on both nations
ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he ended a perilous four-day war this spring between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, in which seven warplanes were shot down, by threatening to slap 250 percent tariffs on exports from both countries unless they halted the fighting within 48 hours.
Pakistan bars 290 from banned Islamist group from leaving country
ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry has added 290 leaders, financiers and activists from the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan to the Provisional National Identification List, barring them from foreign travel, officials said Tuesday.
Trump recounts seven “brand new, beautiful planes” shot down in India-Pakistan conflict
ISLAMABAD: United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday again stated that seven aircraft were shot down during the brief military escalation between Pakistan and India in May, crediting his threat to withhold trade deals for swiftly ending the hostilities and averting what he described as a potential nuclear war.
Rubio says US seeks to broaden strategic ties with Pakistan without undermining India
ISLAMABAD: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States sees an opportunity to expand its strategic relationship with Pakistan, emphasising that the recent strengthening of ties between the two countries does not come at the expense of Washington’s relationship with New Delhi.
Lahore tops global pollution index for third day, AQI surges past 400
LAHORE: For the third straight day, Lahore has held the grim distinction of being the world’s most polluted city, with a blanket of smog pushing air quality to hazardous levels and prompting urgent health advisories from officials.