ISLAMABAD: An Indian Air Force Tejas light combat aircraft plunged to the ground in a fireball on Friday afternoon during an aerial display at the Dubai Airshow, killing the pilot and casting a pall over the final day of the Middle East’s largest aviation exhibition of military and commercial aviation.
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Pakistan says India’s suspension of Indus Waters Treaty threatens regional stability
ISLAMABAD: Deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, warned on Friday that India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty constituted an “illegal and unilateral” act that posed a “real threat” to regional stability, as he delivered a sweeping critique of multiple global conflicts at an Indo-Pacific ministerial forum in Brussels.
Security forces kill 13 militants in overnight operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 13 militants in two separate intelligence-led operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, the military said on Friday, as a separate attack on a local peace committee in the same restive region left seven people dead, including a former Taliban fighter who had renounced violence.
Pakistan says Hasina death verdict ‘internal matter’ for Bangladesh
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Friday the death sentence handed down this week to Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s former prime minister, was strictly an internal affair of Dhaka and that its people were entirely capable of resolving their own political and legal matters through their constitutional processes.
Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian aircraft until Dec. 24
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has extended its ban on Indian aircraft using its airspace until Dec. 24, according to a notice to airmen issued on Thursday, four days before the previous restriction was due to expire.
Security forces kill 30 militants in series of operations in restive northwest
ISLAMABAD: The military said on Thursday that security forces had killed 30 militants in a series of intelligence-led operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province this week, the latest in an escalating campaign against a resurgent Pakistani Taliban that has plunged the country’s border regions into renewed violence.
Security forces kill at least 27 militants in northwest clashes
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed at least 27 militants and wounded several others in a series of intense encounters across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province this week, according to security sources and official statements, in what appeared to be one of the deadliest stretches of counterterrorism operations in the restive region in recent months.
US congressional commission says Pakistan achieved ‘military success’ over India in May clashes
ISLAMABAD: A bipartisan congressional commission has concluded that Pakistan scored a clear “military success” over India in the four-day, brief but intense, air and missile war last May, a rare official American acceptance that credits Chinese-supplied weapons and Chinese intelligence with giving Islamabad a decisive battlefield edge.
Military says 38 militants killed in weekend raids in northwest
ISLAMABAD: The military said on Tuesday that security forces killed 38 militants in four intelligence-led operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the weekend, including a commander the authorities described as a ringleader of a banned Islamist group they accuse of acting as an Indian proxy.
Minister Tarar says May conflict with India made Pakistan ‘extremely relevant’ again
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has emerged from its brief but intense military clash with India in May as a far more consequential player on the world stage, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Monday, crediting an aggressive diplomatic campaign, battlefield success and unexpected online creativity by the country’s youth for the shift.