Just after midnight on May 7, the Pakistan Air Force’s operations room was a flurry of red as dozens of Indian aircraft appeared on their screens. Anticipating an Indian strike, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Sidhu had been staying on a mattress in an adjoining room. The previous month, an attack in Indian Kashmir had killed 26 civilians, and while Islamabad had denied any involvement, India had blamed Pakistan for backing the militants and vowed a response. That response came in the form of pre-dawn air strikes on May 7. Air Chief Marshal Sidhu immediately ordered Pakistan’s prized Chinese-made J-10C jets…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
According to sources, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has criticized Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, suggesting he should resign if he cannot ensure law and order in the province. Sources who spoke to Geo News on Saturday quoted the PTI founder as saying, “If Ali Amin Gandapur cannot restore peace, he should step down.” He added that if Gandapur is unable to resolve governance issues, another individual should be given the opportunity. Since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan in 2021, Pakistan has seen a surge in terrorist activities, particularly in its Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and…
On Saturday, tribal elders in North Waziristan declared their full support for the Pakistan Army in its campaign against Indian-backed Fitna-al-Khawarij. This declaration of solidarity was made during a jirga of tribal elders held in Miranshah, North Waziristan, with the backing of the Pakistan Army, as reported by Geo News. The elders wholeheartedly endorsed the Pakistan Army’s zero-tolerance stance on establishing peace and eradicating Fitna-al-Khawarij. Participants lauded the security forces and martyrs for their immense sacrifices, vowing to cooperate fully with the authorities in countering Fitna-al-Khawarij and other militant groups. Meanwhile, at a separate jirga held at the CM House,…
The Punjab government has given the green light to a major plan to build a 40-kilometer green corridor in Lahore, aimed at tackling the city’s increasing air pollution and smog. This corridor will run from Shahdara to Raiwind, converting the area along the railway track into green belts. The project will feature various recreational spaces for the public. It also plans to repurpose old railway carriages into libraries and cafés to boost community engagement. The initiative is estimated to cost more than Rs2.35 billion and will span approximately 700 kanals of land. The Punjab Housing Department announced that the green…
Pakistan will take part in a tri-series with Afghanistan and the UAE from August 29 to September 7 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. This T20I tournament is set to be a key preparation event for all three teams, helping them to acclimatize to the conditions ahead of the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup, an eight-team tournament scheduled to be held in the UAE from September 9 to 28. The opening match of the series will feature Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday, August 29, with the game starting at 7 p.m. local time. Each team will play every other team twice,…
New Zealand won the first test against Zimbabwe in just three days, clinching a nine-wicket victory at the Queens Sports Club after dismantling the hosts’ batting lineup on Friday. With stand-in skipper Mitchell Santner taking four wickets, Zimbabwe was bowled out for 165 runs in their second innings, having started the day at 31-2. This left New Zealand with a simple target of just eight runs to win the match. Henry Nicholls hit the winning run in the third over after tea on the third day, putting the tourists up 1-0 in the two-match Test series. Zimbabwe began the day…
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced that the newly introduced Digital Presence Proceeds Tax will not apply to goods and services ordered digitally from outside Pakistan. According to an official notification (S.R.O. No. 1366(I)/2025) issued on July 30, 2025, under Section 15 of the Digital Presence Proceeds Tax Act, 2025, the exemption covers all taxable digital supplies made by foreign entities. The notification specifies that this measure was taken under the authority of the Federal Government. The FBR confirmed that “This notification shall come into force on and from the 1st day of July, 2025.” The order was…
OpenAI has revealed its plans to establish its first European data center, “Stargate Norway,” through a partnership with British cloud infrastructure provider Nscale and Norwegian energy company Aker. According to TechCrunch, the facility will be developed as a 50:50 joint venture between Nscale and Aker, with Nscale overseeing its design and construction. OpenAI will function as an off-taker, purchasing the computing capacity from the facility. This initiative is part of a wider European push to enhance AI sovereignty and increase investment in domestic data infrastructure. The European Union recently unveiled a major funding package to boost AI capabilities, which includes…
On Friday, Ukraine’s president announced that the death toll from Thursday’s Russian strikes on the capital, Kyiv, had risen to 31, including five children. Authorities also reported that 159 people were wounded, 16 of them children. Russia had launched waves of missiles and drones at Kyiv before dawn on Thursday. The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed it had targeted and successfully hit Ukrainian military airfields, ammunition depots, and facilities linked to what it termed Kyiv’s “military-industrial complex.” Russia has also asserted that it has taken complete control of the devastated town of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine after nearly 16…
Following Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement on April 2, which introduced new tariffs that were later postponed, there have been some changes to the import levies. The new tariffs are scheduled to take effect on August 7. Approximately 40 countries will face a new 15% tariff on goods exported to the US, while other nations will see higher duties. The United Kingdom and Australia will pay 10%. A notable omission from Trump’s latest tariff list is China, the third-largest US trading partner. This raises the question of the current state of play between the two economic giants. US-China Trade Talks…
