The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated on Friday that Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir emphasized that despite evolving strategic dynamics, the friendship between Pakistan and China remains firm and unwavering. According to the military’s media wing, the army chief’s remarks were made during his attendance at the 98th founding anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China, held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. Senior Chinese and Pakistani military officials were also in attendance. The ISPR announced that the Chinese ambassador to Pakistan, Jiang Zaidong, served as the chief guest at the ceremony. Joining him…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
Pakistan has dismissed India’s claims regarding “Operation Mahadev,” stating that the narrative holds no significance from Islamabad’s perspective. During a weekly press briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan asserted that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement was based on “falsehoods and fabricated stories.” He stressed that Pakistan categorically rejects India’s nuclear blackmail and the strategic importance attached to the so-called Operation Mahadev. Earlier in the week, Indian Home Minister Shah had claimed in parliament that Indian security forces recovered Pakistani voter identity cards and locally made chocolates from three individuals killed in a gunfight in Indian Occupied Jammu and…
A senior lawyer, Khawaja Shamsul Islam, was fatally shot while his son sustained injuries in a targeted attack in Karachi’s DHA Phase VI area. According to police, the incident occurred as the lawyer and his son were exiting a mosque after attending funeral prayers. A masked assailant, dressed in a shalwar kameez, opened fire on them before fleeing the scene on a motorcycle. Islam was shot in the abdomen, and his son in the back. Both were immediately transported to a nearby private hospital, where the lawyer succumbed to his injuries. Eyewitnesses informed the police that the assailant had his…
Karachi: In an act of immense fortitude amidst unimaginable sorrow, a female nephrologist from Karachi made the courageous decision to donate both kidneys of her only 23-year-old son, who was declared brain dead following a devastating road accident. This selfless act, reported by The News on Thursday, directly saved the lives of two patients awaiting transplants. The deceased, Syed Sultan Zafar, aged 23, was a dental student at Ziauddin Medical and Dental College and the sole son of Dr. Mahar Afroze, a Consultant Nephrologist and Associate Professor at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT). He was also the…
In a dominant performance on Tuesday at the Black Ball Club, Abdullah Nawaz and Anas Ali Shah secured Pakistan’s spot in the quarter-finals of the World Junior Squash Championship men’s team event with a decisive 2-0 victory over Poland. Abdullah Nawaz provided Pakistan with an ideal start, claiming a 3-1 win against Jan Samborski in the opening rubber to give his team the lead. After the first two sets, the initial game stood evenly poised at 1-1. However, Abdullah staged an impressive comeback, outclassing Samborski with scores of 11-8 and 11-2 in the subsequent sets. Following this, Anas Ali Shah…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has finalized the qualification process for cricket at the 2028 Olympics. Reports from the British media outlet The Guardian suggest that Pakistan is unlikely to qualify for the men’s event. Following discussions at its annual general meeting in Singapore, the ICC has approved a regional qualification format to determine the participating teams. The men’s tournament at the Los Angeles Games will feature six teams, with one automatic slot reserved for the host nation, the United States. Under the proposed model, the highest-ranked team from each continent will secure a spot, ensuring global representation. This means…
Australia announced on Wednesday its intention to include YouTube in its world-first ban on social media for teenagers. This decision reverses an earlier exemption for the Alphabet-owned video-sharing platform, potentially setting the stage for a significant legal challenge. The move comes after the internet regulator last month urged the government to revoke YouTube’s carve-out. The regulator cited a survey revealing that 37% of minors reported encountering harmful content on the site, marking the worst performance among social media platforms. “I’m calling time on it,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared in a statement. He emphasized the negative impact of online platforms…
China extended its congratulations to Pakistan on Thursday for a significant achievement in its space program: the successful launch of its latest remote sensing satellite from Beijing’s Xichang Satellite Launch Centre (XSLC). “Warmly congratulate the successful launch of a new remote sensing satellite for Pakistan from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China!” the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan posted on X. They added, “May this satellite further strengthen our iron brother’s capabilities in land resource survey and disaster prevention and alleviation.” This new satellite is a product of collaboration between Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), the China Electronics…
Regardless of lower Nielsen ratings, the timing of Paramount’s decision to cancel one of its flagship series may itself indicate that the move was driven by more than just profit. Notably, within days of both the cancellation and the settlement of the Trump lawsuit, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) finally approved the Skydance-Paramount merger, an $8 billion deal that had been stalled for months. This approval further contributes to the growing trend of monopolistic practices in US media. “This is pure cowardice,” stated David Letterman, who hosted The Late Show from 1993 to 2015, in reference to Paramount’s recent decisions…
President Trump’s reaction follows by a day Prime Minister Carney’s announcement that Canada intends to recognize the State of Palestine at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September, provided certain conditions are met, mirroring recent declarations by France and the UK. Canada and the US are actively negotiating a trade deal, with a deadline of August 1. Trump has threatened to impose a 35 percent tariff on all Canadian goods not covered by the US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement if an agreement is not reached by this date. Carney stated on Wednesday that tariff negotiations with the…
