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Shehbaz Sahrif says we are ready for whatever may come Indian PM sponsoring acts of terrorism in Pakistan History will eternally record how Pakistan’s defenders extinguished India’s aggression with unmatched precision India deliberately evaded path of neutral investigations into Pahalgam.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan yesterday sent a letter to India reminding that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was fully in force and there was no change in its status.

• PM Shehbaz asserts Islamabad ready for both war and peace • Shares with UN chief concerns about inflammatory remarks by Delhi • Pakistan returns Indian border guard ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday invited India to a comprehensive dialogue to address all contentious issues, including the Kashmir dispute and the water distribution, between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. The prime minister floated this offer during his visit to the frontline area of Pasrur Cantonment in Sialkot, where he lauded the armed forces for giving an exemplary response to India under the ‘Operation Bunyanum Marsoos’ conducted in response to Indian strikes inside Pakistan following the Pahalgam incident. Pakistan had struck 26 Indian military facilities, including its airbases, using jets and missiles. He said Pakistan’s response to the Indian attack on May 6-7 caused huge losses to the neighbouring country, in which the Pakistan Air Force downed multiple Indian Rafale aircraft. In reference to the Pakistani str...

As a sign of improving relations, India and Pakistan exchanged one detained personnel each at the Wagah-Attari border post.

Deputy PM Ishaq Dar warns failure to resolve water issue will amount to act of war Says nuclear option was never on the table Pakistan expels India’s HC official over incompatible activities.

ISLAMABAD - PPP’s senior lawmaker Hina Rabbani Khar yesterday condemned India’s actions in the recent regional military tensions and warned that India misread Pakistan’s restraint as weakness.

WASHINGTON: Hours after US President Donald Trump urged India and Pakistan to “go out to dinner” together to resolve their disputes, the State Department said Washington is now focused on encouraging direct communication between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Speaking at the Saudi-US investment forum in Riyadh, President Trump highlighted his role in brokering the weekend ceasefire between the two South Asian rivals and urged them to build on this breakthrough. “I said, ‘fellas, come on, let’s make a deal. Let’s do some trading. Let’s not trade nuclear missiles, let’s trade the things that you make so beautifully’,” Trump said, without clarifying which Indian or Pakistani leaders he had spoken to or when. “They’re actually getting along. Maybe we can even get them together, Marco, where they go out and have a nice dinner together,” he said while addressing his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who accompanied him to Saudi Arabia. Development comes hours after Trump urges both nations to ‘go out to dinner’ t...

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has attributed the recent ceasefire agreement between Pakistan and India to intensive behind-the-scenes diplomacy led by several key international players.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has warned that the fragile ceasefire between Pakistan and India could be threatened if the water dispute, triggered by India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, is not addressed through dialogue.

Leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Tuesday declared India’s recent aggression a “historic defeat” for New Delhi, asserting that Pakistan had emerged stronger on the global stage.

The recent military escalation with arch-rival India won’t have a large fiscal impact on Pakistan and can be managed within the current fiscal space, with no need for a new economic assessment, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said in an interview with Reuters on Monday. Trade talks with the United States — which had played a key role mediating a ceasefire between the two countries — would likely have progressed in “short order” and that Pakistan could import more high-quality cotton, more soy beans and was also exploring other asset classes, including hydrocarbons, Aurangzeb said in the online interview. Regarding the conflict, Aurangzeb described it as a “short duration escalation” with minimal fiscal impact, stating it can be “accommodated within the fiscal space which is available to the government of Pakistan”. When questioned about potential increased military spending in the upcoming budget, Aurangzeb deferred comment, saying it was premature to discuss specific plans. However, he said: “Whatever we...

PSX surges as tensions with India ease

Journalists and media outlets from the United States, United Kingdom, and France have acknowledged Pakistan’s military capabilities during its recent confrontation with India, highlighting its effective strategy and technological edge.

Drones, Rafales, JF-17s, and scathing rebukes — India and Pakistan, both nuclear-armed states, witnessed one of their biggest escalations last week. While the neighbours are not new to conflict, this time, the breakdown in their relations was different, given the frequency and intensity of the aggression. It began with the horrific killing of 26 tourists at a hill station in the Indian-occupied Kashmir. India blamed Pakistan for the attack, an accusation the latter denies. Islamabad has since called for an international independent probe into the massacre. However, on the night of May 6-7, New Delhi took things a step forward and launched a series of air strikes on Pakistan, resulting in civilian casualties. Both sides then exchanged missiles, which stretched over the week. It took American intervention for both sides to finally drop their guns. On Saturday, when tensions between the two countries peaked, US President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire had been reached between India and Pakistan. However...

In the aftermath of a recent military confrontation between Pakistan and India, several prominent international outlets and experts from the United States, United Kingdom, and France have acknowledged Pakistan’s robust defensive and offensive capabilities.

Federal Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Monday that any future dialogue with India must revolve around three core issues: Kashmir, water disputes, and terrorism.

The workers of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vandalised Karachi Bakery in India’s Hyderabad over its name on Saturday, prior to the ceasefire announcement between the two neighbouring countries amid heightened tensions, Indian media outlet The Wire reported. The vandals wore saffron shawls, stepped on Pakistani flags and chanted anti-Pakistan slogans, The Wire said, adding that there was footage of them striking the bakery’s sign with sticks, to target the word ‘Karachi’. The escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbours began following the April 22 attack in occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which killed 26 people. India, without investigation or evidence, implied “cross-border linkages” of the att­a­­­c­kers. Pakistan firmly rejected the claim and called for a neutral probe. Following the allegations, India launched a series of drone strikes on Pakistan, resulting in civilian casualties. Both sides then launched missiles at each other, which stretched over the week befo...

Indian batsman Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday, bringing down the curtain on a sparkling career in the longest format just days after captain Rohit Sharma did the same. Kohli, who made his debut in 2011 and scored 30 centuries and 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85 over 123 tests, is expected to remain available for one-day internationals. The 36-year-old quit Twenty20 Internationals immediately after India won their second 20-overs World Cup trophy in the West Indies last year. “It’s been 14 years since I first wore the baggy blue in Test cricket. Honestly, I never imagined the journey this format would take me on,” Kohli posted on Instagram. “It’s tested me, shaped me, and taught me lessons I’ll carry for life.” “There’s something deeply personal about playing in whites. The quiet grind, the long days, the small moments that no one sees but that stay with you forever.” View this post on Instagram In a post on X, the Indian Cricket Board, BCCI, announced the farewell of the fo...

Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Sunday said that Pakistan exercised maximum restraint in the face of baseless allegations and provocative actions by India following the Pahalgam incident.

Vice Admiral Rab Nawaz confirmed that the Pakistan Navy was fully prepared and on high alert after India carried out a false flag operation, ARY News reported. Speaking during a joint press briefing with DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry and Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Vice Admiral Rab […]