KARACHI: Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir has said the Armed Forces of Pakistan were modernizing their systems in line with country’s requirements to respond to any threat emanating against Pakistan. He said this while interacting with the officers and troops at the occasion of witnessing firing of different air defense weapon systems during Exercise […]
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MANHATTAN: Following US-UK strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen, a day after the Security Council adopted a resolution demanding that the Houthis cease attacking commercial vessels, a senior UN official on Friday (12th of Jan, 2024) warned the 15-nation body of the consequences of further escalation in the region and urged restraint by all parties. […]
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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan has dispatched the fourth batch of 20 tons of relief goods for the oppressed people of Gaza. The relief goods were dispatched from Noor Khan Air Base by a special flight of Pakistan Air Force. Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, Palestinian Ambassador to Pakistan Ahmed Jawad Rabi’i, officials of NDMA and Armed […]
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HAGUE: Israel said Friday (12th of Jan, 2024) the genocide case at the UN top court against it was “profoundly distorted” and did not reflect the realities of the Gaza war. South Africa has “regrettably put before the court a profoundly distorted factual and legal picture,” said Tal Becker, a top lawyer for Israel at […]
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ISLAMABAD: SCP maintained the death sentence of former president Pervaiz Musharraf while upholding the verdict of the special court in the high treason case on Wednesday (10th of Jan, 2024). The apex court said heirs of former president didn’t pursue the case despite the repeated notices, hence the appeal was dismissed. The apex court also […]
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WASHINGTON: American and British forces claimed to shoot down 18 drones and three missiles Tuesday that were launched by Yemen’s Huthi rebels toward international shipping lanes in the Red Sea, the US military said. The attack came a week after 12 nations led by the United States warned the Huthis of consequences unless they immediately […]
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BEIJING: Chinese military officials told US counterparts at talks this week that Beijing will “never compromise” on the issue of Taiwan and urged them to stop “provocative actions” in the South China Sea, the defence ministry said Wednesday (10th of January, 2024). China “stressed that it will never compromise or back down on the Taiwan […]
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UNITED NATIONS: With no let-up in Israeli bombardments across Gaza, the UN health agency pleaded on Tuesday for better access across the enclave, where relief is arriving “too little, too late” to help civilians caught up in the ongoing conflict. “Even if there is no ceasefire, you would expect humanitarian corridors to operate… in a […]
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Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun took responsibility for a near-catastrophic Alaska Airlines incident Tuesday (9th of January, 2024, vowing “complete transparency” as the aviation giant tries to pivot from its latest crisis. “We’re going to approach this number one acknowledging our mistake,” Calhoun told employees at a safety meeting called after Friday’s emergency landing, which […]
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PESHAWAR: A 2-member PHC bench comprising Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Arshad Ali, while declaring the ECP decision to revoke PTI’s electoral symbol ‘Bat’ illegal, maintained here on Wednesday (10th of January, 2024) that it was sans lawful authority and of no legal effect. Directing to publish the intra-polls certificate filed by PTI on ECP […]
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