Author: 22febdm@gmail.com
Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Islamabad. — PTV website/FileWorld well aware of India’s aggressive behaviour: Shafqat. FO spokesperson says Kashmir dispute remains core issue.’India cannot achieve its objectives through threats.”Pakistan has condemned recent antagonistic remarks made by Indian leadership, including those delivered in Bihar, describing them as reflective of a deeply “troubling mindset” that prioritises hostility over peace.”Indian leadership’s recent remarks including those made in Bihar reflect a deeply troubling mindset that prioritises hostility over peace,” said Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan while responding to the queries of media persons. He said any attempt to portray Pakistan as the source…
Rafale fighter jet taxis on the tarmac during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 10, 2020. — ReutersIndia blocks French audit of Rafale fleet.Indonesia launches review of Dassault defence deal.Paris blames pilots, defends Rafale’s reputation. ISLAMABAD: A deepening rift has emerged between France and India over the performance of the Dassault Rafale fighter jet, following its reported losses during the recent Pakistan-India conflict.During the conflict, Pakistan Air Force shot down six Indian fighter jets, including at least three Rafales. According to regional and Western media, as well as defence analysts from the United States…
An underconstruction development project. — Reuters/FileSDGs fund for treasury lawmakers sees 71% spending, hits Rs35bn.Revised PSDP shrinks to Rs1.096tr amid sluggish utilisation.Govt plans Rs1tr PSDP allocation against demand of Rs3tr. ISLAMABAD: Out of the downward-revised development budget of Rs1.096 trillion, the federal government has spent just 54% — around Rs0.593 trillion — over the first 11 months of the outgoing fiscal year.Meanwhile, the SDGs Achievement Programme — a contentious initiative reserved for treasury lawmakers — used up 71% of its revised Rs48 billion allocation, amounting to Rs35 billion by fiscal year-end.According to official data available with The News, the pace…
Pakistan T20 captain Salman Ali Agha can be seen during a press conference on June 1, 2025 in this screengrab taken from a video. — YouTube/Pakistan Cricket/Screengrab Pakistan T20 captain Salman Ali Agha has dismissed rumours circulating on social media about him unfollowing star batter and his predecessor Babar Azam on Instagram, asserting he “never followed” the latter on the photo-sharing app in the first place.Speaking at a press conference after Sunday’s match against Bangladesh, Agha was asked about screenshots suggesting he had unfollowed a teammate — fueling speculation of a rift between the two cricketers. “I have never followed Babar Azam…
‘Stranger Things’ final season premiere dates announcedNetflix has finally announced the release dates for the highly-anticipated fifth and final season of Stranger Things.As per the streaming giant, the final installment of the sci-fi series will be released in three parts late this year. The first part will premiere on November 26, and the second on Christmas Day. However, the grand finale of the show will hit Netflix on New Year’s Eve. The debut dates of the series were announced on Saturday at Netflix’s Tudum fan event in Los Angeles.Recently, Stranger Things producer Ross Duffer said of the final series, “We spent a full…
Flies hovered over the blackened and swollen bodies of men and boys, lying side-by-side on a piece of tarpaulin, in blood-soaked combat fatigues, amid preparations for a rushed cremation in the Tamu district of Myanmar’s Sagaing region, bordering India. Quickly arranged wooden logs formed the base of the mass pyre, with several worn-out rubber tyres burning alongside to sustain the fire, the orange and green wreaths just out of reach of the flames. Among the 10 members of the Pa Ka Pha (PKP), part of the larger People’s Defence Forces (PDF), killed by the Indian Army on May 14, three…
Abu Dhabi-His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, sent a congratulatory telegram to Sergo Matarella, President of the Italian Republic, on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic’s Day to his country. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God preserve him, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the State, Deputy Prime Minister, and President of the Presidential Bureau, also sent two similar congratulatory telegrams to President Sergo Matarella. His…
PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif addressing media in London on June 1, 2025. —Screengrab/Facebook/@MurtazaViewsNawaz highlights the economic stability during his tenure.Says PML-N played significant role in every sector’s uplift.There should be work alongside politics: PML-N supremo.LONDON: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif said that his party had made Pakistan an atomic power as well as jointly developed the JF-17 Thunder aircraft with China.The ruling party has gone to such an extent recently in claiming the credit for the nuclear technology that it has apparently downplayed the role of nuclear physicist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, who is known…
In this drone view an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants makes its way towards England in the English Channel, Britain, May 4, 2024. — Reuters1,194 migrants reach UK by crossing the Channel in small boats.All-time record stands at 1,300 arriving in a day in September 2022.France rescues nearly 200 migrants between Friday and Saturday. LONDON: Some 1,194 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in small boats on Saturday, a record for this year according to AFP counting from government data.It brings the overall number of migrant crossings this year to 14,808, an unprecedented figure despite several measures in…
A spider-tailed horned viper caught by Mumbai Customs police on June 1, 2025. — X/@mumbaicus3MUMBAI: A passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers was stopped after flying into the financial capital Mumbai from Thailand, Indian customs officials said.The snakes, which included 44 Indonesian pit vipers, were “concealed in checked-in baggage”, Mumbai Customs said in a statement late Sunday. “An Indian national arriving from Thailand was arrested,” it added.The passenger, details of whom were not released, also had three Spider-tailed horned vipers — which are venomous, but usually only target small prey such as birds — as well as five Asian leaf…