Punjab’s aircraft acquisition has become politically charged, yet aviation experts argue that replacing an ageing jet with a modern, lower-maintenance asset may be fiscally rational in the long run. The Thursday Times analysis explores the tension between optics and economics.
More than 357,000 educated young people in IOJK are unemployed while thousands of sanctioned government posts remain vacant. The scale of the backlog suggests a structural hiring freeze that contradicts official claims of economic progress in the region.
In military doctrine, Modi's instructions to Naravane are not operational freedom. It is abdication. Decisions that could trigger a war between nuclear-armed states are not meant to be pushed downward at the last moment.
Epstein's emails about Modi's Israel visit read less like commentary and more like a mission report. The action was “for the benefit of” Donald Trump. And finally, the verdict is delivered in capital letters: IT WORKED.
Pakistan has been invited onto a US-backed Gaza peace board, a development that elevates its diplomatic profile and raises expectations on ceasefire, aid access and civilian protection.
From Beijing to Washington, the Gulf to the UN, Islamabad ended the year with more credibility, capability, and room to manoeuvre than it began with.
Pakistan is portraying a new Libya agreement as a major boost for defence exports and a wider trade revival strategy, linking it to military diplomacy and renewed international interest in Pakistani hardware.
Pakistan says no finality exists on a reported US visit by Field Marshal Asim Munir and no decision has been taken on sending troops to Gaza, The Thursday Times confirms.
British defence journal claims four Indian Rafales were shot down in the May air clash with Pakistan and points to serial numbers it says match aircraft lost during the engagement.
Pakistan did not just survive four days of high intensity conflict with India: it performed well enough that a United States report quietly called it a “military success.” For the first time in decades, India’s assumed conventional dominance met a Pakistan armed with modern systems, finding that punishment comes with real, unexpected costs.
