Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, in a message addressed to Sirajuddin Haqqani, recalled the anti-Soviet era by saying Pakistan stood “shoulder to shoulder” with the Haqqanis, hosted Afghan families as guests, and still carries millions of refugees on its soil.
The U.S. has voiced support for Pakistan’s self-defence after Allison M Hooker said she spoke with Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch to offer condolences for the dead, backing Pakistan’s right to respond to Taliban attacks.
Imran Khan was transported from Adiala Jail to PIMS for his second anti-VEGF eye injection after being declared clinically stable by a specialist medical board, with the Supreme Court, jail authorities and the federal government ensuring coordinated, high-standard healthcare provision.
Pakistan’s targeted airstrikes inside Afghanistan have triggered more than cross-border tension. According to sources, a high-level Taliban conference in Kabul exposed rare and deepening fractures within the regime, with disagreements over Pakistan policy, militant sanctuaries, and even leadership succession.
The US Supreme Court ruled that President Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs were unlawful, curbing a signature trade strategy and opening the door to large-scale refund claims from businesses that paid the duties.
Punjab Police says murders, robberies and motorcycle theft have fallen sharply after intelligence-led operations across Lahore and the wider province.
Senior establishment sources deny any backchannel deal with Imran Khan, stating his only recourse lies in courts through constitutional and legal processes, not political negotiation or pressure tactics.
According to ISPR Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir held meetings with senior US and German officials and counterparts from Brazil and Lebanon at the Munich Security Conference, with counterterrorism and defence cooperation at the centre of discussions.
The BNP has stormed past a two-thirds majority, sealing one of Bangladesh’s most decisive electoral outcomes in decades. With Jamaat claiming a strong bloc, Tarique Rahman now stands on the doorstep of power.
Prince Khalid bin Salman met Pakistan’s COAS Field Marshal Asim Munir in Riyadh as the World Defence Show convenes global defence leaders, reinforcing strategic ties that were formalised in a mutual defence agreement last year.
