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U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that eight fighter jets were shot down during the May conflict between Pakistan and India, saying his threat to suspend trade with both nations forced an end to the fighting. Speaking at the America Business Forum in Miami, Trump said his tariff pressure “stopped the war,” crediting economic leverage for what he described as a swift peace deal between the two nuclear powers.

زَوہران ممدانی نے نیویارک سٹی کے میئر کا الیکشن واضح اکثریت سے جیت لیا۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ محنت کش عوام کی طاقت اب ان کے ہاتھ میں ہے اور وعدہ کیا کہ وہ شہر کو سب کے لیے مساوی اور قابلِ برداشت بنائیں گے۔

Zohran Mamdani has been elected as the new mayor of New York City, achieving a landslide victory that prediction markets had placed at 95% likelihood. His campaign focused on housing, workers’ rights, and social justice, promising to return power to ordinary New Yorkers and usher in a more inclusive future.

Zohran Mamdani has emerged as the clear frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race, with Polymarket giving him a 95% chance of victory. The data, based on over $128 million in trading volume, shows a decisive shift in voter sentiment as Mamdani’s progressive campaign continues to outpace Andrew Cuomo and other contenders.

Pakistan’s military spokesperson, DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, said that individuals currently in Afghanistan are not Pakistani refugees but fugitive terrorists who fled during counterterrorism operations. He warned that the nexus between political elements, terrorists, and criminal networks remains the biggest obstacle to Pakistan’s war on terror, calling for unified national efforts to dismantle these connections and restore lasting peace.

پاکستان اور بھارت مابین جنگ کے دوران کراچی پر بھارتی حملہ سے متعلق پھیلائی گئی خبروں کی کوئی حقیقت نہیں، معلوم نہیں کہ ایسی فیک نیوز کہاں سے آئیں، ہم ایسی گمراہ کن باتیں پھیلانے والوں کو ڈھونڈتے رہ گئے۔

NEW DELHI (THE THURSDAY TIMES) — Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi has refuted claims by Indian media that the Indian military carried out an...

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has accused Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government of supporting terrorism under Indian patronage and spreading false narratives to conceal its internal divisions and governance failures. Speaking through an official statement on X, Asif said there is complete consensus among Pakistan’s political and military leadership on security and foreign policy toward Afghanistan, emphasising that Islamabad’s approach remains rooted in peace, stability, and the national interest.

افغان حکومت بھارتی سرپرستی میں دہشتگردی کی پشت پناہی کر رہی ہے، افغان حکومت اپنی ناکامیوں اور داخلی عدم استحکام پر پردہ ڈالنے کیلئے بیرونی ایجنڈے کو آگے بڑھا رہی ہے، پاکستان خطہ میں قیامِ امن استحکام کیلئے پُرعزم اور دہشتگردی کے خلاف متحد ہے۔

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warned that Islamabad possesses the capability to push the Taliban “back into the caves” if provoked, asserting that even a fraction of Pakistan’s military strength could dismantle the regime. He said Pakistan chose dialogue for peace at the request of allied Islamic nations but cautioned that any act of terrorism or aggression from Afghan soil would meet a decisive response.

پاکستان کو طالبان حکومت کو ختم کرنے کے لیے اپنے اسلحے کا ایک معمولی حصہ بھی استعمال کرنے کی ضرورت نہیں، اگر ضرورت پڑی تو ہم طالبان کو دوبارہ غاروں میں دھکیلنے کی صلاحیت رکھتے ہیں۔ پاکستان امن چاہتا ہے مگر اپنی خودمختاری اور قومی سلامتی کے دفاع میں کسی بھی جارحیت کا منہ توڑ جواب دیا جائے گا۔

In a landmark proposal during renewed talks in Dhaka, Pakistan invited Bangladesh to use Karachi Port for exports, seeking to revive dormant economic links and open alternative routes to China and the Gulf as regional alliances shift.