The UN Security Council condemned the Islamabad mosque suicide bombing and cited at least 32 dead and 92 injured, saying ISIL claimed responsibility. It urged states to cooperate with Pakistan to hold perpetrators, organisers and financiers accountable
What confronts Pakistan today is a hybridised militant ecosystem strengthened by transnational financing, external sanctuaries and the diffusion of advanced weaponry left behind in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign powers.
پاک فوج پوری قوم کی فوج ہے، ہم دہشتگردی کے خلاف جنگ میں روزانہ قربانیاں دے رہے ہیں، فوجیوں کی گردنیں تن سے جدا کر دی جاتی ہیں، فوج اپنے خون سے حلف کی تائید کر رہی ہے، افغانستان سے کوئی محبت نہیں، شہداء کے خون کے ہر قطرے کا حساب لیں گے۔
پنجاب دہشتگردی کے خلاف جنگ میں بلوچستان کے شانہ بشانہ کھڑا ہے، دہشتگردوں کو اُڑا کر رکھ دینا چاہیے۔ دفاعِ وطن میں قربانیاں دینے والوں کو خراجِ تحسین پیش کرتی ہوں۔ ایف سی استعداد بڑھانے کیلئے پنجاب حکومت 10 ارب روپے فراہم کرے گی۔
بلوچستان میں بھارتی حمایت یافتہ ’’فتنہ الہندوستان‘‘ کے عزائم خاک میں مل گئے، پاکستان کی بہادر افواج نے 133 دہشتگرد ہلاک کر دیئے، دہشتگرد حملوں میں خواتین و بچوں سمیت 18 شہری اور سیکیورٹی فورسز کے 15 اہلکار شہید ہوئے، دہشتگردی کے مکمل خاتمہ تک آپریشنز جاری رکھیں گے۔
The New York Times reported that Field Marshal Asim Munir played a central role in US-Iran mediation and his overnight Tehran visit was an intensification of shuttle diplomacy. The Thursday Times traces how Pakistan's army chief built the trust of both Washington and Tehran, one visit at a time.
Trump is to hold a conference call with leaders from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Pakistan to discuss a draft Iran agreement. The FT reports a 60-day ceasefire deal is close. Iran says nuclear issues are excluded from the initial framework. Rubio says Iran could accept today. Trump says it is deal or strikes. The Thursday Times reports.
Field Marshal Asim Munir has concluded his Tehran visit with Pakistan's army reporting "encouraging progress towards a final understanding" on a US-Iran deal. The Financial Times reports mediators are close to a 60-day ceasefire extension. Rubio says there is a "chance" Iran accepts today. The Thursday Times reports.
One year after Operation Sindoor, the Indian rupee has lost nearly 12 per cent against Pakistan's currency, hit a record low of 96.47 against the dollar, and become Asia's worst-performing currency. Pakistan's rupee, once called worthless, has stabilised. The Thursday Times explains what the data means.
CJP's Instagram was hacked. Both X accounts are gone. Abhijeet Dipke received death threats warning he would be killed in the United States. His parents in Maharashtra are publicly worried. The petition to sack India's Education Minister has crossed 568,000 signatures. The government has said nothing. Eight days old. Still here. The Thursday Times reports.