Pakistan

Jan- 2025 -

13 January

Indian PM Opens Strategic Tunnel to China Border Zones

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a strategic Himalayan road tunnel on Monday, pushing all-weather access northwards towards contested high-altitude border zones with rivals China and Pakistan.

8 January

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Three Pakistan Soldiers, 19 Militants Killed in NW Clashes: Military

Three soldiers and 19 militants were killed in the latest clashes in Pakistan's restive northwestern region, the military said.

7 January

Sea

Rendering of Pakistan Navy's 2600-type PNS Yamama Yarmook-class offshore patrol vessel

Rojoef Manuel

Damen Hands Fourth Yarmook Patrol Ship to Pakistan Navy

Damen has delivered the fourth Yarmook-class offshore patrol vessel to the Pakistan Navy in Constanta, Romania.

6 January

Air

A row of TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters waits on the runway at Naval Air Station Whiting Field, June 9, 2014. During the advanced flight training phase of a two-year-long flight school course, future Coast Guard pilots train for 7-8 months in the TH-57, learning aircraft systems and avionics, routine and emergency procedures, flight planning, risk management techniques, and earning their instrument rating, which allows them to fly in clouds and restricted visibility.

Rojoef Manuel

Sri Lanka to Receive Military Aircraft From US, Pakistan

Sri Lanka is adopting more American Bell 206 helicopters and a Pakistani Chengdu J-7 aircraft to enhance the country’s air force capabilities.

4 January

Terrorism

Staff Writer With AFP

Six Killed in Blast Claimed by Pakistan Separatists: Officials

At least six people, including Pakistani paramilitary troops, were killed and scores injured, in a bombing claimed by separatists in volatile southwestern Balochistan province.

Dec- 2024 -

28 December

Asia Pacific

Pakistani troops patrol along the Afghanistan border at Big Ben post in Khyber district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistani Soldier Killed in Border Clash With Afghanistan Forces: Security Source

At least one Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others wounded in cross-border exchanges of fire with Afghan forces.

25 December

Air

A Taliban fighter stands guard at the entrance of the police headquarters in Ghazni on August 12, 2021

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Air Strikes Kill 46 in Afghanistan, Kabul Says

Pakistan air strikes in eastern Afghanistan killed 46 civilians, the Taliban said, while a Pakistan security official said the bombardment targeted "terrorist hideouts."

19 December

Terrorism

Staff Writer With AFP

Indian Soldiers Battle Rebels in Kashmir, Five Killed

Indian security forces in Kashmir killed at least five suspected gunmen in ongoing clashes, the army said, the latest outbreak of violence in the disputed Muslim-majority Himalayan region.

18 December

Nuclear

Pakistani defense forces during a military parade.

Inder Singh Bisht

China Refuses Nuclear ‘Second Strike’ Capability for Pakistan

China turned down Pakistan's request for a nuclear second-strike capability earlier this year in return for a military base in the strategic port city of Gwadar.

Nov- 2024 -

30 November

Asia Pacific