Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
Palestine calls for justice as Nakba’s shadow looms large
ISLAMABAD, MAY 14 /DNA/ – Today, we solemnly mark the 77th anniversary of the Nakba—displacement of over 950,000 Palestinians in 1948, who were forcibly uprooted from their homeland, their homes destroyed, and their lives torn apart by the establishment of the State of Israel. The Nakba is not a distant memory, it is a living reality for millions of Palestinians who remain Stateless, living under occupation, in refugee camps, and in the diaspora, still denied their fundamental rights, most notably the right of return as enshrined in UN General AssemblyRead More
‘We have avenged 1971 war’, PM Shehbaz warns Modi against future aggression
ISLAMABAD, MAY 14: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has declared the success of Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos as a historic moment, saying the Pakistan armed forces had avenged the 1971 war by giving a decisive and powerful response to Indian aggression. “History will eternally record, how within few hours, Pakistan’s defenders extinguished India’s unprovoked aggression with unmatched precision and resolve,” he said while addressing soldiers deployed at the frontline areas in Pasrur Cantonment near Sialkot. The prime minister accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Minister for Planning andRead More
Rare Superiority: Qualitative Ascendancy of PAF over IAF
by: Ertaan Siddiqui A Tale of Two Arenas: Cricket and Combat The “Mauqa Mauqa” advertisement has become a staple of cricket broadcasts whenever the most anticipated clash in world cricket—India vs. Pakistan—takes place. Regardless of the venue of the game and menu of players on offer, the outcome has consistently been unfavorable for the Pakistani audience in the recent past. This recurring disappointment has started to affect the spirit surrounding these encounters. Much like the cricket pitch, the skies above South Asia have long served as symbolic arenas of nationalRead More
Kashmir Dispute – A Nuclear Flashpoint in South Asia
Sadaf Noreen Awan The Kashmir dispute has remained a bone of contention between two nuclear powers of South Asia – India and Pakistan – both of whom have fought three major wars over the region, seeking territorial supremacy for decades. Despite several resolutions and interventions by the United Nations, the issue remains unresolved, keeping over 1.6 billion people—about one-fifth of the world’s population—under the looming threat of war, especially under the nationalist regime of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Recent tensions escalated due to a false Indian allegation against PakistanRead More
PM Shehbaz praises troops’ valor in operation Bunyanum Marsoos
RAWALPINDI, MAY 14 /DNA/ – Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister, Defence Minister, Minister for Planning and Development, Information Minister, visited Pasrur Cantonment, Sialkot, today to commend the exceptional bravery and professionalism of the troops during Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, part of The Marqa-e-Haq. Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M) and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, NI (M) were also present during the visit. During the visit, the Prime Minister received aRead More
Trump to Gulf leaders Iran must cease support of groups
Trump’s comments on Iran came after he met Wednesday with Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa, a face-to-face engagement with the onetime insurgent leader who spent years imprisoned by US forces after being captured in Iraq Centreline Report RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: President Donald Trump told Gulf leaders on Wednesday that he urgently wants “to make a deal” with Iran to wind down its nuclear program but that Tehran must end its support of proxy groups throughout the region as part of any potential agreement. Iran “must stop sponsoring terror, halt its bloodyRead More