ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: Just after midnight on May 7, the screen in the Pakistan Air Force’s operations room lit up in red with the positions of dozens of active enemy planes across the border in India. Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Sidhu had been sleeping on a mattress just off that room for days in anticipation of an Indian assault. New Delhi had blamed Islamabad for backing militants who carried out an attack the previous month in Indian Kashmir, which killed 26 civilians. Despite Islamabad denying any involvement, India had vowed aRead More

ISLAMABAD, Aug 2 (APP/DNA): Residents of G-8/1 and G-8 Markaz are urging the authorities concerned of CDA to expand on-ground operations, ensure safer streets, and launch awareness campaigns to prevent pet abandonment. Talking to APP here on Friday, residents of Sector G-8/1 have raised serious concerns over the growing number of stray dogs in their neighbourhood, urging the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to take immediate and humane action. Shumyla Noreen, a local resident, warned that the unchecked presence of stray dogs is becoming a daily threat, especially for children andRead More

GENEVA, AUG 2 /DNA/ – Mr. Isphanyar Bhandara concluded his participation in the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva as a member of Pakistan’s five-member parliamentary delegation led by Speaker of the National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. On the sidelines of the conference, the Pakistani delegation engaged in a series of high-level interactions with parliamentary speakers from key strategic partners including the United Kingdom, China, Türkiye, and Iran. These meetings focused on enhancing parliamentary cooperation, fostering people-to-people linkages, and reaffirming shared positions on critical regional and globalRead More

ISLAMABAD, AUG 2: “Disasters have no religion, no humanity and no mercy. We need to have a socially cohesive and inclusive climate adaptation action plan at grassroot level countrywide. Community based disaster risk reduction and preemptive measures for every household on shared vision is a must to combat the menace of climate impact at the final era of this human race. Being a top most vulnerable country to climate induced disasters, our communities are the frontline victims which are estimated to 70 percent of the population,” said Munir Ahmed, aRead More