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10 Aug

After UNSC maritime session, Pak threatens continued militarisation

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Pakistan has threatened to continue militarising citing what it claimed was a “geo-strategic competition and the pursuit of military dominance by some states”, while mentioning India. After Monday’s high-level meeting on maritime security at the UN Security Council, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Munir Akram sent a written statement to the Indian Mission to be included in the record of the session. India is the current President of the Council and the meeting was presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Akram asserted that “India has nuclearised the Indian Ocean and continues to induct advanced weapons systems and naval delivery platforms” with…

06 Aug

Pakistan Air Force Aircraft Crashes During Training Exercise In Punjab Province

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A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) trainer aircraft crashed on Friday during routine training exercise near Attock area of Punjab province."Both pilots have ejected successfully. No loss of life or property has been reported so far on ground," the PAF said in a statement. It said a Board of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of the accident. This is the third such crash reported by the PAF in the last 18 months. In September 2020, a PAF trainer aircraft crashed in the Attock district during a routine flight.That same year in February, a PAF Mirage aircraft crashed near…

26 Jun

Five Pakistan paramilitary soldiers killed in attack on security forces in Balochistan

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Terrorists ambushed security forces patrolling a remote district in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, killing five of them before fleeing the scene, according to a media report on Friday. Five soldiers of Frontier Corps Balochistan were killed in an exchange of fire with the terrorists, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan armed forces. Four Frontier Corps members were killed immediately, while another died in hospital. No group has immediately claimed responsibility. There has been a surge in assaults on Pakistani security forces in Balochistan in recent months. A search operation is also in progress to…

21 Jun

Pak PM links rise in sexual violence with women’s clothing

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has invited sharp criticism over his remark linking rise in cases of sexual violence in his country with the way women dress. In an interview with 'Axios on HBO', Imran Khan said, "If a woman is wearing very few clothes, it will have an impact on the men, unless they are robots. It’s just common sense." "Disappointing and frankly sickening to see PM Imran Khan repeat his victim blaming regarding reasons for sexual violence in Pakistan Men are not “robots”, he says. If they see women in skimpy clothes, they will get “tempted” and some…

07 Jun

Passenger train collision in Pakistan kills and injures Dozens

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At least 40 people killed and dozens more injured in a collision of two passenger trains in southern Pakistan. Officials said that one train travelling in Sindh province had derailed and landed on another track. A second train packed with passengers then collided with it and overturned. Rescue teams took the injured to nearby hospitals and it is thought that several are in a critical condition. According to local media reports, 150 people died in such incidents between 2013 and 2019. Dozens of people have been killed in the crash "There are about six to eight bogies [carriages] that are…

07 Jun

2 trains collide in Pakistan; 30 killed, 50 injured

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Two passenger trains collided near Dharki, a city in the Ghotki District in upper Sindh province of Pakistan, killing at least 30 people and injuring 50 more on Monday morning. Reports suggest that the Sir Syed Express train, which was heading towards Lahore collided with the Millat Express which was derailed on the way to Sargodha from Karachi. The major accident, in which bogies of the Millat Express train overturned, took place near Dharki, a city located in the Ghotki district of upper Sindh, it said. Villagers, rescuers, and policemen were transferring the deceased and injured passengers to nearby hospitals,…

08 May

Pakistan declares eight-day partial lockdown ahead of Eid celebrations

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Non-essential businesses and tourism sites must close and travel across the country is restricted from 8-16 May. The country is currently battling a third wave of coronavirus infections, recording more than 140,000 cases and 3,000 deaths in April. Officials had warned restrictions could be necessary given neighbouring India's devastating surge in cases. Pakistan recorded an additional 4,109 positive cases on Saturday, according to the health ministry. The actual number of infections is likely to be higher because of under-reporting. Under Pakistan's partial lockdown, all but essential shops, businesses and markets will close until 16 May. Transport in and between regions…

06 May

Forces in Jammu & Kashmir bring down three militants

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Three militants were killed, while one surrendered before security forces during an encounter in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Kanigam area of the South Kashmir district during the night following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. He said as the presence of four newly recruited local militants of Al-Badr outfit got ascertained, the security forces exercised maximum restraint and tried their best to persuade them to surrender. The militants turned down the offer to surrender and opened firing and lobbed…

03 May

Pakistan opens fire along International Borders: Violates ceasefire agreement

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Pakistani Rangers violated the ceasefire by opening fire along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Monday, a senior BSF officer said. A BSF spokesman said this is the first-ever ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the IB after the two countries signed a fresh agreement to maintain calm along the border on February 25 this year. “Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing along IB at 0615 hours in Ramgarh sector”, Inspector General of BSF, Jammu frontier, N S Jamwal, told PTI. There was no casualty in the firing. The BSF spokesman said Pakistani troops opened unprovoked…

24 Apr

BSF personnel opens fire on two Pakistani drones

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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel early on Saturday opened fire on two Pakistani drones after they entered Indian airspace from across the International Border (IB) here, officials said. Both the drones returned to the Pakistani side after the BSF fired around 15 rounds in an attempt to bring them down in the Arnia area of R S Pura sector between 4.30 am and 4.45 am, the officials said. Pakistan is using drones to drop weapons and drugs with the latest attempt coming at a time when there is peace on the borders in Jammu and Kashmir after India and Pakistan…