Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - After days of rising tensions, missile and drone strikes, and near-daily warnings from both sides of further escalation, a flurry of quiet diplomacy appears to have averted a deeper crisis between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and India on Saturday agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire, hours after Pakistan launched an operation to exercise its right of self-defence following the Indian missile attacks.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan early Saturday a robust response to blatant Indian aggression under “Operation Bunyan un Marsoos” (Iron Wall), symbolising national unity and an unwavering commitment to safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the homeland.

ISLAMABAD - Though a sudden ceasefire between the nuclear powers (Pakistan and India) was declared after a fourth day of strikes and counter strikes, this brief episode would be remembered as a ‘Great victory of Pakistan’ in history.

ISLAMABAD - The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday highly praised the armed forces, particularly the Pakistan Air Force, “backed by a resolute nation”, for their befitting and decisive response that brought India to its knees.

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that armed forces have given a strong, coordinated and powerful response to the Indian aggression and avenged the blood of innocent people.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has released videos showing the destruction caused during Operation Bunyan-al-Marsoos, with visuals capturing thick smoke, intense fires, and the complete demolition of several Indian military targets.

ISLAMABAD - Foreign Office spokesperson Saturday said that all elements of the national power remained committed to ensuring the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday reaffirmed his faith in Pakistan’s armed forces, lauding their befitting response to Indian aggression and defending the nation’s sovereignty.

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said on Saturday that Pakistan was neither aggressor nor provocator, it only responded to unprovoked Indian aggression in self-defence under the United Nations Charter.

ISLAMABAD - Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Saturday said that Pakistan’s response under operation Bunyan-ul-Marsoos was necessary, proportionate and in clear exercise of the country’s right to self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter.

ISLAMABAD - The funeral prayer of Constable Muhammad Shahbaz was held on Saturday at Police Lines Headquarters, Islamabad.

Mohammad Rizwan is arguably the most media-savvy active cricketer in Pakistan right now. He knows the art of virality. The zappy Rizwan has a punchy remark for all situations, but that night he was compelled to repeat the very words he had uttered after it became all but certain that Pakistan would not go beyond the group-stage of a home Champions Trophy under his captaincy. “I do not like to be dependent on the results of the other teams,” the Multan Sultans captain said after Quetta Gladiators condemned his team to the largest defeat in terms of balls remaining in the history of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They needed to win all the remaining matches and had to hope for other results to go in their favour after Sultans had lost six out of seven matches and had a negative net run rate of 2.355. Two days later, Karachi Kings thrashed Multan Sultans by 87 runs. The result effectively eliminated Rizwan’s side — that still had two more matches to play — from the playoffs race with still as many as 10 group ...

VEHARI - The Punjab government has released the performance report of districts based on indicators set by the Chief Minister, in which Deputy Commissioner Vehari, Ms Imrana Tauqeer, secured first position among a group of 18 districts across the province for the month of April 2025, with district Vehari scoring94.

QUETTA - Chief Minister of Balochistan, Mir Sarfraz Bugti, on Saturday praised Pakistan’s armed forces for delivering a decisive and forceful response to Indian aggression, asserting that the counteraction not only demonstrated Pakistan’s military superiority but also compelled the adversary to retreat.

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