Pak Army Chief Asim Munir in US: ‘We’ll Take Half the World Down’: Nuclear Threat Shocks Global Audience
DefenseNews: Pakistan's Field Martial also threatened to destroy any infrastructure that India builds on the Indus water channels, saying his country has no dearth of missiles. Washington : Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir has openly warned of a "nuclear war" from American soil. Addressing an event in Tampa, Florida, Pakistan's de facto military ruler threatened to take down "half the world" if his country faced an existential threat in a future war with India. "We are a nuclear nation. If we think we a…
Pakistan Army Kills 30 Militants Trying to Cross From Afghanistan
DefenseNews : Pakistan’s army said Friday it had killed 30 militants attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan over the last three days, after a suicide attack killed 16 soldiers in the same region. The militants belonged to the Pakistan Taliban or its affiliated groups, the military said in a statement accusing archfoe India of backing them. “The security forces demonstrated exceptional professionalism, vigilance preparedness, and prevented a potential catastrophe,” it said. “A large quantity of weapons, ammunition and explosives was al…
UK transfers three ex-Royal Marines hovercraft to Pakistan Navy
DefenseNews: The UK’s loss is Pakistan’s gain as former Royal Navy LCAC’s are sold after being refurbished. The UK has sold three previously decommissioned Landing Craft Air Cushion (Light) (LCAC(L)) hovercraft to the Pakistan Navy, following the completion of a refurbishment process ahead of the transfer. According to a 30 June release from the UK’s Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), an arm of the Ministry of Defence, the deal also includes associated spares. Previously used by Royal Marines, the hovercraft were decommissioned from s…
India ramps up drone and air defense arsenal after Pakistan aerial clashes, boosting border security and strike power.
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Following a bitter aerial battle between India and Pakistan from May 7-10, Delhi has approved an emergency procurement of new equipment for air defense and counterterrorism. The slaying of 26 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir on Apr. 22 had prompted India to attack Pakistan, whom it accused of harboring terrorists. Under Operation Sindoor, India initially struck nine alleged terrorist camps in Pakistani territory. Pakistan’s response, which included drone attacks and shoot-downs of an unknown number of Indian fighter j…
India's Response To Pakistan's 'Nuclear Leakage' Claims During Operation Sindoor
DefenseNews: India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has firmly addressed and dismissed Pakistan's allegations of a "nuclear leakage" following Indian military strikes during Operation Sindoor. The operation, conducted on May 7, 2025, was a coordinated response by the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force to the Pahalgam terror attack, targeting terrorist infrastructure within Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Randhir Jaiswal, the MEA spokesperson, clarified in a press conference that all Indian military actions during Op…
Vendor vows to hasten Turkey’s fifth-generation ‘Kaan’ fighter plane
DefenseNEws: (ISTANBUL) — Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) is working to expand flight testing and accelerate prototype production of the Kaan aircraft. The company says it now aims to deliver the first aircraft to the Turkish Air Force by the end of 2028. Speaking on the sidelines of the Teknofest aerospace and technology festival in an interview with Turkey’s public broadcaster TRT, TUSAŞ CEO Mustafa Demiroğlu provided an update on the project’s progress. According to Demiroğlu, assembly of the second and third prototypes is underway, wi…
DefenseNews: India Deploys EW Jammers Along LoC
DefenseNews : India has implemented advanced electronic warfare (EW) measures along its border with Pakistan by deploying high-frequency jamming systems, according to reports circulating on social media platform X dated April 29, 2025. These systems, positioned near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, are designed to interfere with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals, including GPS, GLONASS, and BeiDou. The objective is to diminish Pakistan's navigational accuracy, battlefield awareness, and the effectiveness of i…
Pahalgam terror attack: JD Vance urges India, Pakistan to avoid WAR
DefenseNews : US Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that India's response to last week's terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam should be measured to avoid triggering a “wider regional conflict”. Speaking in an interview with Fox News, Vance also emphasised that Pakistan must cooperate with India in addressing the threat of extremism. Here are the top updates 1. US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth spoke with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to offer condolences for the lives lost in the recent terror attack in Pahalg…
India-Pakistan war: Pakistan army chief Asim Munir comes out of hiding
DefenseNews : India-Pakistan war: Amid the looming threat of a major India-Pakistan war, Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir, who had reportedly gone into hiding as tensions escalated after the barbaric Pahalgam terror attack, Thursday warned New Delhi against any ” military misadventure”, which he said would be met with a “swift, resolute, and notch-up response” by Islamabad. Pak army chief warns ‘swift’ response “Let there be no ambiguity: any military misadventure by India will be met with a swift, resolute, and notch-up response. While …
Pakistan cancels all flights over PoK as tensions escalate with India: Reports
DefenseNews : Pakistan’s national carrier on Wednesday cancelled all flights to and from Gilgit, Skardu and other northern areas in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir due to security reasons, local media reports said, amid rising tensions with India following the Pahalgam terror attack. Citing the flight schedule, Urdu daily Jang reported that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cancelled two flights each from Karachi and Lahore to Skardu. Two flights from Islamabad to Skardu and four flights from Islamabad to Gilgit have also been cancelled, the pa…
China and Pakistan Strengthen Military Ties with Joint Anti-Terror Drills
DefenseNews : China and Pakistan have initiated significant joint anti-terror drills named "Warrior-VIII" , marking another step in their deepening military collaboration. These exercises aim to bolster counter-terrorism expertise and demonstrate their commitment to regional stability amid evolving security threats. The exercise will emphasize joint counter-terrorism operations, including clean-up and strike missions. It aims to enhance the capabilities of both militaries in conducting coordinated operations against terrorist threat…
Chinese Nationals In Pakistan Facing Attacks Over CPEC
Islamabad: Ever since Beijing launched the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the repeated attacks on Chinese nationals in Pakistan's Sindh, Baluchistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces and the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir region reveal the strong dissent of Pakistani nationals against Chinese interests. Records suggest that in the last six years, especially after Chinese landed in hordes in Pakistan in connection with CPEC projects, different extremist groups have made Chinese interests targets of their attacks inside the country. Recentl…
Political Choices For Pakistan’s Economic Problems
DefenseNews: Pakistan’s economic crises have become cyclical. In the absence of structural reforms, it has very little choice but to seek a bailout package from its lenders. Currently, it desperately needs $37 billion to finance its debt next year. It is on the verge of an agreement with the IMF for an enhanced bailout package. Other lenders will also come to their assistance. The Chinese are rolling over Pakistan’s debt. The Saudis extended a $3-billion loan in December 2021 but are waiting for signals from the IMF. The French have suspended…
Unidentified Men Open Fire at Polio Worker, Severely Injured in Pakistan
Islamabad: Unidentified armed men opened fire at polio workers in Pakistan's Mir Ali Tehsil leaving another vaccinator severely injured. A police report stated that Sher Shah was attacked in the TT Madakhel area. Shah was shifted to tehsil Mir Ali hospital and later referred to Peshawar, The Tribune newspaper reported. A similr incident took place on Tuesday where two policemen and a polio worker were killed in an attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A polio team escorted by police was administering polio vaccines to kids in the North Wa…
Beijing's Recent Allegations Against India Could Be 'pretext' For Future Attack: DefenseNews
It’s been two years since Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed at the inhospitable heights of the trans-Himalayan Galwan Valley in Ladakh in June 2020. While the military standoff continues between the two sides, the Chinese communist leadership has again levied charges against India that experts say could be a pretext for an attack on the world’s largest democracy. Just three days before the second anniversary of the bloody Galwan conflict, Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe blamed India for the standoff at a major security summit—the Interna…
Hyderabad: Drdl Engineer Leaked Data On Nuke-capable Missiles
HYDERABAD: The engineer with Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), who was honey trapped by a Pakistani spy with the lure of love and marriage, had leaked classified information on India's missile programme, including development of nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched missiles, said top police sources. He was arrested on Friday after a tip-off by intelligence agencies. The accused, D Mallikarjuna Reddy, 29, worked in the Advanced Naval System Program at DRDL's Research Centre IMARA…
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