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China’s Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) has unveiled its latest military and civilian aerospace products and technologies, highlighting innovation, system-based solutions and international cooperation, at the 55th Paris Air Show, which opened on Monday at the Le Bourget Airport outside the French capital city. AVIC is presenting a total of 30 aircraft models spanning eight categories at the week-long show. China’s new-generation J-35A, a medium-sized multi-role stealth fighter capable of air superiority and strike missions against ground and maritime targets, is making its inaugural international appearance. Also taking center stage are the J-20, a heavy stealth fighter designed mainly for air…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed pleas filed against the transfer of judges from three high courts to the Islamabad High Court and termed them as being constitutional while ruling that Justice Sarfraz Dogar can continue to work as IHC’s acting chief justice. The verdict was announced by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, who was heading the five-member constitutional bench hearing petitions filed by five IHC judges, the Karachi Bar Association (KBA), the IHC Bar Association, and others against the transfer of Justice Sarfraz Dogar from the Lahore High Court, Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro from the Sindh High Court, and…

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday strongly condemned Israeli attacks on Iran in a phone call, the Kremlin said, adding that both leaders called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict. “Both sides adhere to identical approaches, strongly condemn Israel’s actions,” Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters, adding that Moscow and Beijing believed the end to the hostilities “should be achieved exclusively by political and diplomatic means”.

Supreme Court of Pakistan has delivered its reserved verdict in the high-profile case concerning the seniority and transfer of Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges, declaring that judicial transfers are not unconstitutional. The five-member constitutional bench announced the decision with a 3-2 majority. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Shahid Bilal, and Justice Salahuddin Panhwar were in favor of the majority opinion, while Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Shakeel Afridi dissented. According to the judgment, the transfer of judges, whether permanent or temporary, does not constitute a new appointment and cannot be deemed unconstitutional. The court ruled that the President of…

Israel’s military has confirmed it carried out airstrikes targeting Iran’s Arak heavy water nuclear reactor overnight, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict between the two countries. According to an official statement, Israeli fighter jets struck dozens of sites across Iran, including what it described as key nuclear and missile production facilities. Among the primary targets was the IR-40 reactor, a 40-megawatt thermal heavy water facility near Arak, part of Iran’s nuclear complex. The Israeli military claimed to have specifically targeted “the structure of the reactor’s core seal,” a critical component in the production of plutonium, which could be…

Malaysia’s communications regulator said on Thursday it has obtained a temporary court order against messaging service Telegram and two channels on the platform for allegedly disseminating content that violates the country’s law. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said it sought the court order against Telegram following the platform’s “serious failure to address content that has been repeatedly reported to it”. It said the content on the two channels on Telegram, named “Edisi Siasat” and “Edisi Khas”, had “the potential to undermine public trust in national institutions and disrupt societal harmony”. A Malaysian high court granted an interim injunction order…

Apple is interested in tapping generative artificial intelligence to help speed up the design of the custom chips at the heart of its devices, its top hardware technology executive said in private remarks last month. Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware technologies, made the remarks in a speech in Belgium, where he was receiving an award from Imec, an independent semiconductor research and development group that works closely with most of the world’s biggest chipmakers. In the speech, a recording of which was reviewed by Reuters, Srouji outlined Apple’s development of custom chips from the first A4 chip…

A host of Pakistani cricket stars have been picked up by various franchises for the upcoming 2025 season of Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL), including top names such as Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Rizwan, Hasan Ali, and Shadab Khan. Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, and Shadab Khan have all been selected in the prestigious Platinum category, confirming their status as some of the most sought-after international players in T20 cricket. Shaheen Afridi has been picked by Brisbane Heat Haris Rauf will once again represent the Melbourne Stars Mohammad Rizwan has joined the Melbourne Renegades Shadab Khan will feature…

ISLAMABAD : Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Ishaq Dar, held a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan, Bakhtiyor Saidov. The two leaders discussed a range of bilateral and regional matters of mutual interest, the Foreign Office said in a press release. They exchanged views on the agenda for the upcoming meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM), scheduled to take place in Istanbul from 21–22 July. Both leaders also agreed to meet on the sidelines of the OIC CFM. A day earlier, Dar received a telephone call from the UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy. During…

An Iranian ballistic missile struck Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba on Thursday morning, causing significant damage as air raid sirens wailed across Israel during a large-scale missile attack launched from Iranian territory. The IDF identified Thursday morning at 7:03am that between 20 and 30 missiles were launched from Iran toward Israeli territory. As per Israeli this is the largest barrage launched from Iran in the past 48 hours. There are reports of at least seven impact sites, including three in Gush Dan and one at Soroka Hospital in Be’er Sheva, which sustained a direct hit. So far, over 50 individuals…