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ISLAMABAD : A seven-year-old son of Pakistan Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Zaheer, Arz-e-Abbas, was martyred as a result of a cowardly attack by India on Wednesday night. According to security sources, during the night between May 6 and 7, India carried out aggression in areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. This incident occurred due to shelling by the cowardly enemy. The entire nation is mourning the martyrdom of innocent, unarmed civilians caused by Indian military aggression. The Pakistan Armed Forces are responding—and will continue to respond—with effective and forceful retaliatory actions for the martyrdom of Pakistani citizens. Targeting innocent children…

An Indian Air Force team has arrived in Pampore town of Pulwama district to collect and remove debris of an aircraft reportedly shot down by Pakistan, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The wreckage is being transferred with the help of bulldozers as authorities secure the crash site. The BBC reports that an additional Indian Air Force team is present at the location to examine the debris. BBC correspondent Riaz Masroor, who is present in Pampore, reported that local residents described hearing a loud explosion amid the sounds of jet bombers, after which aircraft debris fell across different areas…

As tensions escalated once again between Pakistan and India following the recent Pehelgam attack, Pakistani celebrities have taken to social media to denounce India’s unprovoked aggression and express solidarity with their homeland. According to reports, India targeted civilian areas in Muridke, Bahawalpur, and Azad Kashmir in a late-night attack, despite failing to present concrete evidence linking Pakistan to the incident in Pehelgam. The attack follows a digital crackdown by India, which included bans on Pakistani YouTube channels and celebrity Instagram accounts. Pakistan responded swiftly, with its forces downing several Indian Air Force jets within the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu…

ISLAMABAD  : The Pakistan armed forces, in retaliatory strikes, shot down five Indian Air Force (IAF) jets, a drone and destroyed brigade headquarters after India carried out missile strikes in cities of Punjab and Azad Kashmir. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry confirmed that all Pakistan Air Force jets are safe after engaging Indian jets. Among the destroyed Indian Air Force (IAF) jets are three French-made Rafales, one Su30MKI and one MIG-29 Fulcrum, confirmed a military spokesperson to Reuters. The Pakistan armed forces also destroyed an enemy post in the Dhundial sector of the Line of…

China launched its first airborne survey of marine glaciers in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday, aiming to investigate their development patterns and melting changes, and provide data support for natural resource management. Marine glaciers refer to natural ice bodies that have existed for many years on the surface of polar or high mountain regions and can move along the ground. The first survey point for this airborne investigation is the Renlongba Glacier in Qamdo City in Xizang. The survey team will work at sites above 4,700 meters in elevation. “Marine glaciers, also known as temperate or warm glaciers,…

China and Zambia on Tuesday jointly held a side event of the Group of Friends for International Cooperation on AI Capacity-Building at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Representatives from more than 70 countries, including Russia, France, Brazil, Indonesia, Pakistan and Ethiopia, as well as international organizations such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies, attended the event. First meeting of the Group of Friends for International Cooperation on AI Capacity-Building at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the U.S., December 3, 2024. /VCG The participants engaged in in-depth discussions…

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will visit Switzerland from May 9 to 12 at the invitation of the Swiss government, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry. During his visit, the vice premier will hold talks with Swiss leaders and relevant parties. As the Chinese lead person for China-U.S. economic and trade affairs, He will have a meeting with the U.S. lead person, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. From May 12 to 16, He will be in France to co-chair with the French side the 10th China-France High Level Economic and Financial Dialogue.

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : The Pakistan Embassy today hosted an introductory event for the book entitled “The Security Imperative: Pakistan’s Nuclear Deterrence and Diplomacy, authored by Ambassador Zamir Akram, who was also present on the occasion. The event was attended by representatives from Chinese think tanks, universities and media, among others. In his welcome address, Ambassador Khalil Hashmi paid rich tribute to Ambassador Zamir Akram for his sterling diplomatic career spanning over 37 years, his meritorious contributions to Pakistan’s bilateral as well as multilateral diplomacy including in important areas of security, arms control, human rights and development issues. While highlighting…

ISLAMABAD  : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the headquarters of Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), where he received a detailed briefing on the current security situation at both national and regional levels following the Pahalgam attack. Senior ISI officials updated the prime minister on ongoing counterterrorism operations, emerging threats, and the broader internal and external security environment. The prime minister was accompanied by the deputy prime minister and foreign minister, defence minister, and the services chiefs. The visit entailed a detailed briefing on the prevailing security environment, with a particular focus on preparedness for the conventional threat in…

NEW YORK : Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh on Tuesday stated that any attempt to harm Pakistan’s agriculture-based economy, which comprises 240 million people, would be considered a declaration of war. Ambassador Sheikh briefed representatives of an American think tank on the tense situation between Pakistan and India, reiterating the demand for an impartial and transparent probe into the Pahalgam incident. The Pakistani ambassador said that India had not presented any evidence regarding the Pahalgam incident to either Pakistan or the international community, and that India’s war hysteria was endangering regional peace. He emphasised that Pakistan…