India’s threats mean nothing, says PM
—Says Pakistan’s overtures for peace are in interest of both countries LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday told India that Pakistan’s quest for better relations should not be construed as a weakness…
Pakistan won’t fight someone else’s war, says PM
–Khan rules out civil-military tension, says all institutions on same page to take Pakistan forward –Praises Pakistan Army’s policy of merit, says it’s the only functional institution in country –Army chief Gen…
Trump: news media wants confrontation, even war, with Russia
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump accused the news media Thursday of trying to provoke a confrontation with Russia that could lead to war, as he continues to push back against criticism of his…
South Sudan’s Kiir hopes talks will bring ‘immediate end’ to war
KHARTOUM: South Sudanese President Salva Kiir said he hopes his meeting with arch-foe Riek Machar in Khartoum on Monday will bring an “immediate end” to the devastating war in their country. Machar…
Jirga: a contemplative war film originally to be filmed in Pakistan
There are pared-down war films, opting for slow-burn over spectacle, and then there are wars films like Jirga, which are buoyed by a tremendous sense of restraint: so rich and contemplative; so…
Dancer’s journey from war-torn Syria to the Paris stage
PARIS: Yara al-Hasbani was putting the finishing touches to her make-up for a performance of “Romeo and Juliet” in Damascus when she found out her father had been tortured to death. It…
Afghan’s carpet sales fall as problems rise
KABUL: Sales of Afghanistan’s ancient carpet-weaving industry which is prized by buyers as much for their artistry as a utility, and chief export of the impoverished nation has shrunk to six percent from 27…
Marriage prospects bleak for women in war-ridden Syria
DAMASCUS: Syrian student Nour wistfully examined her bare ring finger, scanning her fellow classmates at Damascus University. Amid the sea of women, there was no eligible single man in sight. At 30,…
US General Dunford says war with North Korea will be ‘nasty’
The United States (US) military’s top officer warned on Tuesday that any war with North Korea would be “nasty” and said America still hopes to find a peaceful solution to the ongoing…
US again lying about basis for war: Colin Powell’s former aide
A former aide of ex-US secretary of state Colin Powell has revealed that the former army general was chosen to make the pitch in the UN for America’s war in Iraq in…
Angelina Jolie urges NATO to stop use of sexual violence as a ‘weapon of war’
BRUSSELS: UN refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie has called on NATO to help stop the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, as the Hollywood star broadened her international…
US watchdog says Pentagon bars data on Taliban in Afghan war
WASHINGTON: A US government watchdog said Tuesday the Pentagon has barred it from disclosing how much of Afghanistan is under Taliban control – a significant break from past accountability that comes amid…
Behind enemy lines: Vietnam female spies who helped change war
HANOI: By day Nguyen Thi Hoa sold conical hats on the streets of Hue in southern Vietnam, at night she funnelled secrets to Communist army handlers who were poised to launch an…
Terrorists re-entering Pakistan from western borders: interior minister
QUETTA: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Friday that terrorists who had run away from the country are now re-entering from its Western border to launch attacks, adding that the war against…
You cannot lure us into unprofessional undertakings: DG ISPR to India
RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor has said that India wants to shift focus away from an “effective political struggle for freedom” in Indian-occupied Kashmir by making allegations against Pakistan, on Thursday. “India…
Risk of war with North Korea grows every day: Trump’s security adviser
WASHINGTON: The potential of a US war with North Korea is growing each day, Donald Trump’s national security adviser said on Saturday. Speaking at the Reagan National Defence Forum in Simi Valley,…
Can’t slack on preparedness against threats, COAS tells troops
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday visited Rawalpindi Corps Headquarters and said that there cannot be any slack in the army’s preparedness against the perpetual threat on the…