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Rescue Helicopter Crash Leaves Five Dead in Pakistan
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN) A government helicopter delivering emergency aid to flood-stricken communities in Pakistan’s northwest crashed on Friday, killing all five people on board, including two pilots, according to officials. The MI-17 aircraft, operated by the...
South Asian Heritage Month: Q&A with RCP president Professor Mumtaz Patel
Royal College of Physicians
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August 16, 2025
RCP president Professor Mumtaz Patel answers a series of questions reflecting on how her South Asian heritage has shaped her life and work, in response to South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM)’s theme ‘roots to routes’. This theme was also covered by...
Flash Floods, Landslides Claim 25 Lives in Pakistan
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 25 people, including women and children, were killed, and eight others injured in the last 24 hours as flash floods and landslides, triggered by intense rainfall, devastated northern and northwest Pakistan, local officials...
Pakistan establishes Army Rocket Force Command
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan announced on Wednesday the creation of an Army Rocket Force Command as the nation prepared to mark its 79th Independence Day. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the force during a ceremony attended by President Asif Ali...
Pakistan Introduces Army Rocket Force Command
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Pakistan revealed the creation of a new military unit known as the Army Rocket Force Command, just days before the nation marked its 79th Independence Day. The announcement was made during a formal event, where Prime...
South Asian Heritage Month: Q&A with RCP president Professor Mumtaz Patel
Royal College of Physicians
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August 15, 2025
RCP president Professor Mumtaz Patel answers a series of questions reflecting on how her South Asian heritage has shaped her life and work, in response to South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM)’s theme ‘roots to routes’. This theme was also covered by...
Pakistan, US reaffirm shared commitment to fight terrorism
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan and the United States have reiterated their shared dedication to combating terrorism in all forms during the latest round of the Pakistan-U.S. Counterterrorism Dialogue held in Islamabad, according to reports. The meeting was...
Pakistan Warns India Against Breaching Water Treaty
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued a stern warning to India on Tuesday, cautioning against any effort to disrupt the flow of water to Pakistan in breach of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). Speaking at a ceremony marking...
Pakistan’s PM emphasizes government priority to ensure equal rights of minorities
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) On Monday, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, highlighted the government’s dedication to ensuring the welfare, well-being, and equal rights of all minority communities within the country. Speaking on National Minorities Day,...
International Community Urged to Examine May 2025 Cross-Border Hostilities Resulting in Civilian Casualties
EIN Presswire
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August 12, 2025
ISLAMABAD, PK, ICT, PAKISTAN, August 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Calls are being made for an impartial international review of events that took place on 7 and 8 May 2025, during which cross-border hostilities — described in official Pakistani...
US labels Balochistan Liberation Army, Majeed Brigade in Pakistan as terrorist groups
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) The US State Department on Monday officially labeled Pakistan’s Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its armed wing, the Majeed Brigade, as terrorist organizations, citing their involvement in multiple deadly attacks in recent years. The...
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made a phone call to Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
President of Azerbaijan
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August 10, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, August 10 - 10 August 2025, 16:44 On August 10, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made a phone call to Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. During the conversation, the leaders...
Militants Blow Up Key Gas Pipeline in Pakistan
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) In a significant act of sabotage, suspected insurgents destroyed a critical gas conduit in Pakistan's northwestern region on Wednesday, disrupting the flow of gas to Punjab — the nation's most populous province, according to law...
Militants Detonate Key Gas Pipeline in Pakistan
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Suspected militants destroyed a key gas pipeline in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, halting gas deliveries to Punjab, the country’s largest province, according to local police. The explosion occurred in the volatile Lakki Marwat...
Media reports India, Pakistan to conduct separate naval exercises
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) India and Pakistan are set to conduct separate naval exercises in the Arabian Sea on August 11–12, according to a report by ANI citing defense sources. Both countries have issued airspace restriction notices over their maritime zones...
India criticizes Pakistan military director’s reported nuclear threats
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) India has strongly condemned remarks reportedly made by Pakistan’s Army Chief, General Asim Munir, in which he allegedly threatened nuclear retaliation in the event of an existential conflict with India. Calling the comments...
Pakistan dismisses India’s allegations of shooting down its aircrafts
MENAFN
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan on Saturday dismissed India’s recent assertion that it had shot down six Pakistani aircraft, including five fighter jets, during the four-day clash in May between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. Pakistani Defense Minister...
Pakistan’s Army Chief Makes Second Visit to U.S.
MENAFN
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan’s top military official, Gen. Asim Munir, is on a rare diplomatic trip to the United States—his second visit in under two months—signaling a notable warming in bilateral relations. Gen. Munir held talks with US Joint Chiefs of...
Pakistan Blasts India’s Claim of Downing Six Jets as “Implausible”
MENAFN
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan on Saturday firmly rejected India’s assertion that it shot down six Pakistani aircraft, including five fighter jets, during the intense four-day conflict last May between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. Pakistani Defense...
Pakistan Denies India’s Claims of Downing Aircrafts
MENAFN
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan on Saturday firmly refuted India’s assertion that it had downed six Pakistani aircraft, including five fighter jets, during May’s four-day confrontation between the two nuclear-armed South Asian nations. Pakistani Defense...