PAF chief visits US to seek deeper defence ties

[ad_1] Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Days after the army chief’s unprecedented visit to Washington, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, undertook an official visit to the United States in yet another significant development aimed at strengthening bilateral defence cooperation and advancing mutual interests. This was the first visit by a serving … Read more

Air Chief Marshal Sidhu’s landmark US visit strengthens Pak-US defence ties

[ad_1] Listen to article ISLAMABAD: In a significant development aimed at strengthening bilateral defence cooperation, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu undertook an official visit to the United States of America. The visit marks the first by a serving PAF chief in over a decade and serves as a … Read more

Alcaraz starts Wimbledon defence

[ad_1] LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz will start his Wimbledon defence against Fabio Fognini while world number one Jannik Sinner faces a potential semi-final clash against Novak Djokovic following Friday’s draw. On the women’s side, reigning champion Barbora Krejcikova will begin her campaign against rising star Alexandra Eala on Centre Court if she can recover from injury. … Read more

Israeli strikes kill at least 62 in Gaza, says civil defence

[ad_1] Listen to article Gaza’s civil defence agency said that Israeli forces killed at least 62 people on Friday, including 10 who were waiting for aid in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The reported killing of people seeking aid marks the latest in a string of deadly incidents near aid sites in Gaza, where a US- and Israeli-backed … Read more

SCO brings Pakistan, India defence ministers together

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The defence ministers of Pakistan and India may meet for the first time since last month’s four-day military conflict, as both Khawaja Asif and his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh are attending a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting in China. The two-day SCO defence ministers’ summit has begun in Qingdao City, located in China’s … Read more

Trump casts doubt on mutual defence

[ad_1] THE HAGUE: President Donald Trump cast doubt on Tuesday over the United States’ commitment to defending its NATO partners, suggesting there were “numerous” definitions to the cornerstone of the alliance’s mutual defence pact. Trump was speaking to reporters en route to a NATO summit in the Netherlands, a two-day gathering which is intended to … Read more

South Korea names first civilian defence minister since 1961

[ad_1] Listen to article South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung named veteran lawmaker Ahn Gyu-back as the country’s first civilian defence minister in 64 years on Monday, making good on a campaign promise made after December’s martial law shook faith in the military. Lee, who took office on June 4 after winning a snap election called when … Read more

Former Israeli deputy defence minister threatens Pakistan’s nuclear programme

[ad_1] Listen to article Former Israeli Deputy Minister of Defence and Labour Party Central Committee member, Meir Masri, has threatened Pakistan’s nuclear programme in a social media post. Masri, who wrote in Arabic, and Urdu, posted on X (formerly Twitter), saying, “After Iran’s campaign, we may seek to dismantle Pakistan’s nuclear programme.”   بعد حملة إيران، قد نسعى … Read more

OpenAI wins $200M US Defence Pentagon deal for AI tools

[ad_1] ChatGPT maker OpenAI has been awarded a $200 million contract to provide the US Defense Department with artificial intelligence tools, the Pentagon said in a statement on Monday. “Under this award, the performer will develop prototype frontier AI capabilities to address critical national security challenges in both warfighting and enterprise domains,” the Pentagon said. … Read more