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5 January

Pakistan’s Taimoor Cruise Missile Hits 600-Km in Breakthrough Test

Taimoor is an air-launched cruise missile, launched from a Mirage IIIEA ROSE fighter-bomber, featuring precision guidance, low-altitude flight, and multi-role strike capability.

Dec- 2025 -

23 December

Terrorism

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey Says Captured Senior IS Figure on Afghan-Pakistan Border: Report

Turkey conducted a major operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, capturing a Turkish man who held a senior role with the Islamic State.

9 December

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistani Taliban Kill Six Soldiers in Checkpoint Attack

Pakistani Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in Pakistan's northwestern border area with Afghanistan, killing six soldiers.

6 December

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Four Civilians Killed in Fresh Afghan-Pakistan Border Clash

An overnight exchange of fire at one of the main Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossings killed four civilians, an Afghan official said on Saturday, in the latest flare-up since deadly clashes in October.

Nov- 2025 -

30 November

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Rejects UN Warning Over Lifetime Immunity for Military Chief

Pakistan dismissed a UN warning of potential "far-reaching consequences" for granting the head of the all-powerful military legal immunity.

25 November

Asia Pacific

Taliban fighters stand guard near the military hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghanistan Vows Retaliation Against Pakistan for Deadly Strikes

Afghanistan's Taliban government vowed to "respond appropriately" to several strikes it blamed on neighboring Pakistan that killed 10 people.

24 November

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Suicide Attack on Pakistan Border Police HQ Kills 3

Suicide bombing in Peshawar city killed three Pakistani paramilitary personnel, the latest attack in the province near Afghanistan.

20 November

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Army Kills 23 Militants in Border Region

Pakistan security forces killed 23 militants in targeted operations, a week after a suicide bombing killed 12 people in Islamabad.

12 November

Air

Pakistani Air Force's JF-17 Thunder (FC-1 Xiaolong or FC-1 Fierce Dragon) fighter jet performs during the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2018, in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 9 November 2018. JF-17 Thunder exhibited its dazzling aerial performance in front of the delegations of various air forces and aviation industries on the third day of Zhuhai Air Show in China. The breathtaking aerial display by the seasoned aerobatics pilot wing commander Zeeshan Baryar included some stunning maneuvers like the muscle climb, thunder turns, slow speed pass and inverted flight. An over fifteen minutes jaw dropping performance by Pride of The Nation, JF-17 Thunder, concluded with the trademark vertical rolls and disappearing in the blue skies of Zhuhai, leaving behind hundreds of spellbound spectators. The mesmerized audience applauded the Thundery performance as it landed back. (Photo by Shu ying / Imaginechina via AFP)

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Azerbaijan Debuts JF-17 Thunder Jets, Becomes Fourth Global Operator

Azerbaijan displayed five newly acquired JF-17 Thunder fighter jets during its Victory Day parade, officially marking the country as the fourth operator of the China-Pakistan co-developed aircraft.

12 November

Asia Pacific

Pakistani soldiers patrol at an empty bazaar during a military operation against Taliban militants in North Waziristan

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistani Taliban Claim Deadly Suicide Attack in Islamabad

The Pakistani Taliban claimed a suicide bombing that killed at least 12 people in Islamabad on Tuesday, a rare attack by the militant group on the country's capital.

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