26 killed as passenger bus crashes into mountain in Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: At least 26 people, including over a dozen soldiers of Pakistan army, were killed when a passenger bus rammed into a mountain in Babusar Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan area on Sunday morning. According to the police, the passenger bus was travelling from Skardu to Rawalpindi when it crashed into a […]
Pakistan Army major, sepoy killed in explosion near Afghan border
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: A major and a sepoy of the Pakistan Army were martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Mohmand tribal district, the military’s media wing said on Friday. “Maj Adeel Shahid and Sepoy Faraz Hussain fell victim to an IED planted by terrorists from […]
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates join coalition to protect maritime trade
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates on Thursday announced it has joined the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC), an international alliance that aims “to protect the safety of maritime navigation and international trade.” The announcement was made one day after Saudi Arabia became the second Arab country to join the coalition. Bahrain, host to the […]
South Korea to publicly display F-35A fighter for first time next month
Seoul: South Korea is planning to showcase F-35A stealth fighters to the public for the first time during the Armed Forces Day ceremony next month to officially mark their introduction into the country, officials said Tuesday. South Korea has so far brought in eight F-35As, beginning with two in late March, under a plan to […]
Moon, Saudi crown prince discuss global response to attack on oil facilities
Seoul: The leaders of South Korea and Saudi Arabia agreed Wednesday to strengthen partnerships in the fight against terrorist acts, such as the recent drone attack on oil facilities in the Middle Eastern nation. In phone talks, President Moon Jae-in and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also emphasized the importance of a unified response to […]
AJA, JAK forum to debate “how we should face the third decade of the 21st century”
Seoul: Diplomacy, national security, the unification of Korea, multiculturalism, conflicts, the environment, and religion will be among the topics to be debated in depth at a forum to be hosted by the Asia Journalist Association (Director Lee Hyung Kyun, President Ashraf Dali) next week. The two-part forum, “How we should face 2020-2029, the third decade […]
South Korea to take part in joint peacekeeping drills in Indonesia
Seoul: South Korea will join multinational peacekeeping exercises set to be held in Indonesia this week as part of continued efforts to carry out its role in peacekeeping missions, the defense ministry said Sunday. The military will dispatch an operations team of 10 officers and two military observers to Bogor, a city south of Jakarta, from […]
Four Pakistan soldiers killed in firing near Afghan border
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Four soldiers of the Pakistan army were martyred and one other was injured in two separate incidents of firing by militants near the Afghan border, the military’s media wing said on Saturday. The first incident occurred in North Waziristan tribal district, where miscreants opened fires on a routine patrolling […]
Pakistan soldier killed in Indian firing across border
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred after Indian troops resorted to “unprovoked” firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Hajipir sector of Haveli district, Kashmir, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. The soldier was identified as Havaldar Nasir Hussain from Punjab province, by the military’s […]
Saudi military adviser calls on Pakistan Army Chief
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Corresppondent Islamabad: Major General Talal Abdullah Al-Otaibi, the military adviser to Saudi Arabia’s defence minister, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the Pakistan Army’s General Headquarters on Thursday. Matters of mutual interest and regional security were discussed during the meeting, […]
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