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"Will conduct strikes": Pak Defence Min warns Taliban "to push them back t
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The aggressive statement followed the collapse of peace talks in Turkey and a surge in border clashes. Four days of negotiations in Istanbul between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban concluded without a resolution. The talks were mediated by Turkey and Qatar following deadly border clashes and
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"China not worried about our flirtations": Despite wooing US, Pak Defence
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif in an interview to Zeteo said that Islamabad would continue to remain close to Beijing, noting that the country is not only a neighbour but reliable partner.
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US wants oversight of Pak defence budgets, seeks more accountability
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The US State Department's 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report urged Pakistan to place defence and intelligence budgets under parliamentary or civilian oversight, Dawn reported. It also called for timely budget publication and fuller debt disclosure, while noting progress in audit independence
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Pak Defence minister Khawaja Asif gives contradictory statements on availa
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday night gave conflicting statements on whether the country's nuclear capability "will be made available" to Saudi Arabia under the new defence agreement.
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"Blow to PM's much-hyped personality-driven diplomacy": Congress on Saudi-
Updated : 8 months ago IST
In a social media post on X, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh pointed out the series of events that took place following the pause on Operation Sindoor, including United States President Donald Trump meeting Pakistani Army chief Asim Munir and Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting Pakistan's Pres
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'Will study implications for our national security, regional, global stabi
Updated : 8 months ago IST
India on Thursday issued a response in the wake of the newly signed "Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement" between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, stating it will closely study the pact's implications for India's national security and regional and global stability.
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Pak Defence Min advises against blaming 'divine will' for deluge destructi
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Speaking in the National Assembly, Asif said rains were a "blessing from God," but their benefits turn into devastation when housing societies, commercial structures and even hotels were built along rivers and storm drains, as per The Express Tribune.
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Pak Defence Min denies deals with PTI
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Asif said on Tuesday that the government could not strike any deals with Imran Khan, emphasising that decisions will be made by the courts, as per ARY News.
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"Negotiations can't be held at gunpoint": Pak Defence Min rules out negoti
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Asif highlighted the ongoing losses to the country and its people due to political turmoil. Referring to the situation in Parachinar, he said, "Incidents like these are also contributing factors."
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Negotiations with PTI can't be initiated until "clear message" from Imran
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Speaking to Geo News, Khawaja Asif said, "Current PTI leadership has nothing in their hands [lack of decision-making powers]."
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Pakistan Defence Ministers questions practicality of holding talks with PT
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said questioned the practicality of initiating talks with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf amid the protest from party demanding the release of its founder Imran Khan,
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Pak Defence Min says Imran Khan's party protests are aimed at sabotaging S
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The minister claimed that the PTI protest is a deliberate attempt to disrupt the important conference, which is scheduled to take place in Islamabad
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