Pakistan has deployed a military air contingent to Saudi Arabia to strengthen joint operational readiness, the Saudi defense ministry said on Saturday, in a move underscoring close defense ties between the two countries amid heightened regional tensions. Analysts say the deployment signals continued military coordination at a time of heightened uncertainty in the Gulf, even […]
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US deploys aircraft carrier as Iran warns against attack
A US naval strike group led by an aircraft carrier has deployed to Middle Eastern waters, the United States said Monday, as Tehran warned it was ready to hit back at any American attack launched in response to a crackdown on anti-government protests. A US-based rights group said on Monday that it had confirmed the […]
NHMP deploys heavy contingent on expressway amid snowfall in Murree
The National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) on Friday deployed heavy contingent and police vehicles on the expressway due to heavy snowfall in Murree to avert any untoward incidents. According to NHMP spokesman, the DIG North and SP IMDC were personally supervising the operational duties and relief operations at the spot. Officers of NHMP were […]
Russia deploys S-400 missile defense systems in Arctic
MOSCOW: Russia has placed S-400 missile defense systems at the Novaya Zemlya archipelago as Moscow seeks to increase its military presence in the Arctic, the defense ministry said on Monday. The surface to air-missile regiment of the Northern Fleet’s air defense forces based on the archipelago’s southern Yuzhny Island has been fully equipped with new […]
Papua New Guinea deploys army to help volcano emergency
Troops have been sent to help thousands of people displaced by a volcanic eruption on a remote archipelago in Papua New Guinea, the prime minister said Friday, as a second volcano erupted. Lava and ash flows from Mount Ulawun — one of the world’s most hazardous volcanoes — have subsided, but between 7,000 and 13,000 […]