Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said that if the political and military leadership remained committed to the country’s progress and stability, no force could stop Pakistan from moving forward. Addressing the 21st convocation ceremony of Lahore College for Women University, the chief minister said the world had once labelled Pakistan as a country associated with […]
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Gaza Force
It has been a long time since Pakistan stood so close to the centre of a Middle Eastern storm. The reported plan for Islamabad to join the proposed International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in Gaza has set off a fierce debate at home–half intrigue, half anxiety. While the details remain hazy and official denials are artfully […]
Force to Reckon With
Last weekend the western frontier was once again the place where policy meets peril. What began as local clashes escalated into a night of heavy fires, cross-border strikes and a rare display of combined arms. According to security sources and media updates, fighting flared across multiple sectors from Kurram to the Gavi belt. Small arms […]
Nicaragua opposition defies ban to march on deadly protest anniversary
Nicaragua’s opposition said at least 67 people were arrested after defying a protest ban and a heavy riot police presence on the streets of Managua to mark the first anniversary of a deadly uprising against President Daniel Ortega. The opposition National Unity Blue and White (UNAB) coalition gathered in the south of the capital, planning […]
‘Masters of our destiny’: Myanmar’s Wa rebels in show of force
It has a standing army of 25,000, manufactures its own guns and conscripts at least one member of each household — meet the United Wa State Army: Communist, reclusive, China-backed rebels determined to protect their supremacy over Myanmar’s badland border zone. Thousands of soldiers, including a company of women and a sniper platoon in combat […]