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Express Tribune
29-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
City marks Youm-e-Takbeer
The city comes alive as Mayor Murtaza Wahab leads a Youm-e-Takbeer rally through Bagh-e-Jinnah, showcasing unity and patriotism. PHOTO: JALAL QURESHI/EXPRESS This year's Youm-e-Takbeer was celebrated with more pride and pomp owing to the success of the operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos. Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that May 28 is a symbol of Pakistan's defence sovereignty and national dignity. The CM said that Youm-e-Takbeer reflects national determination and the tireless efforts of our scientists. He said, "Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto laid the foundation of Pakistan's nuclear programme after India's nuclear tests in 1974 and declared we will build the atomic bomb." At a ceremony hosted by MQM-P near its Bahadurabad centre, Chairman Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said May 28 marks the fulfilment of Pakistan's foundational promise. He commended Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, calling him "a son of Karachi and the man who gave Pakistan an invincible defence." On appeal by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Ameer Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rahman, the JI Karachi chapter observed May 28 as Dr Abdul Qadeer Day on Wednesday. Camps were setup and banners were fastened in all union councils and towns to pay a rich tribute to the nuclear scientist. The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League held three major rallies across the city, attracting large public participation. The processions passed through key neighbourhoods including Tower, Orangi, Korangi, and Sohrab Goth, culminating at Mazar-e-Quaid. Pakistan Sunni Tehreek chief Shadab Raza Naqshbandi, addressing Fatah Mubeen seminars in several cities, said the 1998 nuclear tests restored strategic balance in South Asia. "We honour Dr Khan as a national hero," he said. Jamaat Ahle Sunnat Pakistan also held a convention in Lines Area, where Amir Allama Shah Abdul Haq Qadri highlighted the role of the nuclear scientists and armed forces. The event included expressions of solidarity with the people of Kashmir and Palestine.
Business Recorder
18-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Golden jubilee celebrations of FCCI
FAISALABAD: After the success of the Bunyan-un-Marsoos, a new industrial policy will be announced very soon to include Pakistan among the world's 20 largest economies. This was stated by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industry and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan today while representing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the 50th Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Earlier, while welcoming Haroon Akhtar Khan, Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Rehan Naseem Bharara thanked him for participating in the chamber's Golden Jubilee celebration. They demanded a new modern airport in the nearest area to provide air travel facilities to foreigners working in various industrial estates. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Express Tribune
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Bunyan-un-Marsoos Conference calls for unity
Karachiites unite to celebrate 'Youm-e-Tashakkur', marking the military's Operation Bunyan al-Marsoos against India as a historic success. PHOTO: Express Addressing the "Bunyan-un-Marsoos Conference" held under the Defence of Pakistan Council at Bagh-e-Jinnah, top religious scholars and political leaders paid tribute to Pakistan's armed forces for a historic military victory over Indian aggression. Thousands attended the emotionally charged gathering, waving national flags and chanting slogans in support of the military. Prominent speakers included Sheikh-ul-Islam Mufti Taqi Usmani, Mufti Azam Pakistan Muneeb-ur-Rehman, Jamia Binoria head Mufti Nauman Naeem, Ahle Sunnah Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) Secretary General Maulana Aurangzeb Farooqi, JUI-F Sindh General Secretary Allama Rashid Mahmood Soomro, prominent religious scholars Maulana Manzoor Mengal, Mufti Tariq Masood, and several others from various religious and political backgrounds. Director of Jamia-tul-Dirasat-ul-Islamia Mufti Yusuf Kashmiri, Leader of Milli Yakjehti Council Sindh Hafiz Muhammad Anwar, Chief Organizer of Jamaat-e-Ghurba Ahl-e-Hadith Mufti Anas Madani, Sheikh-ul-Hadith of Jamia-tur-Rasheed Mufti Muhammad, Leader of Tanzeem Ahle Sunnat Mufti Rafi-ur-Rahman, Allama Liaquat Hussain Azhari, Leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Sami) Mufti Hammadullah Madani, Leader of Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith Muzammil Siddiqui, and others addressed the gathering. They unanimously praised the military's Bunyan-un-Marsoos and described it as a decisive response to India's Operation Sindoor. Mufti Taqi Usmani said the nation has gathered near the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam to thank Allah for a monumental victory. He emphasised that the win came not just through military strength, but through trust in God, and urged the nation to remain humble and grateful. He called for unity against corruption and sectarian divides, pledging continued support for Pakistan's armed forces. Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman warned that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's extremist policies have endangered regional peace. He urged Indian citizens to reject hatred and pursue peaceful coexistence. "If India fails to rid itself of Modi, its destruction is inevitable," he said.
Business Recorder
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
US played diplomatic role in ceasefire
ISLAMABAD: The United States played a diplomatic role in the hours leading up to a ceasefire agreement between nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India, following several days of the most intense cross-border conflict in nearly 30 years. According to a US State Department spokesperson, Secretary of State Marco Rubio held separate conversations on Saturday with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Rubio emphasised the urgency of de-escalation and reiterated Washington's offer to facilitate dialogue aimed at preventing future hostilities. Prior to the ceasefire, Pakistan launched a military offensive early Saturday targeting key Indian military installations. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistani military struck a BrahMos missile storage facility near Beas, as well as the Pathankot airbase in Indian Punjab and Udhampur Air Force Station in the Jammu region. The operation, named Bunyan-un-Marsoos — meaning 'a solid, unified structure' and drawn from the holy Quran — was launched in response to what Islamabad described as 'unprovoked aggression' by New Delhi. Indian forces had reportedly carried out strikes on Pakistani territory earlier this week following an attack on tourists in Pahalgam, a region of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Since Wednesday, hostilities along the Line of Control (LoC) have included drone strikes, missile launches, and intense artillery exchanges, resulting in over 50 reported fatalities. Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal told local media that Pakistan had implemented 'special protocols' to avoid civilian casualties, asserting that the military was focusing only on strategic assets used against Pakistan. The situation has stabilised after both sides agreed to a ceasefire late Saturday, following US mediation efforts. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Express Tribune
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Ceasefire!
Listen to article We escalated to force them into de-escalation, and eventually into ceasefire - essentially meaning our victory, evident from the whole nation erupting in celebration. Pakistan, by exercising its right to retaliate, after extreme restraint for days to unprovoked aggression, finally pounded India just before dawn on Saturday deep inside its territory, hitting at least 12 strategic destinations. That lethal response was an instant reprisal for India's Friday night attack on Pakistan's Nur Khan Airbase at Rawalpindi, apart from incursions at several other military installations including Murid (Chakwal) and Rafiqui (Jhang), which were widely intercepted by a superior air defence system at work. Pakistan's military thrust, 'Bunyan-un-Marsoos', i.e. a solid structure, in retribution to 'Sindoor', made India bleed all the way. Reports, substantiated by Indian media itself, say that a storage site of the Brahmos missiles in Beas region was destroyed, and Pakistan struck lethally at Uri field depot, Akhnoor aviation base, an artillery position at Dehrangyari as well as Udhampur, Pathankot, Suratgarh, Sirsa and Bhatinda airfields. After downing more than 77 Israeli-made Indian projectiles, Pakistan sent its drones that were seen scrambling the skies of New Delhi and Gujarat, as PAF's JF-17 Thunder's hypersonic missiles destroyed S-400 system in Adampur. Adding to that were cyberattacks on several national grids and hacking of strategic websites. All put together constituted a comprehensive response to India's berserk jingoism and the fake media campaign that it ran a day ago amusing its citizens with a 'run-over' on Pakistan. With the escalation continuing to grow, there was all the fear of the ongoing limited conventional conflict — that had already graduated into strategic signaling — leading to use of tactical nuclear weapons. That would be no less than plunging two billion people of the region in the nexus of extinction, merely owing to their incapability to overcome geostrategic fissures. The rising escalation — threatening the oft-cautioned mutually assured destruction — finally triggered some serious diplomatic activity led by none other than the President of the United States of American himself. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, spoke to the two sides, on behalf of President Donald Trump, managing to bring the two sides back from the brink. Thus came to an end India's miscalculated, hubris-laden military misadventure. It's no overstatement that the four-day encounter culminated into Pakistan's victory on all fronts — military, diplomatic, media, ethics, etc. To top it all, a ceasefire on the US intervention means Delhi's acceptance of third-party mediation on bilateral issues, as well as its agreement to begin talks on a range of issues, of course including Kashmir — something that it has kept on evading on the flimsy pretext of terrorism patronage on the part of Pakistan in line with its no-so-covert hegemonic designs. While it's a win-win scenario for Pakistan, there is need for some homework to be done on certain agenda items, before going into "formal talks" with India on a "neutral venue", as agreed in the teletalk with Rubio. These agenda items should include: proposing a framework of engagement to be resorted to in the aftermath of a terrorist activity; forcing an immediate rollback of IWT suspension; and bringing Kashmir back in the gamut of talks as the core issue afflicting the two sides. Apart from that, Pakistan also needs to raise its power potential as a nation by putting its own our house in order — in terms of the economy and political harmony. Congratulations, meanwhile, to the whole nation on a great triumph. Long live Pakistan!
