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Express Tribune
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Field Marshal Asim Munir pays homage to martyrs at GHQ ceremony
Listen to article Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir was formally honoured with a Special Guard of Honour at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Wednesday. The ceremony was held at Yadgar-e-Shuhada within GHQ, where Field Marshal Munir laid a floral wreath and offered Fateha in tribute to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for Pakistan. General Munir was elevated to the rank of field marshal by the federal government in recognition of his outstanding leadership during recent military clashes with India and the successful execution of 'Operation Bunyanum Marsoos.' The Prime Minister's Office acknowledged his exemplary courage and determination in leading the Pakistan Army and coordinating the armed forces' war strategy comprehensively. Field Marshal Munir dedicated the honour to the entire Pakistani nation and paid tribute to the armed forces, law enforcement agencies, and civil veterans for their relentless service and sacrifices. He particularly acknowledged the martyrs, describing them as defenders who stood 'like a wall of steel' against India's unprovoked and unlawful aggression. "This honour is a tribute to the entire Pakistani nation and the valiant men and women of the Armed Forces of Pakistan, particularly the martyrs who stood like a wall of steel against Indian unprovoked, cowardly and unlawful aggression against Pakistan," he said.
News18
09-05-2025
- Politics
- News18
This Is Not The First Time May 9 Has Been Unlucky For Pakistan
Last Updated: Pakistan is not new to the mayhem of May 9. Exactly two years ago, unprecedented violence erupted in the country after former prime minister Imran Khan's arrest May 9 seems to be an unlucky date for Pakistan. The start of May 9, 2025 could not have gone more wrong for Pakistan as India decisively thwarted its attempt to attack military installations in Jammu, Punjab and Rajasthan with missiles and drones while successfully launching kamikaze drones at Islamabad, Lahore and Sialkot. Pakistan's failed attempts to strike Indian cities came 24 hours after India bombed terrorist camps in nine locations across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 Indians were killed. May 9, 2023 Pakistan, however, is not new to the mayhem of May 9. Exactly two years ago, unprecedented violence erupted in the country after former prime minister Imran Khan's arrest. The riots caused damage worth billions and saw more than 40 government buildings, including sensitive military sites, vandalised. Key sites including the Army Corps Commander's residence in Rawalpindi, the General Headquarters, the Pakistan Air Force's Alam Airbase, the ISI office in Faisalabad, and the Frontier Corps fort in Chakra were attacked. These incidents resulted in losses of approximately 2 billion Pakistani rupees and recorded 62 violent events, underscoring Pakistan's internal vulnerabilities and instability. On May 9, 2023, following Imran Khan's arrest, protesters breached the gates of the Pakistani Army's General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, torched the Lahore Corps Commander's residence, and set fire to security posts and police vehicles across the country. The Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology in Rawalpindi and an army convoy in Lahore were also targeted. Protesters blocked roads in major cities including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Multan, Quetta, and Faisalabad. In an unexpected eruption of anger that caught the armed forces off guard, monuments dedicated to military generals were reportedly vandalised or desecrated. On the same day, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers set fire to police vans and check posts in Karachi, prompting police to respond with tear gas and baton charges. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, demonstrators reportedly torched a replica of Chaghi Mountain, the site of Pakistan's 1998 nuclear bomb test. Clashes also broke out between PTI supporters and police in Quetta and Gilgit-Baltistan, the report stated. According to Human Rights Watch, over 4,000 people were arrested in connection with the May 9 violence, including senior PTI leaders. However, PTI claimed that more than 10,000 party members were detained under what it describes as false and politically motivated charges. Redux On The Cards? Amid its cross-border misadventures, trouble might be brewing for politically and financially volatile Pakistan at home with supporters of Imran Khan seen carrying out massive bike rallies towards Rawalpindi, where the former prime minister is jailed. Imran Khan's party on Friday also filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court seeking his release from jail, claiming a threat to his life due to the impact of the prolonged detention on his health and in view of the current situation with India. Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party, in a WhatsApp message, said that the party's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur approached the Islamabad High Court for the release of the party founder. Khan, 72, has been incarcerated in Adiala Jail of Rawalpindi, the garrison city, since mid-2023 in connection with multiple cases. First Published: May 09, 2025, 16:09 IST
India.com
08-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Blast near Pakistan army chief Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz sharif's house in Pakistan
Breaking News Multiple explosions were reported in Lahore, Pakistan, particularly near the Walton Airport and the city's cantonment area. These areas are in proximity to key military installations, including the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi and the official residence of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The blasts occurred amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following India's Operation Sindoor, which targeted terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Arab News
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Pakistan will strike any Indian structure built to divert its water, minister says
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will destroy any structure built by India to divert its share of water under the Indus Waters Treaty, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said on Friday, amid heightened tensions between the two countries over an attack in the Kashmir region. India suspended on April 23 the World Bank-mediated Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 that ensures water for 80 percent of Pakistani farms, saying it would last until 'Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.' The development came a day after an attack killed 26 tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir's Pahalgam tourist town. India said two of the three militants who attacked tourists were from Pakistan. Islamabad denied the allegation and said any attempt to stop or divert the flow of Pakistan's water will be considered an 'act of war.' Speaking to a private news channel on Friday night, Asif said diverting Pakistan's water was also a 'face of aggression' against the country and entire nations could die of thirst and hunger because of it. 'That will be aggression against Pakistan,' he said. 'So, even if they made an architectural attempt of this kind, then Pakistan will destroy that structure.' Pakistan has rights to the western rivers — Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab — for irrigation, drinking, and non-consumptive uses like hydropower, according to the Indus Waters Treaty. India controls the eastern rivers — Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej — for unrestricted use but must not significantly alter their flow. India can use the western rivers for limited purposes such as power generation and irrigation, without storing or diverting large volumes. Asif's comments came hours after Pakistan's top generals blamed the April 22 attack on New Delhi's 'governance failures' and its strategy of using such incidents for political gains, warning Pakistani security forces were ready to respond to any attack on the country's sovereignty. Pakistan Army's top brass gathered at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Friday to review the geo-strategic environment, with a particular focus on the Pakistan-India standoff and the broader regional security situation, the military's media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said. 'The Forum noted, with serious concern, India's consistent pattern of exploitation of crises to achieve political and military objectives. They have been following a predictable template — whereby internal governance failures are externalized,' the ISPR said. 'These incidents have often coincided with unilateral moves by India to alter the status quo, as seen in 2019 when India similarly exploited the Pulwama incident to unilaterally alter the status quo of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir, through revocation of Article 370,' it added. The 2019 Pulwama attack killed 40 Indian paramilitary personnel and was also blamed on Pakistan before New Delhi revoked the region's special constitutional status to integrate it in the Indian union, a move repeatedly condemned by Islamabad. Tensions have been high in the South Asian region since last week's attack in Kashmir, a situation exacerbated by retaliatory actions between the two nuclear-armed rivals, including the expulsion of diplomats and citizens, border closures and airspace shutdowns. Pakistan and India have a history of bitter relations. They have fought two of their three wars over Kashmir, a region split between them, since gaining independence from the former British colonial rule in 1947. On Friday, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with envoys from Gulf allies and briefed them on Islamabad's stance regarding the April 22 attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, seeking to defuse tensions. The international community has encouraged both sides to exercise restraint and resolve the crisis through dialogue.
Time of India
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Pak corps commanders meet to assess 'standoff' with India, say will protect territorial integrity
Pakistani military commanders met to discuss the situation with India. They expressed determination to defend against any aggression. The meeting addressed concerns about India's actions, including the Pahalgam attack and water rights issues. They accused India of exploiting crises for political and military gains. Pakistan reaffirmed its commitment to peace but warned against any attempts to impose war. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Popular in Defence Islamabad: Pakistan Army corps commanders met here Friday to review the "standoff" with India and expressed the military's "unflinching resolve" to protect the country against any "aggression or misadventure". Pakistan Army chief Gen Asim Munir presided over the special Corps Commanders' Conference (CCC) at Rawalpindi-based General Headquarters (GHQ), amid tensions between the two countries after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 Minister Narendra Modi on April 29 told the top defence brass that the armed forces have "complete operational freedom" to decide on the mode, targets and timing of India's response to the Pahalgam forum conducted a comprehensive review of the prevailing geo-strategic environment, with particular emphasis on the "current Pakistan-India standoff and the broader regional security calculus"."The forum reaffirmed the unflinching resolve of the Pakistan Armed Forces to uphold the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country against any aggression or misadventure," a statement said after the meeting of the military top commanders noted what it termed as "India's consistent pattern of exploitation of crises to achieve political and military objectives" and alleged that they have been "following a predictable template - whereby internal governance failures are externalised."These incidents have often coincided with unilateral moves by India to alter the status quo, as seen in 2019 when "India similarly exploited the Pulwama incident to unilaterally alter the status quo of Kashmir, through revocation of Article 370," they meeting also expressed serious concern that India is now "exploiting the Pahalgam incident to undermine" the Indus Waters Treaty , seeking to "usurp Pakistan's legitimate and inalienable water rights".While reaffirming Pakistan's abiding commitment to peace, stability, and prosperity, the forum made clear that "any attempt to impose war will be responded to, surely and decisively and aspirations of people of Pakistan shall be respected at all costs."The meeting concluded with the COAS expressing complete confidence in the operational readiness, deterrence posture, and morale of all formations and strategic forces to defend the nation across the entire threat spectrum.
