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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
TopicShehbaz Sharif

Topic: Shehbaz Sharif

No Pakistani general has survived an extended term. Gen Asim Munir won’t be any different

Another five-year term for Gen Asim Munir after 2027 could open up a Pandora’s box, as it has for previous Pakistani generals during their second extended tenures.

Pakistan PM says ‘blood spilt of civilians’ will be avenged, India accused of harbouring terror proxies

Meanwhile, director general of Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations says its military is 'responding in kind' to LoC firings, inflicting significant losses, destroying checkposts.

Pakistan vows revenge after India’s Op Sindoor, NSC warns of retaliation

After India’s precision strikes on terror camps, Pakistan’s NSC condemns aggression, warns of retaliation, and flags risks to Gulf airliners and vital hydropower sites.

Pakistan declares India’s Operation Sindoor as ‘act of war’, says response underway

India's 'reckless behaviour' had brought the two nuclear-armed neighbours dangerously close to a wider conflict, it adds.

US dials Jaishankar & Shehbaz Sharif, calls for de-escalation. ISI chief named Pakistan NSA

EAM Jaishankar says he discussed the Pahalgam attack with US Secretary of State Rubio, and ‘its perpetrators, backers and planners must be brought to justice’.

Day after Bilawal invoked ‘water & blood’, Pakistan PM says open to join ‘neutral’ probe into Pahalgam

Day after Bilawal termed India’s IWT move ‘attack on Pakistan’s lifeline’, PM Sharif repeated Gen Munir’s words while speaking on Pahalgam attack, describing Kashmir as ‘jugular’ of Pakistan.

A closer look at Simla Agreement, cornerstone of India-Pakistan ties that established Line of Control

After a security meeting convened by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Pakistani government said it reserves the right to put the agreement in 'abeyance'.

Military officers’ growing role in Pakistan’s economy sparks concern. ‘Not their job,’ say critics

36 serving military officers are part of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), a federal body for economic reforms. These officers draw their salaries from defense budget.

Pakistan opens Chinese-funded international airport in Gwadar, Beijing dubs it ‘donation’

The official inauguration of the Gwadar International Airport, initially scheduled for August last year, was delayed multiple times due to security concerns in Balochistan.

‘Uraan Pakistan’ is Shehbaz Sharif’s plan to revive economy. Pakistanis say it’s wingless

Ikramul Haq, a visiting senior fellow at a think tank, said that the plan’s limited grounding in Pakistan’s existing economic and political landscape risks rendering it another unfulfilled promise.

On Camera

Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.