Members of the US Congress, COA discuss regional security, defense cooperation Blogging Sole

Members of the US Congress, COA discuss regional security, defense cooperation

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(From left to right) The members of the US Congress Jonathan Jackson, Jack Bergman, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Syed Asim Munnir, Tom Suozzi and the acting American ambassador Natalie Baker poses for a photo on April 13, 2025. Congress members welcome Pakistan’s contributions to regional peace. They transmit a strong commitment to … Read more

India Modi wins the defense, the energy agreements in Sri Lanka Blogging Sole

India Modi wins the defense, the energy agreements in Sri Lanka

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This document photo taken on April 5, 2025 shows that the president of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara, Dissanayake (left) opens her hand with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Moda after a bilateral meeting at the president’s office in Colombo. – AFP India obtained defense and energy agreements with neighboring Sri Lanka on Saturday during the visit … Read more

The Pakistani navy joins the Water Defense Exhibition to strengthen sea ties Blogging Sole

The Pakistani navy joins the Water Defense Exhibition to strengthen sea ties

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Listen to the article A Pakistani navy ship is participating in an International Defense Exhibition in the United Arab Emirates (Water) as part of efforts to strengthen maritime relations with the Gulf Nation, the media wing said on Saturday. The Pakistani navy ship (PNS) Yarmouk arrived at water for the International Defense Exhibition (IDEX) and … Read more

Iranian military chief discusses defense cooperation with COAS Asim Munir Blogging Sole

Iranian military chief discusses defense cooperation with COAS Asim Munir

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Listen to the article Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Iranian Armed Forces, visited the General Headquarters (GHQ) of Pakistan and met with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) , General Syed Asim Munir, the army’s media wing announced on Monday. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on … Read more

Pakistan, Bangladesh stress importance of strengthening defense ties Blogging Sole

Pakistan, Bangladesh stress importance of strengthening defense ties

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Bangladesh Armed Forces Division Principal Staff Officer (PSO) Lt. Gen. SM Kamr-ul-Hassan (left) meets with Chief of Army Staff (COAS ), General Syed Asim Munir, at General Headquarters (GHQ) Rawalpindi on January 14, 2025. — ISPR The COAS reiterates the importance of joint efforts to promote peace. Lieutenant General Hassan praises the professionalism of the … Read more

Ukraine launches counterattack in Russian border region as Zelensky calls on allies to boost air defense Blogging Sole

Ukrainian forces launched a counterattack in the western border region of Kurskwarning that Russia was “getting what it deserves.” Although it is not immediately clear how far Ukraine has progressed in the region, the assault comes at a critical time in the near term. three year conflict with both sides seeking to increase their leverage … Read more

Defense Minister questions PTI’s sincerity in negotiations with government Blogging Sole

Defense Minister questions PTI’s sincerity in negotiations with government

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Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday expressed doubts over the sincerity of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the upcoming negotiations with the coalition government, questioning the party’s abrupt change in approach. Speaking to a private news channel on Monday, he described the PTI’s push for dialogue as a “complete turnaround.” “I repeatedly ask what happened … Read more

Ukraine claims to be behind Moscow explosion that killed head of Russian nuclear defense forces Blogging Sole

Moscow — The head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, was killed along with his deputy on Tuesday morning in an explosion in Moscow, the Russian Investigative Committee announced. Ukrainian security sources told CBS News that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) killed Kirillov during a special operation. This … Read more

US clean energy and defense will be affected by Chinese export restrictions Blogging Sole

US clean energy and defense will be affected by Chinese export restrictions

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A central processing unit (CPU) semiconductor chip is displayed among the flags of China and the United States, in this illustrative photo taken February 17, 2023. — Reuters WASHINGTON: China’s retaliatory export control measures could take a toll on America’s growing clean energy sector and its defense industry, analysts say, as the trade fight intensifies … Read more

Putin approves Russia’s record defense spending budget as EU officials visit Kyiv Blogging Sole

Russian President Vladimir Putin budget plans approved, bringing military spending for 2025 to record levels as Moscow seeks to assert itself in the war in Ukraine. About 32.5% of the budget published on a government website on Sunday was allocated to national defense, or 13.5 trillion rubles (more than $145 billion), compared to 28.3% this … Read more

UN ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, former Israeli defense chief and Hamas leader Blogging Sole

The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as for Hamas leader Mohammed Deif, whom Israel says he was killed during an airstrike in July. The judges found that there were “reasonable grounds to believe that” Netanyahu and Gallant “intentionally … Read more