Pakistan’s military has been a grandmaster in deflecting blame and labelling failures as grand conspiracies or political failuresby Manish RaiPakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a low-level insurgency and a brutal military crackdown for decades. However, the vast and resource-rich province has witnessed a surge in deadly attacks in recent times. Pakistan’s

Islamabad: A recent report from the Kaspersky Response and Detection Team has revealed a staggering 300 per cent surge in espionage-related cyberattacks in Pakistan during the initial quarter of 2024 compared to the same timeframe in 2023, ARY News reported.The findings underscore a worrying trend in cyber warfare, with attacks involving direct human involvement surpassing two per day in 2023.In

Washington: Amid heightening tensions between Beijing and Washington, the Biden administration added 37 Chinese entities to a trade restriction list, including some for allegedly supporting the suspected spy balloon that flew over the United States last year, CNN reported.According to the report, the US Commerce Department said it was adding some units of China Electronics Technology Group to the

Taipei: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence issued a statement on Saturday revealing that a significant presence of Chinese military aircraft and vessels has been detected in the vicinity of Taiwan.According to the ministry, as of 6 am (UTC+8) that day, a total of 15 China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and 6 China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels were observed

"They have atom bombs. We have them too, but if a ‘madman’ decides to drop a bomb on Lahore, it won’t take 8 seconds for the radiation to reach Amritsar," Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar warned. "Mani Shankar Aiyar should get himself treated somewhere. This is not the India of Congress. Now, India is very powerful. This is the India of PM Modi…", BJP leader Ravi Kishan saidBJP MP and

Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a stark warning about Pakistan’s economic future, highlighting exceptionally high downside risks in its latest report.The report, released ahead of talks between the Pakistani government and the IMF on a new long-term programme, underscores concerns about the country’s stability and the challenges it faces, Dawn reported.According to the