International

Pak PM Denies Army Chief Aiming for Presidency

By BPN News Desk July 13, 2025

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has dismissed recent rumours suggesting that Field Marshal Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff, intends to become President, calling such speculation “merely rumours”. He firmly stated there is no plan for President Asif Ali Zardari to step down. PM Rejects Speculation Sharif clarified that neither Munir nor any top […]

Op-Eds Opinion

From NATO to BRICS: Why Everyone Hates the U.S. President Right Now (and They’re Not Wrong)

By BPN News Desk July 8, 2025

If Donald Trump were to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize, it would surely be for services rendered to global instability, ego-centric diplomacy, and catastrophic blundering at an international level. His second term in office has not just solidified America’s isolation but managed to make the unthinkable possible: he has united the world, not through […]

Op-Eds Opinion

Grounded by Silence: How India’s Information Vacuum Hurt Dassault

By BPN News Desk July 7, 2025

Operation Sindoor was supposed to be a defining moment for Indian airpower. With deep-penetration strikes, the use of BrahMos cruise missiles, and long-range drones evading Pakistani air defences, the mission was a resounding tactical success. Among the many aircraft involved, the French-built Rafale fighter jet was presumed to have played a key role, striking targets […]

Defence

China Provided Live Inputs to Pakistan During Operation Sindoor

By BPN News Desk July 4, 2025

Indian Army’s Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development & Sustenance), Lt Gen Rahul R Singh, has revealed that during Operation Sindoor, China passed real-time intelligence to Pakistan regarding India’s critical deployment vectors. Singh discussed this at a FICCI forum in New Delhi on July 4, stating Pakistan gained situational awareness of India’s troop and

International

Pakistan Urges India to Restore Indus Waters Treaty Functioning

By BPN News Desk July 1, 2025

Pakistan has formally called on India to immediately resume the full and normal implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), stressing that the longstanding agreement remains binding and operational. This demand follows a supplemental ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), which reaffirmed its authority to adjudicate the Kishenganga-Ratle hydropower

International

India Says Indus Waters Treaty Will Never Be Restored

By BPN News Desk June 22, 2025

India has declared that it will never revive the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, marking a historic and irreversible shift in its policy on water sharing with its western neighbor. The announcement was made by Home Minister Amit Shah on June 21, closing the door on a decades-old agreement that had survived wars and geopolitical […]

International

Pakistan Slams Nobel Peace Prize for Trump, Slams India over Kashmir

By BPN News Desk June 22, 2025

Pakistan has sharply criticised the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to former US President Donald Trump, condemning it as “politically motivated” and “deeply flawed.” Simultaneously, Islamabad took aim at India’s handling of Kashmir, accusing it of suppressing dissent and violating international law. Trump’s Nobel Sparks Backlash In an official statement, Pakistan’s

International

FATF Flags Pakistan Over Illicit Weapons Funding Network

By BPN News Desk June 22, 2025

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has issued a global alert highlighting Pakistan’s alleged role in the financing of illicit weapons networks. The watchdog has warned that Pakistan’s failure to plug critical gaps in its financial system has created fertile ground for money flows linked to arms procurement and extremist networks. Weapons-Funding Alert Issued

International

Pakistan Nominates Trump for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

By BPN News Desk June 21, 2025

In a dramatic diplomatic gesture, Pakistan has officially nominated United States President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, citing his alleged role in de-escalating the recent India-Pakistan military standoff. The nomination, announced by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, credits Trump’s “decisive diplomatic intervention” during the crisis that followed the

Editorials Opinion

When the Beggar Sings and the Giant Sleeps

By BPN News Desk June 20, 2025

While the world watched a former pariah walk into the White House, Asim Munir, the chief of Pakistan’s army, took his seat across from President Donald Trump at a high-profile luncheon that felt more like a stage play than diplomacy. He smiled, praised Trump’s supposed role in preventing a nuclear war with India, and even […]