Thousands Protest in Pakistan Over U.S. Killing of Iranian Commander Soleimani

(Reuters) – Protestors clashed with police in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Sunday,…

US-Iran Tensions: Pakistan for Peace Not Conflict, Not to Take Sides or Let Its Soil Be Used Against Any Third Country

“We are not party to the conflict, and we will not let our soil to…

INSIGHT: Class of 2023

We suggest Class of 2023 should offer OPs ‘social security’, ‘unemployment coverage’, etc. while continuing…

Bangladesh Navy: Five More Patrol Vessels Under Construction at Khulna Shipyard; China Hands Over Two Ex-PLAN Frigates to BN

DESPARDES — Bangladesh’s Khulna Shipyard has begun construction of a second batch of five Padma-class…

Pakistan’s JF-17 Block III Prototype Fighter Makes Maiden Flight in China

DESPARDES (Updated) — The first Block III prototype of Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder multirole combat aircraft…

Islamabad Alerts Allies, Global Bodies About Threats From India

Last week, a senior Pakistani defense official told DesPardes on condition of anonymity (as he’s…

Govt., Opposition Close Rank on Army Chief’s Extension, Bill to Have Bipartisan Support in Parliament

DESPARDES — The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led government has reached out to the opposition for bipartisan support…

Ex-Nissan Boss Carlos Ghosn’s ‘Great Escape’: How Did He Flee Japan, Land in Lebanon?

How he did it increasingly sounds like a movie-level caper DESPARDES — Lebanon has received…

India Economy as a ‘Person of Interest’: Neighborhood Watch

DESPARDES — The world’s largest (secular) democracy — once among the fastest growing large economies…

INSIGHT: Bilawal, Bhutto Videos

IRSHAD SALIM — Bhutto’s battlecry — in the 70s — of ‘Roti, Kapra Aur Makan’…

THESE FOUR PICS Could Possibly Become VIRAL in 2020

DESPARDES — Revelers around the world ushered in new decade, as stocks roared. Italy will…

Modi’s Brutal Vision: Protests Go Global, ‘As The World Turns’ in Silence

India’s consul general in New York last month suggested that India should imitate Israel’s policy…