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DAR URGES ARAB-ISLAMIC TASK FORCE, CALLING ISRAEL PERSISTENT ‘DANGER TO WORLD PEACE’ Monday, 15 September, 2025 | 21 Rabiul Awal, 1447
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DEPUTY PM CALLS ISRAELI STRIKE ON QATAR ‘RECKLESS, APPALLING, AND ILLEGAL,’ PROPOSING ARAB-ISLAMIC TASK FORCE TO COUNTER EXPANSIONIST DESIGNS SEEKS UNSC ACTION UNDER CHAPTER VII FOR CEASEFIRE AND PRISONER RELEASE, URGING SUSPENSION OF ISRAEL’S UN MEMBERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WAR CRIMES
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EPUTY Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday urged urgent collective action against Israel, calling for the creation of an Arab-Islamic task force to monitor its actions and adopt deterrent and offensive measures in a synchronised manner to curb expansionist designs. “Frequency of regional consultations on Israel reflected how it had become “a persistent irritant and a danger to world peace and security,” FM Dar warned
while addressing the ministerial meeting in Doha ahead of the Emergency ArabIslamic Summit, according to the Foreign Office. Dar strongly condemned what he described as Israel’s “illegal and unprovoked aggression” against Qatar, referring to last week’s strikes on the Qatari capital that killed five Hamas members and a Qatari security officer. He termed the attack a reckless violation of Qatar’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, in contravention of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which prohibits the threat or use of force. “No state is safe from such an unhinged entity that defies all precepts of civilised behaviour,” Dar
said, adding that the question of Israeli accountability was a test of the credibility of the global system. The deputy prime minister stressed that Israel must be held accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity, and that member states should consider additional punitive measures to deter fur-
Pakistan, China to deepen defence and aviation collaboration: President ISLAMABAD/SHANGHAI staff report
President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday reaffirmed that Pakistan and China would continue to expand cooperation in defence production and aviation, further strengthening their all-weather strategic cooperative partnership. The president said the induction of J10 and JF-17 fighter aircraft had significantly enhanced the combat capabilities of the Pakistan Air Force, a fact clearly demonstrated during May 2025’s “Maraka-e-Haq” and “Operation Bun-
yanum Marsoos.” On the 128th day since the ceasefire with India, President Zardari—who is constitutionally the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces—visited the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), China’s flagship aerospace and defence conglomerate engaged in designing and producing a wide range of military and civilian aircraft, the President Secretariat Press Wing said in a press release. Accompanied by Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, Senator
Saleem Mandviwalla, Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi, and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong, the president toured the sprawling AVIC complex, which manufactures the J-10C fighter jet that played a crucial role in the recent conflict. During the visit, President Zardari interacted with AVIC engineers and scientists, commending their contributions in innovation, production, and emerging technologies. He was briefed on AVIC’s cuttingedge capabilities, including the J-10 fighter jet, co-production of the JF-17
ther violations. He further urged the UN Security Council to invoke Chapter VII of the UN Charter to demand an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire, as well as the release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 03 Thunder, advancements in the J-20 fifth-generation stealth fighter, unmanned aerial vehicles, automated sysand integrated tems, command-and-control platforms for multi-domain operations. The president lauded AVIC as a symbol of China’s technological progress and a testament to the enduring strategic partnership between Pakistan and China. His visit marked a historic first, as no foreign head of state had previously visited the AVIC complex. HIGH-SPEED TRAIN JOURNEY Earlier in the day, President Zardari travelled by high-speed train from Chengdu to Mianyang, completing the journey in just half an hour. During the trip, he was briefed on the train’s operations, service standards, safety mechanisms, and environmental advantages.
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PM waives August electricity bills for flood-hit areas Premier Shehbaz says domestic consumers in flood-affected areas to receive one-month bill waiver, assures refunds for those who already paid LAHORE
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Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday announced that the electricity bills of all domestic consumers in flood-affected areas for the month of August will be completely waived. In his broadcast address to the nation in the evening, the premier said that unprecedented rains and floods have caused widespread devastation across several parts of Pakistan, resulting in the loss of lives, destruction of homes, displacement of families, and damage to livestock and livelihoods. He said the federal government, provincial authorities, the people, and the Pakistan Army were working together in rescue and relief operations to ensure provision of food supplies and healthcare facilities to the affected communities. “In view of the immense hardships being faced by the flood victims, I have decided that the August electricity bills of all domestic consumers in the floodhit areas are being waived. Families will not have to pay their bills for that month,” the prime minister announced. Premier Shehbaz added that those domestic consumers who have already cleared their August bills will be reimbursed, with the amount adjusted in their next billing cycle. “Clear instructions in this regard have already been issued,” he confirmed. The Prime Minister further said that a detailed assessment of the damages sustained by electricity consumers in the agricultural, ommercial, and industrial sectors was underway.
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