DefenceTalkPakistan on Tuesday conducted a successful flight test of the indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) – Ra’ad – said the military’s media wing in a statement. The flight test of the cruise missile, which is also known as Hatf VIII, was the seventh since it was first tested in 2007. It is essentially […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-successfully-tests-raad-cruise-missile-ispr-66425/

DefenceTalkIslamabad: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, on Tuesday said Pakistan will not send ground troops to Saudi Arabia or any other country after having joined the 34-state Islamic military alliance led by Saudi Arabia. In a briefing to the National Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee at the Parliament House, Aziz said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-will-not-send-ground-troops-as-part-of-saudi-military-alliance-66332/

DefenceTalkCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called Tuesday for closer military cooperation with Sri Lanka on an official visit to the island. Pakistan was a key supplier of arms and aircraft for Sri Lanka’s military in their battle against separatist Tamil Tiger rebels during the civil war that ended in May 2009. In […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-seeks-closer-military-ties-with-sri-lanka-66275/

DefenceTalkQUETTA: Pakistan Navy has increased all-round security and surveillance at Gwadar Port with the commencement of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, reported Radio Pakistan. “A special marine battalion has been raised for the security of Gwadar,” stated a spokesperson of the Pakistan Navy while briefing media personnel during an extensive tour of the Gwadar site. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cpec-pakistan-navy-ramps-up-security-at-gwadar-port-66248/

DefenceTalkA fresh gunbattle erupted Sunday at the Indian air force base attacked by suspected Islamic militants a day earlier with the loss of 11 lives, police said. Officers said they believe up to two gunmen were still hiding inside the base. Seven soldiers including a senior officer and four attackers have so far been confirmed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fresh-gunfire-at-indian-air-force-base-in-punjab-police-66231/

DefenceTalkPakistan military courts have sentenced nine men to death for terrorism-related offenses or attacks on minority Shiites, the army said Friday. Pakistan has hanged more than 300 people since lifting a moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014, many of them convicted in closed military courts which critics say fail to meet fair trial […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-army-courts-sentence-nine-militants-to-death-66228/

DefenceTalkPATHANKOT: An operation to secure a militant-hit Indian air base near the Pakistan border ended on Saturday with at least four suspected gunmen killed, police said, after an assault that threatens to undermine the two countries’ fragile peace process. At least four gunmen alleged to be from Jaish-i-Mohammed group dressed in army uniforms infiltrated the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iaf-men-killed-gunmen-attack-indian-air-force-base-pakistan-66196/

DefenceTalkQUETTA: Army Chief General Raheel Sharif said on Friday the nation would get rid of terrorism this year. He was addressing tribal elders of Gwadar, Talar and Turbat areas of Makran division. “The new year will be the year when terrorism will end,” he said. Gen Sharif, however, stressed the need for the entire nation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/terrorists-to-be-vanquished-this-year-says-pakistans-general-sharif-66193/

DefenceTalkThe overall security situation in Afghanistan deteriorated in the second half of 2015, with an increase in insurgent attacks and higher casualties among both Taliban and national forces, a Pentagon report stated Tuesday. This month marks a year since the US- and NATO-led mission in Afghanistan transitioned into an Afghan-led operation, with allied nations assisting […]https://www.defencetalk.com/afghan-security-worse-in-second-part-of-2015-pentagon-66109/

DefenceTalkISLAMABAD: Pakistan conducted a successful test launch of the medium-range Shaheen-III (Royal White Falcon or God of All Falcons) surface-to-surface ballistic missile, according to a statement from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The missile is capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of 2,750 km. The ISPR statement added that the test flight […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-successfully-test-fires-shaheen-iii-missile-66043/