Pakistan ready for ‘meaningful” dialogue with India
ISLAMABAD, May 7: Pakistan said it remains open to dialogue with India but stressed that talks must be “meaningful” and not a “monologue,” according to Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi. He reiterated that Pakistan has repeatedly expressed willingness for negotiations but warned it would respond strongly to any aggression.
His remarks came on the anniversary of last year’s four-day conflict between the two countries, which followed the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack. India responded with Operation Sindoor, striking alleged terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, while Pakistan carried out retaliatory strikes. Hostilities ended on May 10 after military-level communication.
Pakistan’s military described the clash as a “defining chapter,” claiming it strengthened its strategic position. Officials also highlighted ongoing military modernisation and said Pakistan would maintain “credible minimum deterrence” in response to India’s defence buildup.
Military leaders added that modern warfare now spans cyber, cognitive and multi-domain domains, while reaffirming readiness to defend Pakistan’s interests. (PTI)
Three children killed in explosion in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, May 7: Three children were killed and two others injured in an explosion outside a home in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The blast occurred late Wednesday in the Ghwa Khwa area of Lower South Waziristan near the Afghanistan border when explosives planted on a motorcycle detonated.
Authorities said the motorcycle had been parked outside a house by an unidentified person shortly before the explosion. The victims included a 15-year-old boy and two girls aged 7 and 8. The injured children were taken to Headquarters Hospital Wana for treatment.
Security forces cordoned off the area and launched an investigation. Residents expressed grief and anger, calling the incident a targeted attack on civilians and demanding swift action against those responsible. (PTI)
Manoj Sharma recommended as Nepal’s new Chief Justice
Kathmandu, May 7: The Constitutional Council on Thursday recommended Justice Manoj Sharma as the next Chief Justice of Nepal, official sources said here. The meeting was chaired by Prime minister Balendra Shah. Sharma, who is one of the Supreme Court judges, will be appointed as the chief justice of Nepal after the Parliamentary Hearing Committee endorses his name. If endorsed, Sharma will serve a full six-year term. The Kathmandu Post said Sharma earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from Nepal Law Campus and a Master of Laws degree from Savitribai Phule Pune University in India. He later obtained a doctorate in labour law from Tribhuvan University. Sharma served as an additional judge at the appellate courts in Butwal and Patan from June 10, 2013 to December 12, 2015, the newspaper said, adding, he was appointed as a Supreme Court justice and assumed charge on April 19, 2019. (PTI)
