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France 24 interview about Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir France 24 Pakistan’s Asim Munir and his rise to field marshal Watch the interview TRT World Strait Talk interview about the Kizilelma unmanned fighter TRT World · Strait Talk Could Kizilelma change the future of air combat? Watch the interview France 24 debate about Pakistan mediating between the United States and Iran France 24 · The Debate Pakistan’s role between the United States and Iran Watch the debate BBC Urdu report comparing Pakistan’s Fatah-III with India’s BrahMos BBC Urdu Why the Fatah-III is compared with India’s BrahMos Watch the report

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Topic file 01The 2025 India–Pakistan conflict
Technical editorial rendering of the J-10CE fighter aircraft
See what the fighting revealed about combat air, air defence, and Pakistan’s rearmament.

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01 Combat air J-10CE and PL-15E in combat Judge the fighter and missile through the network that made them effective. 02 Air defence Why air-defence coverage broke See where interception capacity, base defence, and sustained readiness fell short. 03 Force development How Pakistan rearmed afterwards Track the missiles, drones, satellites, and institutional changes that followed.

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JF-17 Thunder

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Sea Sultan LRMPA

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LoMADS air defence

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Weapons integration · 8 min read

The JF-17’s air-launched rocket option

See how the weapon changes the JF-17’s strike role—and where the wider system still matters.

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Force structure · 12 min read

Pakistan’s underrated maritime-air presence

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Procurement policy · 10 min read

How a US mistake handed Pakistan’s arms market to China

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