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https://share.google/91OsM9ZQyGerSolaK ISLAMABAD: Consumer inflation rose to 11.1 per cent in August from 9.2pc a month earlier, driven mainly by higher food and energy prices, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Tuesday. The reversal in inflation, measured...

https://share.google/xgKN0p3GFHWHmVKMD REJECTED by voters in his own constituency, lawyer Iftikhar Gillani has been chosen as the new prime minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. A local PML-N leader, he was elected on a reserved seat for technocrats after losing in the recently held regional...

10. T-34/85 (USSR) A column of T-34/85s, 1945. Source: World War Photos The Battle of Kursk had shown the need for an up-gunned T-34 to take on the new generation of German tanks. The result was the T34/85, which mounted an 85mm gun in a larger, more heavily armored turret. Although four tons...

9. IS-2 (USSR) A column of IS-2 tanks, 1945. Note the ‘unditching beams’ on the lead tank. Source: World War Photos The IS-2 was the first tank that could engage the Tiger 1 or Panther on equal terms. Developed in response to the Tiger, it was ten tons lighter, had slightly better armor...

8. Panther, Panzerkampfwagen V (Germany) Panthers, with track sections on the turret for additional protection. Source: World War Photos The Panther was the finest individual tank of the war. It was developed in response to the German army’s encounter with the T-34 in 1941 and featured similar...

7. Tiger 1, Panzerkampfwagen VI (Germany) Tiger 1 in Normandy, June 1944. Note the Zimmerit anti-magnetic mine paste. Source: World War Photos The Tiger was one of the legendary tanks of the war and had an impact out of proportion to the low production of 1,350 vehicles. The development of a...

6. Sherman, M4 Medium (USA) An early variant M4 just off the production line. The hull machine gun is yet to be fitted. Source: World War Photos The M4 Sherman to the British was the mainstay of the western Allied tank force from September 1942 until the end of the war. When introduced, it...

5. Churchill, Infantry Tank Mark IV, A22 (UK) Churchill Mk V11 Crocodile in Germany, November 1944. Source: World War Photos The Churchill is included because of the contribution it made as the basis for the “Funnies,” which were specialist armored vehicles developed to assist Allied assault...

4. M3 Medium, Lee and Grant (USA) M3 Grant passing a destroyed Panzer 1 in North Africa. Source: World War Photos The M3 looked like a throwback to the 1930s, with its hull-mounted main armament, high silhouette, and riveted construction. Nevertheless, its shipment to the 8th Army in early...

3. T-34 (USSR) A T-34, with the original two-man turret and long-barreled 76mm gun. Source: Defense Visual Information Center/Don S. Montgomery/Wikimedia Commons The history of the T-34 is that of an excellent, innovative design that produced a tank that fought throughout the Soviet-German...

2. Matilda, Infantry Tank Mark II, A12 (UK) Matilda in the Western Desert, North Africa, December 1940. Source: Imperial War Museum/Wikimedia Commons The Matilda was slow, poorly armed, unreliable, and produced in limited numbers. It was, however, extremely well armored for the period 1939-40...

https://share.google/Ib3PBqAX9yurq4dBB 1. Panzerkampfwagen IV (Germany) Panzer IV armed with the short-barreled 7.5cm gun, during the French campaign, May 1940. Source: Dutch Ministry of Defence/Wikimedia Commons The Panzer IV was the only tank engaged in combat for the entire duration of the...

The Financial Times reports that Russia has been secretly helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missile technology since 2023, in what could become one of Moscow’s most significant military technology transfers to Tehran. The program, known as C430L, involves Russia’s state arms exporter...

https://share.google/mNIuPkPLYG2nXk38T Under the initiative, both sides agreed to launch a Pakistan-Russia Pilot Container Freight Train aimed at promoting rail-based trade and strengthening connectivity between Pakistan, Russia and Central Asian countries. However, the commencement of the...

https://share.google/Nc2H7GgS0osg85ITn The White House and U.S. Navy are considering frigate designs from South Korea, Japan and Turkey for a new class of warships, USNI News has learned. An international warship competition could include building up to two of the ships in foreign shipyards...

https://share.google/cU6wkZLCJXnxEVR2s BISHKEK: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to uphold the “Shanghai Spirit”, deepen development and security cooperation, strengthen people-to-people ties and promote a more equitable global...

The government on Tuesday raised the price of petrol by Rs1.08 per litre and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs0.51 per litre. Following the revision, petrol will retail at Rs343.87 per litre while HSD will cost Rs370.92 per litre. The government continues to levy Rs114 per litre in taxes...

The Taliban's religious ideology is a strict, ultraconservative blend of Deobandi Islam, puritanical influences, and the traditional Pashtun social code Pashtunwali. [1] Core Roots and Beliefs Deobandi Tradition: The ideology traces back to the 19th-century Deobandi movement in British India...