ISLAMABAD: An alliance of opposition factions in Pakistan asked its lawmakers on Tuesday to submit their resignations from the national and provincial assemblies to the heads of their parties by December 31, as its top leaders pledged to fuel their campaign to bring down the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) emerged as a major political platform of various opposition forces after a multiparty conference was arranged on September 20 that decided to launch anti-government agitation and galvanize their workers and supporters all over the country.
The opposition alliance has already conducted public rallies in various Pakistani cities, and it is planning to hold another one in the eastern city of Lahore on December 13.
It held an important meeting on Tuesday to determine the alliance's future strategy before announcing its resignation move.
"All opposition lawmakers in national and provincial assemblies should send their resignations to their party leaders by December 31," said the president of the alliance, Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
He was also accompanied by Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Vice President Maryam Nawaz.
Rehman added that a PDM steering committee would hold a meeting on Wednesday to determine the nuts and bolts of the strategy and determine when to hold wheel-jam and shutter-down strikes in the country.
The committee will also determine the appropriate time to stage a long march against the government and bring the opposition activists and supporters to Islamabad.
The PDM president said the decisions taken by the committee would be announced in the upcoming public rally in Lahore, adding it would be a "historic" political event that would prove instrumental in bringing down the government.
Prime Minister Khan and his party have already dismissed the opposition strategy to resign, saying they would hold by-elections in all the vacant constituencies.
Pakistan opposition alliance asks lawmakers to submit resignations by December 31
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Pakistan opposition alliance asks lawmakers to submit resignations by December 31
- The Pakistan Democratic Alliance will flesh out its anti-government strategy on Wednesday and determine when to hold wheel-jam and shutter-down strikes in the country
- Prime Minister Imran Khan has already dismissed the opposition strategy to resign, saying he will hold by-elections in all vacant constituencies
Pakistan Air Force conducts ‘Exercise Golden Eagle’ to test combat readiness, agility
- The exercise follows an intense, four-day Pakistan-India military conflict in May 2025
- It focused on AI-enabled operations integrating disruptive technologies, military says
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has conducted “Exercise Golden Eagle” that successfully validated its combat readiness and operational agility through synchronized employment of the PAF’s complete combat potential, the Pakistani military said on Tuesday.
It comes months after Pakistan’s four-day military conflict with India in May, with Islamabad claiming victory in the standoff after the PAF claimed to have shot down at least six Indian fighter aircraft, including the French-made Rafale. New Delhi acknowledged some losses but did not specify a number.
The exercise was conducted on a Two-Force construct, focusing on AI-enabled, net-centric operations while integrating indigenous niche, disruptive and smart technologies in line with evolving regional security dynamics, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistani military’s media wing.
Operating within a robust Integrated Air Defense System, friendly forces shaped the battlespace through seamless fusion of kinetic operations with cyber, space and electro-magnetic spectrum operations.
“The kinetic phase featured First-Shoot, First-Kill swing-role combat aircraft equipped with long-range BVR air-to-air missiles, extended-range stand-off weapons and precision strike capabilities, supported by Airborne Early Warning & Control platforms and Air-to-Air Refuelers,” the ISPR said in a statement.
“A key highlight of the exercise was Manned–Unmanned Teaming, with deep-reach killer drones and loitering munitions operating in a highly contested, congested and degraded environment, validating PAF’s capability to conduct high-tempo operations in modern warfare.”
In recent months, many countries have stepped up defense engagement with Pakistan, while delegations from multiple nations have proposed learning from the PAF’s multi-domain air warfare capabilities that officials say were successfully employed during the May conflict.
“The successful conduct of Exercise Golden Eagle reaffirms Pakistan Air Force’s unwavering commitment to maintaining a high state of operational preparedness, leveraging indigenous innovation and effectively countering emerging and future security challenges,” the ISPR added.
