Naveed Ahmad

Dinah's song #Pakistan tells of the #HippyTrail, now a ghost of its former self, laid to rest when #Iran fell under the spell of #Khomeini's extremist coven. All thanks to the Shah's heavy-handed regime, no doubt.

Russian EW system Palantin destroyed Ukraine's National Guard drone unit, Lasar's Group, destroyed a Russian Palantyn electronic warfare system worth $20 million on the Zaporizhzhia front. The operation began when Ukrainian crews spotted a concentration of Russian air defense systems behind the contact line. While planning to destroy them, they discovered the systems were protected by a powerful EW unit, which immediately became the primary target. Lasar's Group worked alongside the 15th Separate Artillery Brigade "Black Forest," which conducted the final reconnaissance of the area. Then Lasar's Group launched its own bomber drones: first strikes damaged the Palantyn, follow-up strikes finished it. Russia is down $20 million. Ukraine's drones have cleaner skies over the Zaporizhzhia direction. 📹 Lasar's Group/National Guard of Ukraine

#IRGC's claim of weapon systems officer (WSO) of #US F-15 comes with a proof, i.e. name, service number or photographs. The #pilot could be evacuated and undergoing treatment, as per CNN.

A USAF fighter jet's been shot down over #Iran, a #US official said. A SAR effort for any survivors involving numerous aircraft is currently underway. The official, who spoke to Reuters, did not provide any additional details on the engagement. defensenews.com/news/your-mili…

When the adversaries are playing chess, #Trump boast of having cards. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a…

“Given the enthusiastic welcome of the dear people, we decided to create an environment where all interested parties can play a role in defending the homeland based on their expertise and capabilities,” Rahim Nadali, the #IRGC director for culture and arts, told Defa Press.

"Defa Press, affiliated with #Iran’s Defense Ministry, published a recruitment poster featuring a #teenage boy and a veiled girl, both smiling. The US-based nonprofit Human Rights Activists in Iran says it's received reports of children killed while staffing checkpoints."

#Iran is also mobilizing its population in ways that seek to harness the spirit of the 1980s war with #Iraq. They include drives to recruit millions of Iranians, including children. wsj.com/world/middle-e…

“An apartment above a supermarket was hit and we felt like we were going to be sent flying,” said Raheleh, a resident o Narmak, a middle-class area, of a nearby strike. “It's massive. We’re still not sure what was hit, but rumours say it's an #IRGC office. No one really knows.”

"When #Iran’s intelligence minister Esmail Khatib and his family were killed at home in the neighbourhood of Zaferaniyeh more than two weeks ago, a 26-year-old Kurdish blogger living across the street, Berivan Molani, also died, according to Iranian media reports and a HR group."

#Tehran has military garrisons, many of which have been subsumed into residential areas as the city's expanded. The targets include fuel-storage depots, a university, pharma company, civilian airport and a stadium. #Iran ft.com/content/f5e9f1…

The principal challenge to democracy now comes not from coups but from democratic erosion driven by elected leaders. What’s behind this shift, asks Susan Stokes, and how can prodemocracy forces push back? muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

@Amena__Bakr Aren't these signs of backdoor talks resulting in mild CBMs?

Sohar LNG- the first LNG tanker attempting to cross Hormuz since the war started managed to cross safely. #OOTT #Oman

@81ShahbazRana You do have a point here

@naveed360 There is a difference between importing oil and recovering true cost and importing oil, recovering true cost plus increasing taxes more than normal times. I hope you understand that what does mean by Rs161 per litre petroleum levy on March 2 and Rs84 on February 8.

Yes, please go to court since #Pakistan does not import oil from the international market. Self-sufficiency is non-negotiable.

⚡️Ukraine strikes airfield in occupied Crimea, destroys An-72 aircraft and Orion drone base. Ukrainian forces, with the help of military intelligence, struck multiple Russian military targets at the Kirovske airfield in occupied Crimea overnight on April 2, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces said. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strike…

💬 We should treat this [the U.S. withdrawal from NATO] as a possible scenario and take it seriously - us in Poland, especially on the eastern flank, and all of us, across the political spectrum. I remind you, when I said in my Sejm exposé just a few weeks ago that Poland needs two “insurance policies” instead of putting all our cards on one option, some were surprised. And today it turns out that we must consider alternatives. Of course, NATO is the cornerstone of our security. Of course, we want to be a good, loyal ally of the United States, but we cannot pretend that the U.S. President isn’t saying what he is saying. | Deputy PM @sikorskiradek on the U.S. withdrawal from NATO