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Pakistan achieved military success over India in May’s four-day clash, the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) has declared in face of Indian denial.

As per the details, the USCC, in its annual report submitted to the Congress after analysing economic and security dimensions of US-China relations, mentioned Beijing’s role in the May 7-10 clashes between Pakistan and India, which drew global attention.

“China’s role in the May 7–10, 2025, clash between Pakistan’s and India’s militaries drew global attention as Pakistan’s military relied upon Chinese weaponry and reportedly leveraged Chinese intelligence,” read the report.

It said the Indian Army claimed China helped Pakistan with “live inputs” on 109 Indian military positions throughout the crisis and effectively used the conflict as a testing ground for its own military capabilities. While the report mentioned Pakistan and China’s rubbishing of said claims, it went on to state that China expanded its military cooperation with Pakistan in 2025, compounding its own security tensions with India.

“In November and December 2024, China and Pakistan held the three-week Warrior-VIII counterterrorism drills, and in February 2025, China’s navy participated in Pakistan’s multinational AMAN drills, highlighting China’s and Pakistan’s growing defence cooperation. India’s commentators viewed the drills as losses in their relationship with China and as direct security threats to its territorial positions,” the report read.

“Pakistan’s military success over India in its four-day clash showcased Chinese weaponry. While characterization of this conflict as a ‘proxy war’ may overstate China’s role as an instigator, Beijing opportunistically leveraged the conflict to test and advertise the sophistication of its weapons, useful in the contexts of its ongoing border tensions with India and its expanding defence industry goals. As Pakistan’s largest defence supplier, China provided approximately 82 percent of the country’s arms imports from 2019 to 2023,” it added.

It went on to say that the clash was the first time China’s modern weapons systems, including the HQ-9 air defence system, PL-15 air-to-air missiles, and J-10 fighter aircraft were used in active combat, serving as a real-world field experiment.

“China reportedly offered to sell 40 J-35 fifth-generation fighter jets, KJ-500 aircraft, and ballistic missile defence systems to Pakistan in June 2025. That same month, Pakistan announced a 20 percent increase in its 2025–2026 defence budget, raising planned expenditures to $9 billion despite an overall budget decrease. In the weeks after the conflict, Chinese embassies hailed the successes of its systems in the India-Pakistan clash, seeking to bolster weapons sales.”

The report also mentioned Pakistan’s use of Chinese weapons to down French Rafale fighter jets, however, it presented a conflicting claim on the number of jets downed.

Days after English daily Dawn was trolled for using AI to edit news articles, the official X account of Lahore Police has been caught using OpenAI’s ChatGPT for social media posts.

As per the details, the police department on X posted an update about a meeting with local religious scholars, complete with photos of officers and community members seated around a long conference table, but started with “ChatGPT said:”.

The post that remained publicly visible and unedited by the time this report was filed, showed that the text was copied directly from ChatGPT without removing the prompt header.

Just last week Dawn made waves on social media after a surprising slip-up in its Business section.

In an article discussing the recent surge in auto sales, an AI-generated note from ChatGPT was accidentally printed, sparking an outpouring of reactions online. The note, which was clearly intended as an internal message, read:

“If you want, I can also create an even snappier ‘front-page style’ version with punchy one-line stats and a bold, infographic-ready layout — perfect for maximum reader impact. Do you want me to do that next?”

The mistake quickly went viral, with people flocking to platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn to share their amusement and surprise.

Meanwhile, some took the moment to reflect on the increasing role of AI in the media industry. A digital media expert remarked, “This is why AI can help, but you still need humans to read things before they go out. A lesson learned today.”

The incident also sparked discussions about the future of journalism. Several commenters raised concerns about the risks of relying too heavily on AI in newsrooms, with one noting, “It’s funny, but also kind of terrifying. How many more errors like this are lurking out there as AI plays a bigger role in newsrooms?”

While some found humor in the mistake, others saw it as a cautionary tale about the need for thorough editorial oversight, especially as AI tools continue to play a larger role in content creation.

Dawn later corrected the story on its website and added an editorial note acknowledging the error.

“This newspaper report was originally edited using AI, which is in violation of Dawn’s current AI policy. The policy is also available on our website. The report also carried some junk, which has now been edited out. The matter is being investigated. The violation of AI policy is regretted. — Editor,” the note read.

Security forces have killed 15 India-backed terrorists in two intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported Tuesday.

According to the military’s media-wing, the operations, launched on confirmed reports of presence of Fitna al-Khawarij militants, targeted hideouts in Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan and Datta Khel, North Waziristan on November 15 and 16.

Fitna al-Khawarij is the name used by the state to refer to Indian-sponsored and banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Forces killed 10 terrorists in Kulachi and another five in Datta Khel. The killed terrorists included commander Alam Mehsud, who led the India-backed network in the region.

Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, in a statement on his official X account, praised the successful actions.

“Under the vision of determination and stability, the security forces are achieving great successes against terrorism. The nation stands firmly with Pakistan’s forces in this war. We remain committed to eliminating terrorism in every form,” read the statement.

It may be noted that the ops come a week after ISPR reported that security forces had killed at least 24 terrorists in three separate encounters across KP and Balochistan.