EXCLUSIVE: Pakistan Air Force night-time Independence Day flypast rehearsal begins now at Islamabad.

BREAKING: At least 9 soldiers including a Captain ranked officer lost their lives in an ambush attack in the Washuk district of Balochistan province in the early hours of the morning.

BREAKING: Pakistan unveils a new ground-launched cruise missile, the Fatah-IV with a terrain-hugging flight profile, and a range of 750 kilometres delivering multiple kinds of (conventional only) warheads.

JUST IN: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aerial display for Independence Day celebrations will be held as follows: 13 Aug – 9:00 PM, Sports Complex, Islamabad 14 Aug – 11:30 AM, Parade Venue, Shakarparian, Islamabad

EXCLUSIVE: Fighter jets flypasts over Islamabad to mark the start of Pakistan’s 78th Independence Day tonight.

BREAKING: Pakistan's Premier announced the establishment of a Rocket Force Command on the eve of 78th Independence Day.

JUST IN: Pakistan awards the PAF pilots who shot down 6 IAF jets and destroyed Indian S-400 systems.

JUST IN: U.S. officials have told Reuters that they were not aware any F-16 planes inside Pakistan had been hit.

BREAKING: A helicopter of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government that was pulling out those affected by flood from Bajaur, has lost communication in Mohmand district over Pindiali - Says Officials Eye witnesses say they saw a helicopter crash land.

JUST IN: Over 140 people have lost their lives in the catastrophic flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, an MI-17 helicopter of the KPK government that was part of the rescue operation has also "lost communication" with control tower.

JUST IN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur announced that five crew members, including two pilots, lost their lives in the helicopter crash.

BREAKING: Overnight drone strikes have been reported in Khost and Nangarhar in Afghanistan.

BREAKING: NOTAM issued for the closure of Sialkot International Airport. All the flights are diverted towards Lahore.

BREAKING: Six Israeli Airstrikes targeting Hamas Leadership in Doha Qatar.

BREAKING: Hamas Gaza leader Khalil al-Hayya was the primary target of the Israeli attack on Doha. - Reports Israeli Channel 12

BREAKING: Israel carried out assassination strikes against Hamas leadership in the capital of Qatar, Doha.

BREAKING: Initial reports suggest that the Leader of the Hamas Political Bureau, Khalil al-Hayya, was killed alongside several other senior officials, in the Israeli strike earlier on the Hamas Headquarters in the Qatari capital city Doha.

JUST IN: Qatar says the attack in Doha is a “flagrant violation of all international law.”

BREAKING: The Hamas leadership delegation, headed by Dr. Khalil Al-Hayya, survived. Source: A leading Hamas source to Al Jazeera:

JUST IN: Pakistan condemns Israel's strike in Qatar as a violation of international law, fully supporting Qatar's government and people.