Heavy machinery operates at the site of an Israeli strike carried out on Wednesday, at Ain Al Mraiseh in Beirut, Lebanon, April 9, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Pakistan has condemned Israeli attacks in Lebanon at a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the United Nations, calling for an immediate ceasefire and uninterrupted humanitarian […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are quietly but surely moving toward formalizing a new quadrilateral framework, as rapid developments in the Middle East push major regional players to coordinate more closely on diplomacy and security. Although officials have not spoken of an alliance, the pace and frequency of engagements suggests the four-country forum
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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has charged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to remain proactively engaged with the United States and Iran to ensure the sustainability of the ongoing peace process between them. Pakistan took center stage when it brokered a 14-day ceasefire between the United States
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Trump said Monday that Iran was seeking talks with the United States and that they had been scheduled, without specifying a time or location. PHOTO:FILE KARACHI: Iranian-American academic and political scientist Vali Nasr says the ongoing war between Iran and the United States is not about military superiority but endurance, pointing out that Pakistan played
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Pakistan has reaffirmed its position as a responsible and central state in the international community. A meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday. — PPP President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday charged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to remain proactively engaged with the United States
Over the past week, officials from more than 10 countries have praised Dar for his contribution to ceasefire negotiations and stability. DPM and FM Ishaq Dar address the UN Security Council session on Palestine in New York. PHOTO: MOFA ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar received unprecedented international recognition for his diplomatic
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ISLAMABAD: The Electricity Division said on Tuesday that due to increased demand for electricity during peak hours, electricity would be suspended for about 2.25 hours per day between 5 p.m. and 1 a.m. across the country as part of its “peak relief strategy”. “The aim of this load management is to reduce the use of
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In an interview with Fox News, he said both helped mediate between two countries that had not had negotiations for a long time. PM Shehbaz (left), US Vice President JD Vance (centre), CDF Munir (right). PHOTO: EXPRESS US Vice President JD Vance praised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defense Forces and Chief of
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In separate phone calls, EU and Canada agree to maintain close contacts with Pakistan Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand (left), Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (right) and European Union HRVP Kaja Kallas (right). European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand praised Pakistan’s role in facilitating peace efforts between the United
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Various explosive materials recovered including suicide vests, detonators, safety fuse wires and prohibited stickers. LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Tuesday arrested 16 suspected terrorists, including a suicide bomber, during Intelligence Based Operations (IBO) conducted in several cities of Punjab, a CTD spokesperson said. According to the spokesperson, a total of 113 PCIs were
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