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PM, CDF discuss mediation efforts, capital under unprecedented security lockdown and closely monitored dialogue The United States has imposed new sanctions on Iran. PHOTO: ANADOLU ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to host what could prove to be one of the most important diplomatic engagements in recent history, as top leaders from the United States and Iran […]

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday thanked world leaders for recognizing and praising Pakistan’s role in brokering the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, highlighting the country’s growing diplomatic influence on the global stage. French President Emmanuel Macron and Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa appreciated Pakistan’s mediation

Interior Minister meets US envoy Natalie Baker, discusses modalities of high-level talks Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday assured US Ambassador to Pakistan Natalie Baker of foolproof security ahead of the arrival of high-level foreign delegations in Islamabad on Friday for the US-Iran ceasefire talks. The meeting took place a day after Pakistan brokered a

Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court expressed concern over the increasing tragedies of sororicide (murder of a sister) in the society. While upholding life imprisonment of a man who murdered his sister, the SC noted that sororicide is an unnatural

ISLAMABAD: Major political parties, including a broad opposition alliance, on Wednesday welcomed Islamabad’s diplomatic efforts to broker a historic deal between the United States and Iran, as the PTI decided to cancel its protest rally in Rawalpindi, coinciding with high-stakes negotiations. Demonstrating political maturity in a context of deep domestic polarization, the main opposition parties