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PM Shehbaz, Chinese envoy discuss CPEC, economic ties

Both parties recognize the progress made in strengthening bilateral relations and express their satisfaction with the ongoing exchanges HE Jiang Zaidong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, SAPM Syed Tariq Fatemi and Minister of Foreign Affairs were present during a meeting at the Prime Minister’s House […]

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Pakistan says little and reveals less

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is quietly preparing for a possible high-stakes meeting between the United States and Iran in the federal capital, in what could mark a significant diplomatic opening aimed at ending the ongoing Middle East conflict, even though Tehran reportedly rejected Washington’s 15-point proposal shared through Islamabad. An unprecedented level of secrecy surrounds possible negotiations

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Iran ‘rejects’ US 15-point peace plan, sets out its own conditions

White House says Trump will hit Iran harder if Tehran doesn’t accept defeat; Pakistan forwarded the American proposal A view of Enghelab Square in central Tehran. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump’s 15-point plan to end the war, according to state broadcaster Press TV. He cites an unknown “senior political and

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NFC meeting canceled without reason: Afridi

KP CM Sohail Afridi. Photo: screenshot ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Wednesday accused the federal government of sidelining the PTI and taking key national decisions behind closed doors without taking stakeholders into confidence. Addressing a press conference in the federal capital, Afridi said the federal government abruptly canceled a planned meeting on the

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NSC lacks strategic continuity: PILDAT

Meeting of the National Security Committee. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute for Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) has recommended that the country’s National Security Committee (NSC) be institutionalized as a regular forum for civil-military strategic consultation. PILDAT released a report on the performance and effectiveness of the NSC during the second year of Prime

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Kasim calls for HRC intervention to end persecution and immediate detention of Imran

PTI founder’s son says denying prisoners’ children the right to meet their fathers is collective punishment Kasim Khan, son of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, on Wednesday addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), urging the body to intervene and put pressure on the Pakistani government for the immediate release of his father.

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