Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi has welcomed recent diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between the US and Iran as a positive step towards sustainable peace and regional stability, while praising Pakistan’s constructive role in promoting dialogue and peaceful engagement. He stated that this has been the policy and vision of illegally imprisoned former Prime […]
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KARACHI: The ship MV SELEN arrived at Karachi Port on Saturday, becoming the first Pakistani vessel to do so after the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz after more than a month of disruption caused by conflict in the Middle East. In a statement, the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) said: “MV SELEN, operated by NLC
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ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Saturday that around 50 foreign journalists arrived in Pakistan for the “Islamabad talks”. “Journalists from various countries including China, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Germany and Korea have submitted visa applications to cover the talks,” he said while speaking to state broadcaster PTV. Tarar noted that Deputy Prime Minister and
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ISLAMABAD: The NDMA on Saturday issued a rain alert for Punjab, KP, AJK and GB from April 12 to 17. According to NDMA, intermittent rain was expected in Punjab, KP, AJK and GB, accompanied by thundershowers, dust storms and strong winds, with chances of hailstorm at isolated places. “Rainfall is expected in Islamabad and several
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PTI said the talks should help ‘advance the collective interests of the Muslim Ummah’ ISLAMABAD: Political leaders across the aisle have welcomed the talks, describing them as an honor and stressing the need for dialogue. PTI in a post on X expressed hope for the success of the ongoing talks between the US and Iran
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This was said by the chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party, Bilawal-Bhutto Zardari, on Saturday "war is not an option" and welcomed the Islamabad talks as an important opportunity for peace as US and Iranian delegations arrived in Pakistan. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Bilawal said the talks come after weeks of destruction, noting
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Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves remain under pressure due to rising import costs ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia and Qatar will provide Pakistan with $5 billion in financial aid, enabling Islamabad to stave off stress on the country’s weak foreign exchange reserves while making external payments by June, Pakistani official sources told Anadolu on Saturday. The development comes
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US, Iran hold first face-to-face meeting in decades, marking an important moment for two countries’ Marathon meeting ISLAMABAD: Mediated by Pakistan, senior officials from Iran and the United States held a 14-hour talk on Saturday, including the first face-to-face meeting at the highest level since 1979, in Islamabad, where they sought to iron out key
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Pakistani fighter and support aircraft had arrived at King Abdulaziz Air Base in the country’s Eastern Province Pakistan has sent fighter jets and other military forces to Saudi Arabia to boost security under a defense pact between the two countries, the kingdom’s defense ministry said on Saturday. In September 2025, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed
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appreciates Iran’s engagement in the ‘Islamabad talks’ launched to negotiate a peace deal with the US Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with the Iranian delegation led by the Chairman of the Iranian Consultative Assembly, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf at the Islamabad Talks on April 11, 2026. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday
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