Araghchi arrives in Islamabad in major diplomatic breakthrough, US envoys Witkoff, Kushner land today Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and CDF Field Marshal Asim Munir receive Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi upon his arrival in Islamabad. PHOTO: X/Tahir Andrabi ISLAMABAD: After days of uncertainty and pessimism, Islamabad is back in the diplomatic spotlight as Iranian […]
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Zakaria said the US president must ultimately accept that he too has to ‘give something up’ KARACHI: Senior American journalist and noted author Fareed Zakaria has said that US President Donald Trump will have to “give something up” to secure a deal with Iran to end the conflict. In an interview d Express 24/7 Program
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday raised the prices of both high-speed diesel and petrol by Rs27 per litre, despite the fact that there was no need for a hike in petrol prices, and to push up the price, the prime minister imposed almost Rs27 per liter more tax on fuel. Hence, the high-speed
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Reportedly, low visibility was the cause of the accident between two passenger vehicles in the Shangla area. PHOTO: 1122 SHANGLA: At least 11 people were injured in a road accident on the Karakoram Highway in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla district late on Friday. Rescue 1122 Shangla District Emergency Officer Eng Malik Sherdil Khan told Express Pakinomist that
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Islamabad police arrested a man for allegedly leveling the Tarnol railway crossing to the Strait of Hormuz, it emerged on Friday. Washington has imposed a blockade on Iran’s sea trade, while Iran has prevented ships from sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway at the entrance to the Middle East Gulf. Nearly two months
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Raises concern over reported plans for hotels, sports facilities and other infrastructure in Margalla CDA says official suspended for failure to curb Margalla Hills encroachment. PHOTO: FILE The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Pakistan on Friday expressed “serious and escalating concern” over ongoing and proposed development activities in areas adjacent to the Margalla Hills
Earlier, the DPM also received a call from the Iranian counterpart ahead of the expected arrival in Islamabad Combination photo of Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. PHOTOS: FILE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar discussed bilateral relations in a telephone conversation on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey
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With key roads closed, markets deserted, no service at bus terminals, weekend commuters struggle to get home Traffic jams due to road closures implemented by authorities following the suspension of transport and closure of markets due to security restrictions, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for the second phase of peace talks
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China’s Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong calls on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. PHOTO: NNI ISLAMABAD: Amid ongoing efforts to break the deadlock in US-Iran peace talks, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday discussed the evolving situation in the Middle East and Pakistan’s diplomatic push for regional peace with Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong, who
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Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi. Photo: Supreme Court of Pakistan/ File ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi has opposed the proposed transfer of five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to other high courts, warning that such a move could undermine judicial independence and set an unwanted precedent. The development follows a
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