British High Commissioner Jane Marriott on Wednesday praised and supported “Pakistan’s facilitative role in bringing the US and Iran to the negotiating table” during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. According to a statement shared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on X, both sides discussed the evolving regional […]
With the two-week truce in its final hours, the US president said he would push the deadline back indefinitely following a request from mediator Pakistan and stressing the need to give Tehran’s “fractured” leadership time to form a proposal. He had previously indicated he would not extend the truce and warned he would resume bombing […]
Military planners from more than 30 countries will hold two-day talks in London from Wednesday to advance a mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and draw up detailed plans, the British government said. More than a dozen countries said last week they were willing to join an international mission, led by Britain and France, […]
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday marked one year since what he described as the “Pahalgam false flag operation,” stating that India had failed to present evidence for its allegations against Pakistan over the Pahalgam attack. Speaking in a special address, Tarar said the Pahalgam incident “reflects hollow thinking, illogical reasoning, false ego, arrogance and […]
In a studio inside London’s Hampton Court Palace, hand embroiderer Marg Dier carefully stitches fabric foliage around King Charles III’s cypher. The shiny gold insignia will adorn a new pair of stage curtains that will open and close performances at London’s Royal Opera House. Her stitches are small and must be very secure. Studio manager […]
US President Donald Trump said he would indefinitely extend the ceasefire with Iran to allow for further peace talks, although it was not clear on Wednesday if Iran or Israel, the U.S. ally in the two-month war, would agree. Trump said in a statement on social media that “Upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister […]
The United States imposed new sanctions on Tuesday targeting 14 people and companies that help Iran obtain weapons as Tehran works to rebuild its ballistic missile inventories after US-Israeli attacks, the Treasury Department said. The targets, which also include aircraft, are based in Iran, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates and were cited for their […]
Azerbaijan’s state energy company SOCAR is ready to supply liquefied natural gas to Pakistan as soon ?as it receives a request from Islamabad, the company told Reuters on Tuesday, as Pakistan seeks spot cargoes to ease a growing energy shortfall. SOCAR said a framework agreement signed in 2025 between SOCAR Trading and Pakistan LNG allows […]
The head of Peru’s electoral authority, Piero Corvetto, resigned on Tuesday as pressure grows over the long-delayed results from the country’s April 12 general election. Corvetto, who shared his resignation letter on X, had previously acknowledged logistical delays to the electoral process, but denied that any irregularities took place. In his letter, Corvetto said it […]
Democratic US Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned on Tuesday, minutes before a congressional committee was set to hold a hearing on her punishment for ethics violations. Her departure immediately expands Republicans’ narrow majority to 217-213 with an independent who caucuses with Republicans and four vacancies. In a social media post announcing her resignation, Cherfilus-McCormick slammed the […]