Naqvi informs PM of work permits deal, visa waivers for Pakistanis after European talks

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif was briefed on Sunday by Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on the outcomes of his recent participation in two high-level multilateral meetings held in Europe. Naqvi informed Shehbaz of his attendance at a four-nation interior ministers’ meeting in Rome, Italy, which brought together counterparts from Pakistan, Italy, Spain, and Greece. […]

Nine killed in Karachi clashes during march towards US Consulate after Khamenei strike

At least nine people were killed and several injured on Sunday after clashes broke out between police and protesters on MT Khan Road as crowds marched towards the US Consulate following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli air strike. Edhi Welfare Organisation’s information wing confirmed that nine people […]

Iran embassy in Pakistan condemns ‘barbaric’ killing of Khamenei

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Pakistan, in a statement released on Sunday, condemned, “in the strongest possible terms,” what it termed “the cowardly, hideous and barbaric terrorist act of targeting the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” The statement comes amid confirmation from Iranian state media that Supreme Leader Ayatollah […]

Pakistan condemns ‘unwarranted attacks’ on Iran, urges diplomacy at UNSC

Pakistan on Saturday condemned what it described as “unwarranted attacks” against Iran and called for an immediate return to diplomacy during an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the escalating crisis in the Middle East. The council session examined the repercussions of US and Israeli air strikes on Iran and exposed divisions […]

China urges immediate ceasefire after US, Israel strike Iran

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed concern over US-Israeli strikes against Iran and called for an immediate ceasefire, urging all sides to avoid escalation and to resume dialogue and negotiation. In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said Iran’s sovereignty, security and territorial integrity should be respected. On Sunday, China’s embassy in Israel issued […]