US President Donald Trump has expressed his confidence in Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, as well as his interest in resolving the Pak-Afghan conflict. Donald Trump claimed that his government had halted eight wars in eight months while speaking at the ASEAN Summit currently taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....
The second round of talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan has concluded in Istanbul, Turkey, with Pakistan presenting a comprehensive plan to the Afghan Taliban aimed at preventing cross-border terrorism. According to diplomatic sources, the talks were held at a local hotel in Istanbul and were hosted by senior Turkish officials. The discussions reviewed the implementation...
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warned that Pakistan could move to open conflict with Afghanistan if outstanding issues are not resolved through negotiations with the Afghan Taliban. Khawaja Asif said Pakistan’s security forces and police were making sacrifices to protect the country. “Our forces and police are sacrificing their lives. We sleep while our guards remain...
Istanbul: The talks between the delegations of Pakistan and Afghanistan have officially begun in Istanbul, Turkey, aimed at easing recent border tensions and reviewing previously agreed security commitments. According to diplomatic sources, the negotiations are taking place at a local hotel in Istanbul under the facilitation of Turkish authorities. A two-member delegation from Pakistan is...
Kabul: The supreme leader of the ruling Taliban regime in Afghanistan, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, has directed the Ministry of Energy to immediately begin the construction of a dam on the Kunar River. According to Afghan media reports, the Taliban chief instructed authorities to finalize agreements with domestic companies rather than waiting for foreign firms. The...
ISLAMABAD: The recent Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections dealt a serious blow to the lawyers’ panel supported by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), as the party lost not just nationally but also at every polling station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). This province is typically seen as a PTI stronghold. Despite several of the PTI’s leading...
The Israeli parliament has taken a controversial first step toward annexing the occupied West Bank — a move that has sparked outrage across the Arab world. According to Arab media reports, the 120-member Knesset narrowly passed the annexation bill with 25 votes in favor and 24 against. The legislation has now been sent to the...
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that he has told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that there should be no war with Pakistan anymore. Speaking to the media during the Diwali ceremony at the White House, Trump said that he had a detailed conversation with Modi some time ago. The two leaders discussed several...
In a startling setback for a man who led France from 2007 to 2012, former President Nicolas Sarkozy began serving a five-year sentence on Tuesday for plotting to raise campaign funding from Libya. He arrived at La Santé prison in Paris. In a startling setback for a man who led France from 2007 to 2012,...
GAZA: The Israeli army launched multiple airstrikes across southern Gaza, violating the recently established Gaza ceasefire and killing at least 21 Palestinians, according to local authorities. In a statement, the Israeli military accused Hamas of breaching the ceasefire agreement, claiming that the strikes were a “response” to alleged violations. Israeli forces said they carried out...