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...
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire; the Qatari Foreign Ministry has confirmed the ceasefire. The Qatari Foreign Ministry says the ceasefire decision was made during talks in Doha. The ceasefire was agreed upon through mediation by Qatar and Turkey. The two countries also agreed to hold more meetings in the next few...
Karachi: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has given the federal and Punjab governments one month to implement the promises made to the party. A meeting of the PPP’s Central Executive Committee was held under the chairmanship of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, where the growing tension between the Punjab government and the PPP was discussed. Party members...
While Tehran reaffirmed its “commitment to diplomacy,” Iran declared on Saturday that it was no longer constrained by limitations on its nuclear program as a historic 10-year agreement with world powers came to an end. International sanctions against the Islamic Republic were lifted in exchange for limitations on its nuclear program as part of the...