Israel Iran Conflict
Pakistan has requested Qatar, at the highest level, to provide at least four LNG cargoes stranded due to Hormuz closure, say sources.
Published 19 Apr, 2026 07:46pm
US president insists Washington offering Tehran “a very fair and reasonable” deal, warns of targeting power plants, bridges if Iran doesn't accept the deal.
Updated 20 Apr, 2026 02:00am
Starmer’s administration is preparing an EU “reset” bill that will give ministers powers to align UK standards with EU single market rules as they evolve.
Published 19 Apr, 2026 01:19pm
400 elite commandos, including 100 snipers, part of multi-layered security.
Updated 19 Apr, 2026 10:04am
Perhaps Washington can divert the billions it sends to arm the Zionist state annually towards reconstruction of Iran’s schools, hospitals and universities.
Updated 19 Apr, 2026 08:55am
Jameel Ahmad says macroeconomic indicators improved faster than expected at start of fiscal year.
Updated 19 Apr, 2026 07:53am
Hezbollah denies allegation, calls for "caution in making judgements".
Updated 19 Apr, 2026 07:42am
“With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open,” parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says.
Updated 18 Apr, 2026 07:20pm
Trump welcomes announcement but says US naval blockade on Iran to remain in "full force" until deal is reached.
Updated 17 Apr, 2026 08:45pm
Sources say Pakistan deployed some two dozen jets in the escort, as well as the force’s Airborne Warning and Control System for aerial surveillance.
Published 17 Apr, 2026 06:37pm
Many of the displaced people AFP spoke to had no idea what had happened to their homes, which they hastily fled amid Israeli strikes.
Published 17 Apr, 2026 02:39pm
US president says he will invite Israeli PM Netanyahu and Lebanese President Aoun to White House for the “first meaningful talks” between the two countries since 1983.
Updated 17 Apr, 2026 02:57am
Capital placed on high alert, say senior police officials; capital police seek 7,000 personnel from Punjab police.
Updated 16 Apr, 2026 09:51pm
THE US-brokered talks between Lebanon and Israel, held in Washington on Tuesday, were closely followed across the...
Updated 16 Apr, 2026 08:59am
“We have arrangements in place to meet domestic and industrial requirements,” says Ali Pervaiz Malik.
Published 15 Apr, 2026 11:34pm
Some media reports suggest that there is a strong possibility of a second round of meetings.
Updated 15 Apr, 2026 09:26am
The immediate priority is to convert the ceasefire into a legally binding framework.
Updated 15 Apr, 2026 06:57pm
WHILE predictions about the fate of the US-Iran negotiations range from excessively optimistic to doomsday ...
Updated 15 Apr, 2026 09:09am
Projects Pakistan’s GDP expanding at 3.6pc and inflation at 7.2pc.
Updated 15 Apr, 2026 08:16am
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hails talks as a "historic opportunity" for peace.
Published 15 Apr, 2026 01:17am
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reports that the preliminary round of talks with Israel, being held in...
Published 14 Apr, 2026 10:44pm
“Our constitution is clear — Italy repudiates war,” says Italian Democratic Party leader.
Published 14 Apr, 2026 09:14pm
In its World Economic Outlook report, IMF expects higher inflation this year at 4.4pc.
Published 14 Apr, 2026 08:04pm
PM Shehbaz briefed the president in detail on the various stages of the dialogue held over the weekend in Islamabad, statement by the President's Secretariat says.
Published 14 Apr, 2026 07:28pm
PEACEMAKING becomes increasingly difficult when belligerents continue to resort to threats, bullying and insults....
Updated 14 Apr, 2026 08:49am
And so we arrive at the modern paradox of Hormuz: the more loudly someone claims to control it, the more obvious it becomes that nobody really does.
Updated 14 Apr, 2026 05:46pm
Trump has not always been critical of the pontiff, who is the first American pope.
Published 13 Apr, 2026 09:42pm
Hails talks in Islamabad over the weekend as a “historic moment”.
Updated 13 Apr, 2026 08:14pm
There was no breakthrough but also no breakdown in talks which keeps diplomatic option open.
Updated 13 Apr, 2026 09:15am
WHILE not a complete failure, there was no breakthrough in the US-Iran talks that began on Saturday. The two...
Updated 13 Apr, 2026 08:57am
