US Iran Rift
Claims Iran has accepted "almost everything" in talks; Massive security deployment planned in Islamabad, Rawalpindi.
Updated 17 Apr, 2026 08:27am
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
FO spokesperson says "essential for us to keep the negotiations confidential" as mediator.
Updated 16 Apr, 2026 06:59pm
IRIS Bushehr towed to waters off Sri Lanka’s eastern coast of Trincomalee.
Published 16 Apr, 2026 07:08am
Israeli military claims to have hit 200 targets; UN condemns Lebanon strikes.
Updated 16 Apr, 2026 07:29am
White House optimistic about reaching deal in second round of Islamabad talks.
Updated 16 Apr, 2026 08:52am
Oil watchers are now wondering aloud whether active oil market manipulation has begun.
Updated 16 Apr, 2026 09:20am
Did Trump deliberately send Vance to Islamabad to fail?
Updated 17 Apr, 2026 11:31am
Araghchi expresses gratitude for Pakistan's "gracious" hosting of the dialogue, says "our commitment to promoting peace and stability in the region remains strong and shared".
Updated 16 Apr, 2026 12:45am
The movement downward is not merely concealment, but a reorganisation of space forced by a mode of war that seeks to make the visible world fully vulnerable to interruption.
Published 15 Apr, 2026 01:25pm
Lavrov tells Xi that China-Russia relations “play a stabilising role in world affairs”; says Moscow could “compensate” for Beijing’s energy shortages.
Published 15 Apr, 2026 12:21pm
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
Brent North Sea Crude falls 3.1pc at $96.23 a barrel; West Texas Intermediate plunges 5.5pc at $93.67 a barrel.
Published 15 Apr, 2026 05:05am
Says dialogue with Iran may resume within two days as diplomatic efforts intensify.
Updated 15 Apr, 2026 07:24am
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
North Carolina farmer estimates nitrogen fertiliser he uses rose by at least 40pc in price since war; Marshville farmer Austin says he's “starting to question some" of Trump's reasoning.
Published 14 Apr, 2026 04:12pm
“No firm date has been set, with the delegations keeping Friday through Sunday open,” a senior Iranian source says.
Published 14 Apr, 2026 01:46pm
The US president risks alienating the religious right in November’s crucial midterm elections.
Published 14 Apr, 2026 12:59pm
Whistleblower Chelsea Manning among those detained; protesters express opposition to attacks on Iran, Lebanon and Gaza.
Published 14 Apr, 2026 12:25pm
Asian nations have been particularly hard hit due to a sharp fall in the crude shipments they rely on — and have few alternatives to replace them.
Published 14 Apr, 2026 11:13am
PEACEMAKING becomes increasingly difficult when belligerents continue to resort to threats, bullying and insults....
Updated 14 Apr, 2026 08:49am
At present, that fabled embrace of conquest is being reinstalled by Donald Trump and his followers.
Updated 14 Apr, 2026 09:16am
The threat from Iran will remain a major concern, especially for those aligned with Tel Aviv.
Updated 14 Apr, 2026 08:59am
Wall Street’s main indices mixed in late morning trade.
Updated 14 Apr, 2026 09:10am
Trade of food, diesel rises amid ongoing conflict.
Updated 14 Apr, 2026 09:18am
