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DPM Dar says US-Iran ‘indirect talks’ taking place through messages being relayed by Pakistan

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday said that US-Iran “indirect talks” were taking place through messages being relayed by Pakistan. “There has been unnecessary speculation in the media regarding peace talks to end ongoing conflict in the Middle East,” he said...

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High-level meeting chaired by president stresses national consensus, institutional coordination amid regional volatility
High-level meeting chaired by president stresses national...

President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting that stressed the importance ...

Info minister assails PTI, says attempt at disrespecting country’s dignity ‘unacceptable’
Info minister assails PTI, says attempt at disrespecting ...

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Thursday assailed the PTI, stating the party’s “attem...

Bears take control as PSX plunges over 5,000 points
Bears take control as PSX plunges over 5,000 points

The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark index KSE-100 plunged over 5,000 points on Thursd...

PMD forecasts isolated rain, thunderstorms in Karachi over next three days
PMD forecasts isolated rain, thunderstorms in Karachi ove...

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast partly cloudy weather in Karachi, with ...

Italy police warn reptiles being used by crooks as weapons after snakes found behind false wall
Italy police warn reptiles being used by crooks as weapon...

Anacondas, boa constrictors and a caiman were found behind a false wall in southern Italy, police...

UK authorises military to board Russian shadow fleet tankers
UK authorises military to board Russian shadow fleet tankers

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday he has given the military permission to boa...

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Govt working on developing ‘mortgage finance’ ecosystem for housing, PM told
Govt working on developing ‘mortgage finance’ ecosystem for housing, PM told

Work on legal reforms within the housing sector is in “full swing”, including developing an ecosystem for mortgage finance in the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was told on Thursday. On...

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Social media platform X back up after brief international outage
Social media platform X back up after brief international outage

Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) was back up after facing a brief international outage on Thursday afternoon, according to internet monitors. Shortly after 12pm, NetBlocks reported that X...

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Middle East conflict and fuel prices: Who is the Pakistani govt really protecting?
Middle East conflict and fuel prices: Who is the Pakistani govt really protecting?

Since the beginning of the US-Israel war with Iran on February 28, global oil prices have risen by a factor of around 50 per cent. In Pakistan, this increase was reflected in the government’s dec...

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‘Grapes are sour’: Politicos, journalists blast Indian FM Jaishankar for crude remarks on Pakistan
‘Grapes are sour’: Politicos, journalists blast Indian FM Jaishankar for crude remarks on Pakistan

Politicians, bureaucrats and journalists from both sides of the border took to social media on Thursday to criticise crude comments by India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar about Pakis...

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At the crossroads
At the crossroads

OVER the next few days, the joint US-Israeli aggression against Iran can go either of two ways: nascent attempts at a ceasefire, in which Pakistan is playing a major role, succeed and lead to a lon...

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