Iran wants to fly from their base camp in Tijuana, Mexico, to United States two days before their next match The Iranian football federation said Thursday it will lodge a complaint with FIFA claiming its team is being subjected to travel restrictions during the World Cup in North America. Iran wanted to fly from their…
Letter warns Chenab projects aim to divert water, threaten Pakistan’s water, food, economic security Ambassador Asim Iftikhar hands over a letter by the Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar to President of the UN Security Council for June 2026 and Permanent Representative of Colombia to the UN Ambassador Leonor Zalabata Torres concerning India’s continued illegal actions…
Smoke billows from southern Lebanon, following Israeli strikes, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 2, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS US Vice President JD Vance pulled out of a planned trip to meet Iranian negotiators in Switzerland on Friday to begin talks on implementing the “Islamabad MoU” struck between Tehran and Washington, a White House spokesperson said, as Israeli…
Pakistan accuses India of efforts to derail debate on transboundary water governance ISLAMABAD: India has launched a concerted campaign to undermine an international seminar in Brussels on transboundary water resources amid growing global scrutiny of New Delhi’s unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), diplomatic sources said on Thursday. The seminar, titled “Transboundary Water…
ISLAMABAD: As unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir continues to test the political temperature, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday linked internal stability with broader national cohesion. Linking the broader political environment to unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Bilawal said protesters “cannot damage Pakistan or the Kashmir cause, nor would they be allowed to”…
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Thursday approved a series of budget 2026-27 recommendations, including a 15% increase in salaries of government employees, restoration of frozen medical allowances for employees and pensioners, higher taxes on luxury assets and large-engine vehicles, and permission for foreign visitors and residents to bring alcohol into the country for personal use. The…
. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has achieved what officials laud as a diplomatic breakthrough few believed possible, helping steer the United States and Iran away from a deepening crisis and laying down a structured framework for reconciliation and implementation of their emerging agreement. With the accord now formally in effect and implementation underway following electronic signatures, the…
• PM, US & Iran presidents sign ‘Islamabad MoU’ • Traffic flows through Hormuz as accord takes effect A win-win deal: (From left) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian display the signed Islamabad MoU. Photos: Reuters/Screengrab ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday signed the historic ‘Islamabad Memorandum…
. ISLAMABAD: When Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday morning put his signature on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, it marked the culmination of an extraordinary diplomatic process that many would have dismissed as pure fantasy only a few months ago. Few, if any, could have imagined that Pakistan would not only emerge as the…
. LAHORE: As many as 150 students from various educational institutions completed a two-week internship programme organised by Lahore police. The concluding ceremony of the 29th batch of the Volunteers in Police Internship Programme was held at Qila Gujjar Singh. DIG Operations Faisal Kamran emphasised on the occasion that public cooperation was essential for maintaining…