Russia’s FSB says ISIS-K is recruiting militants and Central Asian migrants working in Russia. ISIS-K recruitment stretching from Central Asia into migrant communities inside Russia demonstrates how Afghanistan is increasingly functioning as regional hub for extremist mobilization, manpower generation and cross-border terrorist networking. PHOTO: APP The Vilayat Khorasan branch of the Islamic State is actively…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: File Iran is “serious” about reaching a deal with the United States, but any agreement must prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday. “I think they’re are serious about getting themselves out of the mess that they’re in,” Rubio said…

DUBAI: A $300 billion private fund designed to trigger investment into Iran is outlined in the U.S.-Iran framework agreement and more than half that sum has already been committed, a source with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters. The fund is designed to give both sides an economic incentive to conclude a final deal,…

‘We know that the US is working to adjust its posture in Europe,’ says a NATO official An image shows US troops with a chopper in the background. PHOTO: ANADOLU The United States has cancelled the planned deployment of 4,000 soldiers to Poland, US officials said on Friday, as Washington reorganises its forces in Europe…

RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed four terrorists affiliated with the Indian-sponsored Fitna al-Khawarij in two separate intelligence-based operations (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted an IBO in Dera Ismail Khan district following reports of terrorist presence. “After…

‘The Founding Memory of a Nation’ exhibition marks the 150th anniversary of Jinnah’s birth ISTANBUL: An exhibition commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Pakistan’s founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, opened in Istanbul on Tuesday. Titled “The Founding Memory of a Nation,” the exhibit was organized by the Pakistani Embassy in Ankara in cooperation with…

Trump proposed rebuilding Gaza after an October US-backed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas US President Donald Trump, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Member, and Climate Envoy Adel Al-Jubeir, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi attend the inaugural Board of…