Pakistan
US did not agree to extend Iran ceasefire yet, official tells 'Post' amid contradicting reports
According to Iranian state media, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson also asserted that reports of a ceasefire extension are unconfirmed.
US-Iran mistrust cannot be solved overnight, but progress being made, says Vance
US could return to Islamabad for additional negotiations with Iran in next two days, Trump says
US, Iran may return to negotiating table as early as this weekend, sources say
Pakistan opposition, religious parties slam Shehbaz Sharif’s Gaza Board decision
Critics fault the government for bypassing parliament as Islamabad joins a US-backed initiative alongside other Muslim states.
Pakistan’s Gen Z hits a wall of inflation, unemployment, censorship - feature
Young Pakistanis are weighing disengagement or emigration as economic strain and political pressure squeeze opportunity and speech.
Pakistan opposition groups oppose Islamabad’s decision to join President Trump’s Board of Peace
The country’s largest opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said in a statement that it does not accept the Pakistani government’s decision to join the organization.
Pakistan fire death toll rises to around 50 after shopping mall blaze
The port city's largest fire in more than a decade broke out late on Saturday and quickly spread through the sprawling Gul Plaza shopping complex.
More than 65 missing, at least 14 dead after huge Karachi blaze
Firefighters told Pakistan's local television station Geo News that the lack of ventilation in the mall, which houses over 1,200 shops, caused the building to fill with smoke and slowed the rescue
'Muslim NATO': Turkey in advanced talks to join Saudi-Pakistan mutual defense pact
What distinguishes current talks from the historical cooperation among the three countries is the effort to formalize these relationships under a mutual defense framework.
Qatar, Saudi Arabia lead efforts to influence Trump against US strike in Iran, sources tell 'Post'
Earlier on Thursday, Pakistani outlet Dawn reported that Trump had informed Tehran that the US would not strike the country.
Seven Pakistani police officers killed in targeted bomb attack, no group claims responsibility
Police in the northwestern Tank district said that five police personnel were killed on the spot after the remote-controlled bomb went off, while two others had died in the hospital.
US, Pakistan deepen military ties with ‘Inspired Gambit 2026’ exercise
Senior military officials from both sides attended the opening ceremony, according to Pakistan’s military media wing.
Pakistan sentences journalists, YouTubers in absentia, but enforcement remains uncertain
Legal experts say extradition hurdles and due-process concerns make enforcing the verdict against journalists living in the US and Europe highly unlikely.
