International

Islamabad/Lahore: Pakistan-mediated talks between Iran and the US commenced in Islamabad Saturday, official sources said. The sources said the talks began with messages being exchanged through Pakistani officials, indicating that the engagement was initially indirect. If there is a positive development, the talks could also...

Lahore: Pakistan put in place extraordinary multi-layered security measures to protect the aircraft carrying the Iranian delegation for the high-stakes peace talks with the US in Islamabad, an aviation official said Saturday. Among the measures was a Pakistan airline aircraft flying alongside the Iranian plane,...

Colombo: Sri Lanka Saturday backed the dialogue between Iran and the US, saying it hopes the ongoing diplomatic process following a temporary ceasefire would lead to a durable peace in West Asia. A US delegation led by special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's...

Kabul: Pakistan’s commitment under the bilateral defence pact with Saudi Arabia appears to be largely symbolic, with Islamabad's response to Iranian strikes in the Kingdom proving hollow, a report has mentioned. According to Afghan Diaspora Network, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, addressing the Senate...

Islamabad: US Vice President J D Vance and Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Pakistan Saturday to hold high-stakes peace talks, as the international community awaits a breakthrough to end the escalating conflict in West Asia that has triggered widespread economic disruptions. While...

Islamabad: Pakistan is committed to expanding its economic ties with Saudi Arabia, said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a meeting with the kingdom's finance minister. Saudi Minister of Finance, Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan, who was on a one-day visit to Pakistan, met Prime Minister Sharif ...

Washington: A fresh complication has emerged in the already tense geopolitical landscape, with Iran reportedly facing difficulties in reopening the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz after laying sea mines during recent hostilities. According to a report by The New York Times, citing US officials, Tehran...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Saturday said that another 312 Indian fishermen were safely evacuated from Iran to India through Armenia. He further thanked the government of Armenia for making it possible. EAM S. Jaishankar took to social media 'X' and said, "Another...

Singapore: An Indian-origin man in Singapore was sentenced to seven weeks in jail for forging his clients' bank statements so that the insurance policies he was selling to them could take effect. Vijendren Tanapal, 38, pleaded guilty to two forgery charges involving two Japanese clients...

Kyiv: Russian drone strikes killed at least two people in the Ukrainian city of Odesa overnight into Saturday, local authorities reported, ahead of a proposed ceasefire for Orthodox Easter. A further two people were wounded in the attack on the Black Sea port city, when...