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In a few pointed lines at the White House, President Trump accused India of “dumping” rice into US markets and demanded to know why New Delhi is “allowed” to do so without heavier tariffs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denied any exemption, but the exchange has raised the prospect that Indian rice could become the next flashpoint in US–India trade

A new nationwide corruption survey paints a cautiously positive picture for Pakistan’s state. Most respondents say they did not pay a bribe in the past year and many acknowledge economic stabilisation, but they also demand stronger accountability, cleaner political funding and real protection for whistleblowers.

Sikhs for Justice has pressed the Trump administration to add India to the restricted countries list, alleging security risks, visa abuse and systematic persecution of Sikhs.

امریکی امیگریشن حکام نے افغان شہری جان شاہ صوفی کو واشنگٹن کے قریب داعش خراسان کے مبینہ دہشت گرد کے طور پر گرفتار کرلیا۔ یہ چند ہی دنوں میں کسی افغان شہری کی تیسری گرفتاری ہے، جس نے ویٹنگ کے عمل اور قومی سلامتی کے بارے میں سنگین سوالات کھڑے کر دیے ہیں۔

Homeland Security has detained an Afghan man with alleged ISIS-K links who entered under Operation Allies Welcome, escalating political scrutiny after two similar arrests last week.

নরেন্দ্র মোদির ব্যক্তিগত জীবন নিয়ে মার্কিন গোয়েন্দা সংস্থাগুলোর হাতে এমন কিছু তথ্য ও ছবি রয়েছে, যার ফলে তাঁর জন্য মার্কিন চাপ থেকে নিজেকে বাঁচানো কঠিন হয়ে যেতে পারে। এই পরিস্থিতি ভারতের জাতীয় স্বার্থের জন্য ক্ষতিকর প্রমাণিত হয়ে দেশটিকে বিদেশি ব্ল্যাকমেইলের শিকার বানাতে পারে।

An Afghan man who entered the US under Operation Allies Welcome has been charged in Texas over an alleged TikTok bomb threat, as Republicans seize on a second high-profile case to question how Afghan evacuees were screened and whether Biden’s flagship resettlement programme is a security risk.

آکسفورڈ یونیورسٹی میں پاک بھارت اسٹوڈنٹس مباحثے میں پاکستانی طلبہ نے 106 کے مقابلے میں 50 ووٹ لے کر دو تہائی اکثریت سے کامیابی حاصل کی، جبکہ ایک روز قبل آکسفورڈ یونین کے باضابطہ مباحثے سے بھارتی وفد عین وقت پر دستبردار ہو کر پاکستان کو بلا مقابلہ فتح دے چکا تھا، جس سے بھارتی بیانیے کی کمزوری نمایاں ہو گئی۔

امریکی نیشنل گارڈ پر مبینہ افغان سیاسی پناہ گزین کے حملے اور ہلاکت کے بعد صدر ٹرمپ نے افغانستان، ایران، صومالیہ، یمن، کیوبا اور وینیزویلا سمیت 19 “تشویش والے” ممالک کے گرین کارڈ ہولڈرز کے کیسز دوبارہ کھولنے اور افغان امیگریشن معطل کرنے کا اعلان کر دیا۔

After a National Guard patrol was gunned down in Washington, President Donald Trump turned swiftly from outrage to action, ordering a sweeping review of green cards issued to people from 19 “countries of concern” and freezing all Afghan immigration cases. The move has alarmed Afghan communities and rights groups, who say one man’s alleged crime is being used to reopen settled statuses and to push a much wider “reverse migration” agenda.

President Donald Trump has confirmed that National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom has died from her injuries after an ambush-style shooting near the White House. With the suspect identified as an Afghan asylum seeker who once served in a CIA-backed unit, her killing has rapidly become a test case for America’s Afghan resettlement promises, its security vetting system and the contested deployment of Guard troops in the nation’s capital.

An Indian Air Force Tejas light combat jet crashed during an aerial display at Dubai Airshow 2025, forcing organisers to suspend flying and putting fresh scrutiny on India’s homegrown fighter aircraft programme.