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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said India has remained the principal obstacle to regional cooperation, as Pakistan steps up efforts to build alternative links through travel, trade and tourism while calling for dialogue from Kashmir to Palestine.

Two Iranian IRGC gun boats opened fire without warning on a tanker 20 nautical miles northeast of Oman. The vessel and its crew were reported safe, while authorities investigate, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre.

وزیراعظم شہباز شریف نے ڈیزل کی قیمت میں 32 روپے 12 پیسے فی لیٹر کمی کی منظوری دے دی۔ ڈیزل کی نئی قیمت 353 روپے 43 پیسے فی لیٹر ہو گی جبکہ پیٹرول کی قیمت کو برقرار رکھا گیا ہے۔

Trump signals visit Pakistan if a US–Iran deal is signed in Islamabad, praising Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while placing Pakistan firmly at the heart of the diplomatic drive.

The package, including an extended $5 billion deposit and a new $3 billion injection, underscores deepening ties between Riyadh and Islamabad while helping Pakistan navigate mounting economic pressures.

سعودی عرب نے پاکستان کیلئے 8 ارب ڈالر کی مالی معاونت کا اعلان کر دیا، اسٹیٹ بینک میں 5 ارب ڈالر کے ڈپازٹ کی توسیع اور مزید 3 ارب ڈالر کا اضافہ شامل۔ یہ اقدام پاکستان کی معیشت کو سہارا دینے اور استحکام کو مضبوط بنانے کی جانب اہم پیش رفت ہے۔

وائٹ ہاؤس نے پاکستان کو امریکا ایران سفارتی عمل کا مرکزی کردار قرار دیتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ دنیا کے کئی ممالک نے مدد کی پیشکش کی تاہم مذاکراتی عمل میں ’’اسلام آباد ہی واحد ثالث ہے‘‘ جبکہ صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ کی ترجیح ہے کہ رابطہ پاکستان کے ذریعہ ہی جاری رکھا جائے۔

The White House has publicly declared Pakistan the sole mediator in the current United States-Iran negotiations, a striking statement that formalises Islamabad’s role as the main diplomatic channel in a volatile and unfinished process.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi backed Pakistan’s role in the US-Iran Islamabad Talks during a call with Shehbaz Sharif. She emphasised de-escalation and the urgent need to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the US-Iran negotiations held in Islamabad, with Beijing praising Pakistan’s efforts to promote regional stability.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister and Deputy PM Ishaq Dar and Britain’s Home Secretary Yvette Cooper discussed the US-Iran talks held in Islamabad, with London praising Pakistan’s role in facilitating dialogue.

Pakistan said it was still making a full diplomatic push to ease tensions between the United States and Iran after marathon talks in Islamabad ended without agreement, underscoring Islamabad’s bid to keep a fragile mediation effort from unravelling.