Reports from The Thursday Times' in-house monitoring desk.
The New York Times reported that Field Marshal Asim Munir played a central role in US-Iran mediation and his overnight Tehran visit was an intensification of shuttle diplomacy. The Thursday Times traces how Pakistan's army chief built the trust of both Washington and Tehran, one visit at a time.
The State Bank of Pakistan’s Half Year Report shows stronger growth, lower inflation, rising reserves and a rare fiscal surplus, but warns that weak exports, low investment, climate shocks and Middle East instability could still test the recovery.
پاکستان نیوی نے بھارتی درخواست پر بحیرہ عرب میں پھنسے بھارتی جہاز ”ایم وی گوتم“ کے عملہ کو انسانی بنیادوں پر فوری و تکنیکی امداد فراہم کی۔ پاکستان نیوی نے گزشتہ ماہ بھی بحیرہ عرب میں ایک تجارتی جہاز کے 18 رکنی عملہ کو ریسکیو کیا۔
Pakistan is working against a rapidly closing deadline to revive U.S.-Iran diplomacy before the current truce expires. But fresh escalations at sea, conflicting public messages and Iran’s refusal to negotiate under pressure are making Islamabad’s peacemaking effort far more difficult.
Donald Trump has long favoured high-profile diplomacy and may want to fly in himself if Pakistan offers the chance for a final deal or landmark announcement, meaning JD Vance would likely need to stay home in Washington or return from Islamabad first.
From calls with Tehran and Gulf capitals to ceasefire diplomacy and marathon talks in Islamabad, Pakistan has inserted itself into the most delicate phase of the U.S.-Iran crisis and emerged as an unlikely broker of dialogue.
The Islamabad Talks were never designed to deliver an instant grand bargain between Washington and Tehran. Their significance lies in something more foundational: they preserved the ceasefire, brought both sides face to face, defined the central sticking point and opened the door to a second phase of diplomacy.
The Guardian was entitled to publish Mahrang Baloch’s testimony. But readers should read it for what it is: a partisan account, sharply written and emotionally potent, not a settled version of events.
Pakistan is quietly but actively positioning itself as a possible mediator in the US-Iran crisis, with its military and political leadership engaging Washington, Tehran and Gulf capitals in an effort to prevent the conflict from widening and to bring diplomacy back to the table.
A broadcaster like the BBC must do more than relay claims; it must test them. When it gives one side’s language prominence while sidelining the other’s evidence and security case, it stops just reporting and starts shaping a narrative.
