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Iran says Hormuz closure follows alleged breach of MoU

Iranian media say Tehran is closing or keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed over alleged breaches of the Islamabad MoU, while US officials say they have not seen evidence of a physical closure.

Pakistan did what many thought impossible as Islamabad MoU enters implementation

Pakistan did what many thought impossible: it helped secure a US-Iran framework that has entered into force and now moves into technical implementation.

وزیراعظم شہباز شریف نے اسلام آباد مفاہمتی یادداشت پر بطور ثالث دستخط کر دیئے

وزیراعظم شہباز شریف نے امریکا ایران معاہدے (اسلام آباد مفاہمتی یادداشت) پر بطور ثالث دستخط کر دیئے۔ اسلام آباد ایم او یو پر امریکی صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ اور ایرانی صدر مسعود پزشکیان کے دستخط بھی موجود ہیں۔ اسلام آباد واشنگٹن اور تہران کے درمیان تسلیم شدہ ثالث کے طور پر اُبھرا ہے۔

Shehbaz Sharif signs Islamabad MoU as mediator after Trump and Pezeshkian endorse US-Iran deal

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has signed the Islamabad MoU as mediator after Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian endorsed the US-Iran agreement aimed at ending hostilities and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Pakistan-brokered Islamabad MoU takes effect after US and Iran sign accord

Shehbaz Sharif says the Islamabad MoU between the United States and Iran has taken immediate effect, with Iran set to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and Washington to lift its naval blockade.

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PIMS fire report: Executive Director Imran Sikandar among 8 suspended

Executive Director Imran Sikandar and 7 other officials suspended after an interim inquiry found no evacuation plan existed for the nursery, exits were locked, and 16 minutes passed before emergency services were called. Criminal proceedings ordered. Full report now public.

پمز آتشزدگی واقعہ کی انکوائری رپورٹ پیش، وزیراعظم کا 8 عہدیداروں کی معطلی اور فوجداری کارروائی کا حکم

پمز ہاسپٹل سانحہ کی انکوائری رپورٹ پیش کر دی گئی، وزیراعظم شہباز شریف نے ایگزیکٹیو ڈائریکٹر عمران سکندر سمیت 8 عہدیداروں کو معطل کرنے اور اُن کے خلاف فوری ڈیپارٹمنٹل و فوجداری کارروائی کا حکم دے دیا۔ رپورٹ کے مطابق وارڈ میں فائر الارم اور سپرنکلر سسٹم موجود نہیں تھا جبکہ ایک ماہ قبل ہاسپٹل کی نرسنگ ہاسٹل میں آگ لگنے کے بعد بھی سنجیدہ اقدامات نہ کیے گئے۔

PM orders suspensions, criminal action over PIMS fire

PM Shehbaz Sharif ordered eight PIMS officials suspended and criminal proceedings launched after an investigation found no fire safety systems in the ward where newborns died.

Bangladesh to buy same jets that downed India’s Rafales by Pakistan

Bangladesh has confirmed a draft agreement to buy Chinese J-10CE jets, becoming only the second country after Pakistan to move toward operating the aircraft, and citing Pakistan's combat performance against India as the direct basis for the decision.

Kuwait signs second defence pact with Pakistan in two months

Kuwait just signed its second defence agreement with Pakistan in two months, part of a Gulf and Middle Eastern network that now spans four countries in under two years: Saudi Arabia, Libya, Türkiye, and now Kuwait twice over. Syria could make it five.

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