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ایرانی صدر مسعود پزشکیان کل پاکستان کا دورہ کریں گے

وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کی دعوت پر ایرانی صدر مسعود پزشکیان کل پاکستان کا دورہ کریں گے جہاں دونوں کے درمیان اہم بات چیت متوقع ہے۔ مسعود پزشکیان صدر آصف زرداری، نائب وزیراعظم و وزیرِ خارجہ اسحاق ڈار، چیئرمین سینیٹ اور سپیکر قومی اسمبلی سے بھی ملاقات کریں گے۔

Iranian president Pezeshkian to visit Pakistan on Tuesday

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will visit Pakistan on June 23 for a one-day official trip following Pakistan and Qatar’s mediation in the latest Iran-US talks in Switzerland.

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۔

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Trump to meet Mamdani in New York

President Trump will meet NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion on Monday, his first visit to the mayor's own city despite months of public sparring between the two.

After Pakistan, Turkiye vows “no difficulty” defending Saudi Arabia under Makkah pact

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told NTV that Ankara would have "no difficulty" meeting Saudi Arabia's military needs under the Makkah Defence Alliance, following similar commitments already made by Pakistani officials, as the pact nears full institutionalisation.

Pakistan to Taliban: stop sponsoring terrorism or face the consequences

Pakistan has condemned the deadly Kohat mosque attack and called on the Afghan Taliban to dismantle terrorist sanctuaries, recruitment networks, and infrastructure operating from Afghanistan. "Condemnation must be matched by concrete action," the Ministry of Information said, demanding credible and verifiable action.

Boris Johnson has lost it on Imran Khan

Pakistan's courts are already ordering what Johnson demands. The man who slashed Britain's aid to Pakistan now wants to use "our leverage" to overrule its courts. Everything else in his Daily Mail column is wrong, half-told or left out.

Secret meetings, millions in funding: Sources detail RAW-Taliban nexus targeting Pakistan

Secret meetings in Kandahar, millions of dollars in funding, weapons transfers and shared fighters: Pakistani intelligence sources detail what they describe as a network involving RAW, Afghanistan’s GDI, the BLA, TTP and AQIS, with financing and operational cooperation targeting Pakistan.

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