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Afghanistan could lose over 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030, UNICEF warns

UNICEF warns Afghanistan could lose 25,000+ female teachers and health workers by 2030, as restrictions on girls’ education and women’s work continue under Taliban rule.

ایرانی وزیرخارجہ عباس عراقچی کی اسلام آباد میں فوری واپسی، سفارت کاری فیصلہ کن مرحلے میں داخل

ایرانی وزیر خارجہ عباس عراقچی عمان کے ایک روزہ دورے کے بعد صرف چوبیس گھنٹے میں دوبارہ اسلام آباد پہنچ گئے ہیں، جس سے پاکستان کا کردار تیز رفتار علاقائی سفارت کاری میں مزید نمایاں ہو گیا ہے۔ ان کی فوری واپسی اس بات کا اشارہ ہے کہ سفارتی کوششیں اب ایک اہم اور ممکنہ طور پر فیصلہ کن مرحلے میں داخل ہو چکی ہیں۔

Iran’s Araghchi makes swift return to Islamabad in high-stakes diplomacy

Iran’s Abbas Araghchi is back in Islamabad within around 24 hours of leaving for Muscat, keeping Pakistan at the centre of high-stakes US-Iran diplomacy.

Trump cancels envoys’ Islamabad trip for Iran talks

Trump has cancelled his representatives’ planned trip to Islamabad for talks with Iran, saying too much time was being spent on travel and that Tehran can contact Washington directly if it wants negotiations.

ایران کی خارجہ پالیسی میں پاکستان کو خاص مقام حاصل ہے، عباس عراقچی

ایرانی وزیرِ خارجہ عباس عراقچی کی اسلام آباد میں وزیرِ اعظم شہباز شریف، اسحاق ڈار اور فیلڈ مارشل عاصم منیر سے اہم ملاقات۔عراقچی نے کہا کہ پاکستان ایران کی خارجہ پالیسی میں خاص اہمیت رکھتا ہے،مذاکرات میں جنگ بندی، علاقائی امن اور پاک ایران تعاون پر تبادلہ خیال کیا گیا۔

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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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