TT Staff Reporter

Pakistan and the US are exploring ways to deepen their economic partnership as Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb uses World Bank and IMF meetings in Washington to pitch Pakistan as a resilient and reform-focused economy.

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.

An undercover investigation has exposed how migrants, many of them Pakistani, are allegedly being coached to pose as gay in order to claim asylum in Britain, raising difficult questions about visa abuse, organised deception and the damage done to genuine refugees.

Donald Trump has said fresh US-Iran talks in Islamabad could take place within days, reinforcing Pakistan’s growing role as a mediator. Why, he says? "Because the Field Marshal is doing a great job."