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With the threat of forced removal looming, Trump grows desperate

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What’s really inside the COVID-19 vaccines?

Pfizer has published a fact sheet in collaboration with the U.S.’ FDA to detail the risks and ingredients associated with the COVID-19 vaccine which was developed with BioNTech.

Are Pak-Israeli ties on the table?

A delegation of representatives from a majorly-Muslim country flew to Tel Aviv. Which country was it, and what were they doing in Israel?

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Isolation to influence

Pakistan’s role in securing the US-Iran ceasefire has opened a narrow but important window for peace, projecting Islamabad as a credible mediator. Yet the ceasefire is only a pause, and Pakistan’s test now lies in turning this diplomatic breakthrough into lasting regional, domestic, and economic gains.

مذاکرات تقریباً مُردَہ ہو چکے تھے، پاکستان نے آخری لمحات میں امریکا و ایران کو جنگ بندی پر آمادہ کر لیا، رائٹرز

امریکا اور ایران کے درمیان جنگ بندی کی کوششیں آخری لمحوں میں تقریباً ناکامی کے دہانے پر پہنچ چکی تھیں، مگر پاکستان نے رات بھر کی سفارت کاری سے نہ صرف جنگ بندی بچانے میں مدد دی بلکہ واشنگٹن اور تہران کو مذاکرات کی راہ پر بھی گامزن کردیا۔

India’s Congress welcomes Iran-US ceasefire, says BJP handed Pakistan diplomatic opening

India’s Congress has welcomed the West Asia ceasefire but says BJP blunders weakened New Delhi and opened diplomatic space for Pakistan to emerge as a mediator. The statement is a rare public sign that Pakistan’s regional role is now being debated inside India itself.

وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کی ایرانی صدر سے ٹیلیفونک گفتگو، ایران نے اسلام آباد مذاکرات میں شرکت کی تصدیق کر دی

وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کی ایرانی صدر مسعود پزشکیان سے ٹیلیفونک گفتگو، ایران نے رواں ہفتے اسلام آباد میں ہونے والے مذاکرات میں شرکت کی تصدیق کر دی۔ مسعود پزشکیان نے عارضی جنگ بندی میں پاکستانی کوششوں کو سراہا اور پاکستانی عوام کیلئے نیک خواہشات کا اظہار کیا۔

Trump halts Iran strikes for two weeks after talks with Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir

Trump says he will pause strikes on Iran for two weeks after talks with Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir, placing Pakistan at the heart of a high-stakes diplomatic push over the Strait of Hormuz and a possible wider peace deal.

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