Pakistan has moved to shut down the impression of informal peace talks with the Afghan Taliban, insisting that there will be no dialogue without concrete and verifiable action against cross-border militancy.
دنیا پر جنگل کا قانون مسلط نہیں ہونا چاہیے۔ زبردستی نظام کی تبدیلی کی کوششوں کو عوامی حمایت حاصل نہیں ہو سکتی۔ بےگناہ شہریوں کو نشانہ بنانا ناقابلِ قبول ہے۔ مشرقِ وسطیٰ میں امن کی بحالی کیلئے فوری جنگ بندی ہونی چاہیے۔
ایرانی صدر مسعود پزشکیان نے پڑوسی ممالک سے معافی مانگتے ہوئے کہا کہ ایران کی عبوری قیادت کونسل نے اِس بات کی منظوری دی ہے کہ ہمسایہ ممالک کے خلاف کوئی حملہ یا میزائل سٹرائیک نہیں ہو گا جب تک کہ اُن ممالک کی طرف سے ایران کے خلاف کوئی حملہ نہیں کیا جاتا۔
Pakistan has emerged as a founding member of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, a new diplomatic body unveiled at Davos to oversee Gaza’s post-war security, reconstruction and political transition.
Pakistan has been invited onto a US-backed Gaza peace board, a development that elevates its diplomatic profile and raises expectations on ceasefire, aid access and civilian protection.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman thanked Pakistan by name, citing PM Shehbaz Sharif, Ishaq Dar and Field Marshal Munir's role, as Tehran said understandings had been reached on most issues with the US. A formal agreement has not yet been signed. The Thursday Times reports.
The IMF board called Pakistan's performance "exceptional" in closed-door discussions and India's attempt to block the third review did not prevail. Pakistan receives $1.32 billion. Total disbursements reach $4.8 billion. Officials cited by the Express Tribune. The Thursday Times reports.
An explosion near a railway track in Quetta on Sunday injured at least 52 people. The BLA's Majeed Brigade claimed responsibility. The group is designated a terrorist organisation by Pakistan, the US, UK, EU, Canada and Australia. The Thursday Times reports.
President Trump says a US-Iran peace agreement is "largely negotiated" and will be announced "shortly." The Strait of Hormuz will be opened. Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir was named personally by Trump alongside heads of state. Pakistan brokered the original ceasefire. Pakistan's army chief flew to Tehran and negotiated through the night. Less than twenty-four hours later, Trump announced the deal is largely done. The Thursday Times reports.
The New York Times reported that Field Marshal Asim Munir played a central role in US-Iran mediation and his overnight Tehran visit was an intensification of shuttle diplomacy. The Thursday Times traces how Pakistan's army chief built the trust of both Washington and Tehran, one visit at a time.