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Pakistan, Türkiye and Azerbaijan eye new Eurasian order

Newsroom
The Institute of Regional Studies hosted a seminar in Islamabad on Greater Eurasia, where speakers from Pakistan, Türkiye and Azerbaijan called for deeper connectivity, stronger trade corridors and closer strategic cooperation in a rapidly changing multipolar order.

Turkish parliamentarian calls for Pakistan to join Turkic States bloc

International
Ali Şahin, a prominent Turkish parliamentarian, has called for Pakistan to become a full member of the Organization of Turkic States, saying centuries of cultural links and growing geopolitical cooperation have created a bond deeper than ordinary diplomacy.

Pakistan offers Bangladesh Karachi Port access to boost regional trade

Newsroom
In a landmark proposal during renewed talks in Dhaka, Pakistan invited Bangladesh to use Karachi Port for exports, seeking to revive dormant economic links and open alternative routes to China and the Gulf as regional alliances shift.

ایس سی او سربراہی اجلاس 2024: کون سے ممالک اسلام آباد میں شرکت کے لیے آ رہے ہیں؟

Analysis
ایس سی او سربراہی اجلاس 2024 پاکستان میں 15 اور 16 اکتوبر کو منعقد ہوگا، جس میں چین، روس، بھارت اور ایران جیسے رکن ممالک کے سربراہان حکومت شرکت کریں گے۔ اجلاس کا بنیادی مقصد سیکیورٹی، اقتصادی تعاون اور علاقائی رابطے پر توجہ مرکوز کرنا ہے۔

SCO Summit 2024: Who’s heading to Islamabad to attend?

Analysis
The 2024 SCO Summit in Pakistan on October 15-16 will bring together heads of government from member nations like China, Russia, India, and Iran, focusing on security, economic cooperation, and regional connectivity.

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Mbappé double drives France past Senegal in World Cup opener

Football
Kylian Mbappé scored twice as France beat Senegal 3-1 in their World Cup Group I opener, with Bradley Barcola also on target after Senegal missed big first-half chances.
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Field Marshal Asim Munir’s military diplomacy helped avert wider regional war, security sources

Newsroom
Field Marshal Asim Munir’s military diplomacy helped Pakistan steer US-Iran tensions away from wider regional war through restraint, crisis management and quiet coordination, security sources.
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Trump vows to publish Iran MOU as Pakistan-brokered deal faces limelight

International
Donald Trump says he will publish and publicly explain the Iran MOU, as the Pakistan-brokered US-Iran framework heads towards formal signing in Switzerland.
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JD Vance confirms Pakistan’s role in US-Iran deal rollout

International
JD Vance has said Pakistan and Qatar were involved in the diplomatic sequencing behind the US-Iran peace agreement, with the memorandum of understanding expected to be released around Friday’s formal ceremony.
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And we’ll keep on fighting til’ the end

Editorial
From crisis, isolation and doubt, Pakistan has stepped into the diplomatic centre of gravity. If the US-Iran peace framework holds, Islamabad will not merely have brokered a deal. It will have reminded the world that nations are not condemned to the reputations others write for them.
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