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China has selected Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud for astronaut training linked to a future Tiangong mission, with one expected to become the first foreign astronaut to enter the Chinese space station after completing evaluations in China.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the US-Iran negotiations held in Islamabad, with Beijing praising Pakistan’s efforts to promote regional stability.

Pakistan says the United States and Iran have expressed confidence in its role as a potential facilitator for talks, with Islamabad saying it would be honoured to host negotiations in the coming days.

امریکا و ایران دونوں نے ممکنہ مذاکرات میں سہولت کاری کیلئے پاکستان پر اعتماد ظاہر کیا ہے۔ پاکستان آئندہ چند روز میں ممکنہ مذاکرات میں میزبانی و سہولتکاری کو اپنے لیے اعزاز سمجھتا ہے۔ سعودی عرب، ترکیہ اور مصر کے وزراءِ خارجہ کا شکر گزار ہوں جنہوں نے خطہ میں امن کیلئے پاکستانی کوششوں کی بھرپور حمایت اور تائید کی۔

The Diplomat’s piece rests on Ajmal Sohail’s unverified claims, presenting a politically situated Afghan figure as a neutral expert while offering no credible independent evidence for its most serious allegations. It also fails the basic logic test: Pakistan’s all-weather partnership with China makes the claim that Islamabad is targeting Chinese interests extremely difficult to sustain.