عمران خان کی افغان پالیسی نے قومی سلامتی کو شدید خطرے میں ڈال دیا۔ سفارتی احتیاط اور ریاستی حکمت کے بجائے انہوں نے قومی مفاد کو ذاتی مقبولیت کے تابع کر دیا، یوں وہ تمام رکاوٹیں کمزور ہو گئیں جو دشمن کی واپسی کے راستے میں حائل تھیں۔ آج جو کچھ ہم دیکھ رہے ہیں، وہ پالیسی کی اصلاح نہیں بلکہ تاخیر سے شروع ہونے والا ایک مشکل اور ناگزیر ریسکیو مشن ہے۔
Field Marshal Munir told China's Wang Yi in Beijing that a US-Iran agreement is close to being reached and Pakistan will continue all-out efforts. Wang Yi called Pakistan a trustworthy mediator. Source: Xinhua. The Thursday Times reports.
Canadian police have arrested 17 individuals, majority of Indian origin, linked to the For Brothers criminal network which allegedly extorted South Asian businesses across Canada and the US. 106 charges. FINTRAC confirms Indian crime syndicate links. The Thursday Times reports.
AC Milan have confirmed the immediate departures of Giorgio Furlani, Igli Tare, Massimiliano Allegri and Geoffrey Moncada as RedBird begins a major reset after a failed season.
Pakistan’s role in de-escalation does not amount to acceptance of normalisation with Israel. Islamabad’s Palestine policy remains rooted in statehood, Al-Quds, and pre-1967 borders, not the politics of the Iran file.
President Xi Jinping praised Pakistan's constructive mediation role between the US and Iran, welcoming Field Marshal Munir to Beijing alongside PM Shehbaz Sharif. Iran had thanked Pakistan by name earlier the same day. The Thursday Times reports.