Pakistan has said any decision on joining the proposed Gaza Peace Board will be taken through its political leadership and Parliament, stressing that if included it could play a constructive and stabilising role in peace efforts and humanitarian relief in Gaza.
Donald Trump says the United States launched a large-scale strike in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro, taking him out of the country, with further details promised at Mar-a-Lago.
فیلڈ مارشل سید عاصم منیر نے ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ کے غیر رسمی سفارتی انداز کے ساتھ تیزی سے ہم آہنگی پیدا کرتے ہوئے بیک وقت واشنگٹن، بیجنگ، ریاض اور تہران تک روابط برقرار رکھے ہیں جبکہ بھارت اِس بدلتے سفارتی منظر نامہ پر بےچینی محسوس کر رہا ہے۔
آکسفورڈ یونیورسٹی میں پاک بھارت اسٹوڈنٹس مباحثے میں پاکستانی طلبہ نے 106 کے مقابلے میں 50 ووٹ لے کر دو تہائی اکثریت سے کامیابی حاصل کی، جبکہ ایک روز قبل آکسفورڈ یونین کے باضابطہ مباحثے سے بھارتی وفد عین وقت پر دستبردار ہو کر پاکستان کو بلا مقابلہ فتح دے چکا تھا، جس سے بھارتی بیانیے کی کمزوری نمایاں ہو گئی۔
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has signalled a broader strategic relationship with Pakistan, expanding cooperation beyond counterterrorism into trade, economic growth and regional stability.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said a true friendship is growing between Washington and Pakistan, calling its mediation role an unexpected development and praising Field Marshal Munir and PM Shehbaz Sharif directly.
Trump posted US-Iran deal terms from the Situation Room on 29 May. Strait of Hormuz to open. Blockade lifted. Nuclear material to be destroyed. Final determination pending. Pakistan's Ishaq Dar was in Washington meeting Rubio at the same moment. The Thursday Times reports.
Iran's Tasnim News Agency signalled a US-Iran deal may be close, crediting Pakistan's effective efforts. President Pezeshkian also praised Pakistan in an Eid call with PM Shehbaz Sharif.
The EU Parliament adopted a resolution calling for expanded sanctions against Taliban leaders, condemning gender apartheid and slavery under the Taliban's Criminal Procedure Code, and regretting the EU's decision to invite the Taliban to Brussels. 480 votes in favour, 5 against.
Trump said he gave Iran a chance because Pakistan asked him to, praising Field Marshal Munir and PM Shehbaz Sharif as "great." His most personal acknowledgement yet of Pakistan's role in the US-Iran negotiations. The Thursday Times reports