Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, diverging from EU norms, announced Spain's intention to recognise a Palestinian state, a move criticised by Israel for allegedly supporting terrorism, during his tour of the region with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.
Israel and Hamas have agreed on a four-day ceasefire starting Thursday at 10 AM local time, including a hostage-prisoner exchange and a significant influx of humanitarian aid into Gaza. The truce, aimed at de-escalating the conflict, involves complex negotiations brokered by Qatar with U.S. and Israeli involvement.
A breakthrough peace deal between Hamas and Israel is expected within just a few hours, confirm U.S. president Joe Biden, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, in order to bring a potential end to the Gaza conflict and hostage crisis.
غزہ بچوں کا قبرستان بن چکا ہے، اب تک 5 ہزار سے زائد بچے شہید ہو چکے ہیں، دو ہفتوں کے دوران الشفاء ہاسپٹل ایمرجنسی روم میں 1500 سے زائد "نامعلوم ٹراما چائلڈ" رجسٹرڈ ہوئے ہیں۔ غزہ میں بچے رات کو چیخ چیخ کر کہتے ”ہم مرنے والے ہیں، ہمیں بچا لیں، ہم مرنا نہیں چاہتے“۔
قام رجل يرتدي قميصًا كتب عليه "فلسطين حرة" بتعطيل المباراة من خلال دخول الملعب والاقتراب من لاعب الكريكيت الهندي فيرات كوهلي قبل أن يتم إبعاده من قبل الأمن۔
Azerbaijan’s state energy company says it is prepared to supply LNG to Pakistan as soon as Islamabad makes a formal request, offering a possible new source of fuel as Pakistan faces declining domestic gas production and renewed pressure on energy imports.
Zohran Mamdani is not Pakistani, yet he has stirred a rare warmth in Pakistan. His comfort with Urdu and Hindustani, his visible Muslim identity and his wider South Asian cultural ease have made him feel less like a distant foreign politician and more like someone many Pakistanis instinctively understand.
Speaking to The Thursday Times in Islamabad, Caitlin Doornbos described her visit to Pakistan as warm and memorable, praising the curiosity and openness of local people while cautioning that no reporter covering a high-intensity conflict can confidently predict where the talks will lead.
On the 88th death anniversary of Allama Iqbal, it is worth asking not only what he meant to the making of Pakistan, but what his ideas demand of the country now. As Islamabad tries to keep open channels between Iran and the United States, Iqbal’s poetry feels less like memory and more like instruction.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty have stressed the importance of dialogue and continued engagement in a high-level call on regional tensions, as Islamabad expands consultations with key Arab powers.