Latest stories about Pakistan political crisis

Donald Trump said the U.S. will not use nuclear weapons in the war with Iran, insisting Tehran has already been badly weakened by conventional military force. He also signalled he is not interested in a rushed settlement, saying any agreement with Iran must be durable and lasting.

Levi Strauss has opened a new front in its sustainability strategy with a three-year regenerative agriculture programme in Pakistan’s cotton belt, where water stress, degraded soil and climate volatility are reshaping one of the country’s most important farming sectors.

Trump rarely admires foreign figures by accident. His praise for Asim Munir points to something deeper than protocol: a recognition of rank, restraint and the kind of charismatic presence Trump has always found irresistible.

Keir Starmer came to office as the antidote to chaos. Yet British politics has a habit of making stable governments look temporary with startling speed. As Labour faces scandal, voter fragmentation and signs of internal narrowing, the snap-election conversation no longer feels fanciful. And if Britain is pushed back to the polls early, the beneficiary may not be who Westminster once assumed.

Will there be a second Islamabad Talks? Undoubtedly. The notion of an Islamabad Talks 2 have not materialised on cue, but that doesn't mean the process is dead. It means Pakistan holds the only channel both the U.S. and Iran can still use.