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US makes $10,000 visa bond permanent for 50 countries, Pakistan excluded

International
The United States has permanently adopted a refundable visa bond scheme requiring selected applicants from 50 countries to deposit between $10,000 and $20,000 before receiving tourist or business visas. Pakistan is not among the affected countries.

Polymarket bets on whether Trump will visit Pakistan by May 31

International
Polymarket now gives Trump roughly a one-in-three chance of visiting Pakistan by May 31, reflecting how Islamabad’s growing role in U.S.-Iran diplomacy has moved from back-channel intrigue to public speculation.

New to the UAE? Here’s how to get your Emirates ID sorted

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Just landed in Dubai and not sure where to start? One of the first things you’ll need as a new resident is your Emirates ID—essential for everything from opening a bank account to getting your mobile phone connected.

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Bangladesh to buy same jets that downed India’s Rafales by Pakistan

International
Bangladesh has confirmed a draft agreement to buy Chinese J-10CE jets, becoming only the second country after Pakistan to move toward operating the aircraft, and citing Pakistan's combat performance against India as the direct basis for the decision.
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Kuwait signs second defence pact with Pakistan in two months

Newsroom
Kuwait just signed its second defence agreement with Pakistan in two months, part of a Gulf and Middle Eastern network that now spans four countries in under two years: Saudi Arabia, Libya, Türkiye, and now Kuwait twice over. Syria could make it five.
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How Pakistan overtook India in global diplomacy

Editorial
What does it take to go from an unanswered White House phone call to a UN Security Council seat in two years? Ask Pakistan. The Makkah Defence Pact. US-Iran mediation. An invite from Damascus. India lost Washington's favor in the same stretch.
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بنگلہ دیش کا چینی جے 10 سی ای لڑاکا طیارے خریدنے کا منصوبہ، پاک بھارت جنگ میں کارکردگی کو اہم وجہ قرار دے دیاب

Analysis
بنگلہ دیش جدید چینی لڑاکا طیارے ”جے 10 سی ای“ خرہدنے کے منصوبہ پر عمل پیرا ہے، اُس نے پاک بھارت جنگ 2025 میں کارکردگی کو اہم وجہ قرار دیا ہے۔ بنگلہ دیش کے مطابق یہ طیارے یورپی متبادل طیاروں سے کم قیمت مگر فیسں ٹو فیس فضائی جنگ میں اُن سے بہتر ہیں۔
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Fire at PIMS nursery in Islamabad kills 14 newborns, one rescued

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Fourteen newborns were killed and one rescued in a fire at the PIMS nursery in Islamabad. PM Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an inquiry due to report within 24 hours.
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