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JD Vance lands in Islamabad as U.S. pushes for lasting Iran deal

International
With JD Vance, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner now in Islamabad, Pakistan has become the venue for a diplomatic push that could decide whether a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire survives or collapses.

مذاکرات تقریباً مُردَہ ہو چکے تھے، پاکستان نے آخری لمحات میں امریکا و ایران کو جنگ بندی پر آمادہ کر لیا، رائٹرز

Analysis
امریکا اور ایران کے درمیان جنگ بندی کی کوششیں آخری لمحوں میں تقریباً ناکامی کے دہانے پر پہنچ چکی تھیں، مگر پاکستان نے رات بھر کی سفارت کاری سے نہ صرف جنگ بندی بچانے میں مدد دی بلکہ واشنگٹن اور تہران کو مذاکرات کی راہ پر بھی گامزن کردیا۔

Trump halts Iran strikes for two weeks after talks with Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir

International
Trump says he will pause strikes on Iran for two weeks after talks with Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir, placing Pakistan at the heart of a high-stakes diplomatic push over the Strait of Hormuz and a possible wider peace deal.

امریکا ایران موجودہ مذاکرات میں پاکستان واحد مواصلاتی چینل کے طور پر کام کر رہا ہے، رائٹرز

Analysis
امریکا ایران موجودہ مذاکرات میں پاکستان واحد مواصلاتی چینل کے طور پر کام کر رہا ہے۔ اسلام آباد نے فوری جنگ بندی کیلئے دو مراحل پر مشتمل فریم ورک تیار کر لیا جو فریقین کے سامنے پیش کیا جا چکا۔ فیلڈ مارشل عاصم منیر رات بھر امریکی نائب صدر، سٹیو وِٹکوف اور ایرانی وزیرِ خارجہ عباس عراقچی کے ساتھ رابطے میں رہے۔

U.S. Army Chief Randy George steps down in Pentagon shake-up

Newsroom
Army Chief of Staff General Randy George has stepped down after being asked to take early retirement, extending a wider Pentagon leadership shake-up.
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Hegseth calls Pakistan’s mediation “an unexpected development” and “a true friendship”

International
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Trump posts US-Iran deal terms from Situation Room as Pakistan’s Ishaq Dar meets Rubio in Washington

International
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.
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