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FGN43 PAK-WASIA-TALKSPakistan to host crucial US-Iran talks on Friday amid high securityIslamabad: Pakistan is set to host high-stakes in-person talks between the United States and Iran on Friday, aiming to consolidate a fragile ceasefire and avert further escalation in West Asia.FGN28...

Islamabad, April 9 Pakistan is set to host high-stakes in-person talks between the United States and Iran on Friday, aiming to consolidate a fragile ceasefire and avert further escalation in West Asia.The US and Iran agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire on Wednesday, followed by a...

Srinagar, April 9 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that the US should exert some control over Israel to ensure the success of the ceasefire with Iran.Amid peace talks facilitated by Pakistan to resolve the US-Iran conflict, he also said that Pakistan has achieved...

Srinagar, April 9 – Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump cannot be trusted, and perhaps he himself doesn't know what he intends to do.Speaking to the media here, Omar Abdullah said, "Perhaps he (Donald Trump) doesn't himself know what...

Islamabad, April 9 Clearing the air of mistrust, Iran confirmed that its 10-member delegation will arrive in Pakistan on Thursday to participate in upcoming talks to resolve the conflict with the US and Israel.The crucial talks are scheduled for Friday in Islamabad, just days after a two-week...

April 9, New Delhi: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel still had more objectives to achieve and warned that it was prepared to resume fighting at any moment.During a press conference, he added that enriched uranium would be removed from Iran either through agreement...

April 09, New Delhi – Iran has announced alternative shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, warning vessels about potential risks from sea mines in the main transit lane, even as it prepares to partially reopen the strategic waterway.The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Navy (IRGC) released...

Washington, April 9 – The White House used Pakistan as a primary channel to reach Iran on a temporary ceasefire, highlighting Islamabad's crucial, yet contested, role in sensitive back-channel diplomacy, according to a report in the Financial Times, London.For weeks, the Trump administration...

Washington, April 9 – US Vice President J D Vance is returning from Hungary before flying to Islamabad to lead a high-level American delegation for talks with Iran this weekend, as Washington seeks to consolidate a fragile ceasefire following weeks of military escalation.The White House said...

Washington, April 8 Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton has cautioned that the US-Israel conflict with Iran could deepen further if the temporary ceasefire, reached "under political compulsions" by President Donald Trump, does not hold.In an interview with

Washington, April 8 Concerned about rising oil prices and surprised by a resilient Iranian regime, the White House urged Pakistan to broker a temporary ceasefire with Tehran, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.For weeks, the Trump administration had been pressuring Islamabad to convince...

Tehran, April 9 – A new diplomatic row has erupted after Iranian officials accused the United States of violating three clauses of the 10-Point Proposal, the agreed framework for upcoming negotiations.In a formal statement released late on Tuesday, Iran said its "deep historical distrust" of...

Washington, April 9 – The United States will maintain full military readiness in the Middle East despite a two-week ceasefire with Iran, the White House said, signaling that Washington is prepared for a rapid escalation if negotiations fail.Officials said no immediate drawdown of US forces is...

New Delhi, April 8 The World Bank on Wednesday slightly raised India's growth projections for the 2026-27 fiscal year to 6.6 per cent, stating that while cuts in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate would boost consumer demand in the initial months of the fiscal, the Middle East crisis could...

Jerusalem, April 8 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the two-week ceasefire in the fight against Iran was "not the end of the war" but a "pause," as he vowed to achieve all war objectives, including the issue of Tehran's enriched uranium.The US and Iran had...

Washington, April 9 – The White House strongly defended President Donald Trump’s aggressive rhetoric during the Iran conflict on Wednesday, arguing that it directly contributed to forcing Tehran into a ceasefire and reopening negotiations after weeks of intense military confrontation.The...

Washington, April 8 – The White House confirmed on Wednesday high-level engagement with China during the Iran crisis, signaling a broader geopolitical dimension to the ceasefire and upcoming negotiations with Tehran.The White House said that conversations took place between Washington and...

Washington, April 8 – A fragile ceasefire with Iran hinges on the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the White House asserted Wednesday, even as it claimed sweeping military gains that forced Tehran to agree to negotiations after weeks of sustained strikes.White House Press Secretary...

New Delhi, April 8 – The Congress welcomed the temporary cessation of hostilities in West Asia on Wednesday, but launched a sharp attack on the Narendra Modi government, accusing it of diplomatic missteps that allowed Pakistan to emerge as a key mediator in the US-Iran ceasefire deal.In a...

India has welcomed the ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran. Speaking at an inter-ministerial briefing on recent developments in West Asia in New Delhi, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, said that New Delhi hopes this will lead to lasting peace in West Asia...