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Islamabad, April 11 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated on Saturday Pakistan's commitment to helping achieve peace between the US and Iran, as the two sides agreed to talks amidst a temporary ceasefire.Sharif made the remarks during a meeting with an Iranian delegation led by the Speaker...

Lahore, April 11 Pakistan has implemented extraordinary, multi-layered security measures to protect the aircraft carrying the Iranian delegation for high-stakes peace talks with the US in Islamabad, an aviation official said on Saturday.One of the measures involved a Pakistan International...

Islamabad, April 11 An Iranian delegation met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir on Saturday to discuss issues related to peace talks with the US and bilateral matters.The delegation, which includes Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and...

FGN35: PAK-WASIA-4THLD TALKSUS Vice President Vance, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf reach Islamabad for high-stakes peace talksIslamabad: US Vice President J D Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Pakistan on Saturday to hold high-stakes peace talks...

Islamabad, April 11 US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Pakistan on Saturday to hold high-stakes talks with Iran with the aim of reaching a permanent peace agreement to end the war in West Asia, which has crippled global energy supplies and caused widespread economic disruptions.Vance...

Islamabad, April 10 Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi reviewed security arrangements in Islamabad on Friday ahead of the arrival of Iranian and US delegations for peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in West Asia.The US and Iran agreed on a two-week conditional ceasefire on...

Islamabad, April 9 Pakistan and France on Thursday expressed "serious concern" over the Israeli aggression against Lebanon.During a "warm and cordial" telephone conversation between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and French President Emmanuel Macron, the latter conveyed his good wishes to the...

Beijing, April 9 China's Defence Ministry on Thursday denied reports that Chinese firms had provided satellite imagery and semiconductor chip manufacturing equipment to the Iranian military during the US-Israeli war against Iran.The Defence Ministry spokesperson, Zhang Xiaogang, stated that...

Islamabad, April 8 Pakistani authorities announced a two-day holiday in the national capital ahead of the planned peace talks between the US and Iran on Friday.The Islamabad district administration announced local holidays on April 9 (Thursday) and 10 (Friday), Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz...

Islamabad, April 8 Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday urged all parties to exercise restraint and respect the US-Iran ceasefire, amid reports of violations of the truce across the conflict zone.The US and Iran had earlier agreed on a conditional two-week ceasefire that...

Beijing, April 8 Iran will allow ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz during the two-week ceasefire, but any decision to open the Strait entirely in the future will depend on the results of peace talks with the US, a senior Iranian diplomat said on Wednesday.So far, 3,000 ships are...

Islamabad, April 8 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has confirmed Tehran's participation in Pakistan-facilitated peace talks with the US in Islamabad, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday.Shehbaz said he had a "warm and substantive" telephone conversation with President...

Islamabad, April 2 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that Pakistan was working tirelessly to ease tensions in West Asia through diplomacy and talks, amid the ongoing conflict in the region.Sharif made the remarks at a high-level meeting, attended by Chief of Defence Forces Field...

Islamabad, April 2 Pakistan confirmed on Thursday that it was holding talks with the Taliban government of Afghanistan to end the ongoing conflict, while demanding that Kabul must "demonstrate visible and verifiable actions" against terrorists.Speaking at a weekly press conference here...

Islamabad, April 1 – Participants in a jirga (tribal council) have urged the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan to stop the border clashes and resolve their differences through dialogue, local media reported on Wednesday.A "Pakistan-Afghanistan Peace Jirga" was organized in Pakistan's...

Islamabad, March 29 Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief secretary Arbab Shehzad Khan said that a Pakistan-Afghanistan peace jirga will be held in Peshawar on March 31 to urge the leaders of the two nations to ease tensions and work towards peace, local media reported on Sunday.Addressing a press...

Islamabad, March 28 Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held discussions with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian via phone on Saturday regarding the ongoing hostilities in West Asia and condemned the continued Israeli attacks on Tehran.“During their detailed conversation that lasted over...

Islamabad, March 27 Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Friday and discussed the ongoing efforts for peace in West Asia.Deputy Prime Minister Dar said in a statement on X that he exchanged views with Wang, who is also a member of the Political...

Imphal, March 25 Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Wednesday said he met President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi and briefed her on the evolving situation in the northeastern state.Singh left for the national capital on Tuesday."Honoured to call on Hon'ble President Smt. Droupadi...

New Delhi/Imphal, March 25 Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh met with President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the national capital on Wednesday.The President's office shared a picture of the meeting on X."Chief Minister of Manipur, Yumnam Khemchand Singh, met with...