ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif launched a flurry of diplomatic outreach on Tuesday, engaging with Iranian and Saudi leaders and meeting with key regional ambassadors to press for dialogue and de-escalation in the Middle East, where a tenuous US-brokered ceasefire has taken hold after weeks of spiraling violence.
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Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian flights
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has extended its airspace restriction on Indian aircraft for another month, a move that underscores the persistent friction between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
Bhutto-Zardari warns world silence on Israel’s Iran attack risks global conflict
ISLAMABAD, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, a key coalition partner in Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz-led government, warned on Monday that the world’s silence on Israel’s aggression against Iran risks plunging humanity into a global conflict, urging swift international action as tensions escalate in the Middle East and South Asia.
NSC condemns Israel, backs Iran but avoids criticising US in emergency meeting
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Security Committee (NSC) on Monday strongly condemned Israel’s airstrikes on Iran and endorsed Tehran’s right to self-defense, but refrained from addressing the United States’ weekend strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, signaling a delicate diplomatic balancing act.
NSC meets urgently over regional crisis after US hits Iranian nuclear facilities
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top civil and military leadership will gather today for an emergency meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) to confront the worsening regional crisis sparked by US airstrikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran.
Pakistan assures ample oil stocks after US strikes on Iran rattle markets
ISLAMABAD: The government, seeking to ease concerns over oil supplies, has assured the public that the country holds sufficient petroleum stocks to handle disruptions from the intensifying U.S.-Iran conflict in the Middle East following US military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Pakistan, China, Russia push for ceasefire after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, China, and Russia are set to present a joint resolution to the United Nations Security Council calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Middle East, following U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Pakistan slams US Iran strikes, a day after nominating Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday denounced US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities as a breach of international law, calling for
Six security personnel martyred, terrorists killed in KP, Balochistan attacks
ISLAMABAD: A wave of violence swept across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces on Saturday, killing six security personnel and at least six militants in shootings, bombings, and police operations, officials said.
Pakistan slams India’s Shah over ‘brazen disregard’ for Indus Waters Treaty
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Saturday slammed Indian Home Minister Amit Shah’s ‘brazen disregard’ for international agreements after he said New Delhi would never restore the Indus Waters Treaty with Islamabad, accusing India of violating international law and setting a ‘dangerous precedent’ that risks destabilizing the region over a vital shared resource.