ISLAMABAD: Barrister Salman Safdar, the lawyer representing former prime minister Imran Khan in the Al Qadir Trust case, met Thursday with the imprisoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder inside Adiala jail, one day after the Islamabad High Court ordered prison authorities to arrange the encounter.
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Opposition leaders rally behind government’s mediation in US-Iran ceasefire, calling off planned protest
ISLAMABAD: In a striking display of cross-party unity rarely seen in Pakistan’s polarised parliament, the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly on Wednesday offered the government unconditional support for its diplomatic efforts to help secure a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, while the main opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, abruptly canceled a major protest rally scheduled for the following day.
China says Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to halt escalation after week of talks in Xinjiang
ISLAMABAD: China said on Wednesday Pakistan and Afghanistan have committed to preventing any further escalation in their simmering border conflict, following a week of informal trilateral meetings hosted by Beijing in the Xinjiang region.
US and Iran set for direct talks in Islamabad on Friday, testing fragile two-week truce
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said delegations from Washington and Tehran would arrive in the Pakistani capital as soon as Friday at his invitation, aiming to transform a fragile two-week ceasefire into a lasting settlement.
Trump and Iran accept Pakistan-brokered two-week pause in fighting, with talks set for Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Wednesday that the United States and Iran, along with their allies, had reached an immediate ceasefire across the Middle East, including in Lebanon, after weeks of intensifying conflict that began with American and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in late February.
Sharif asks Trump to delay Iran deadline by two weeks to salvage diplomacy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appealed directly to President Donald Trump on Tuesday to grant Iran a two-week extension on a looming US deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and reach a deal with Washington, warning that failure to allow more time for diplomacy could derail a fragile peace process in the Middle East.
Police arrest Imran Khan’s sisters in crackdown on attempted protest outside his prison
ISLAMABAD: Authorities arrested two sisters of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday as they and dozens of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party supporters tried to demonstrate outside Adiala jail, where he has been held for nearly two years under tight restrictions on visits from family and lawyers.
Pakistan repays $1.43 billion debt on schedule, including $1.3 billion Eurobond, as UAE repayment nears
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan repaid $1.43 billion in external debt on Tuesday, including a $1.3 billion Eurobond maturing the following day, in a move the government described as routine and on schedule.
Russia and China veto UN resolution urging protection of shipping in Strait of Hormuz
ISLAMABAD: Russia and China vetoed a Security Council resolution on Tuesday that called for coordinated international action to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and demanded that Iran immediately halt its attacks on merchant vessels and civilian infrastructure.
Pakistan pledges ‘unflinching solidarity’ with Saudi Arabia after Iranian strike on Jubail petrochemical hub
ISLAMABAD: Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation on Tuesday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and offered his country’s “unflinching solidarity” with the kingdom after Iran launched ballistic missiles and drones at its Eastern Province, striking near a sprawling petrochemical complex in the industrial city of Jubail.