After nearly four grueling months, President Donald Trump is trying to end the war he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kicked off in February—but neither Republicans nor Israeli officials are happy with the “Art of the Deal” guy’s dealmaking.
Trump gloated that a deal to end the war was complete on his 80th birthday on Sunday. “I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the…
In the early hours of Monday, the US and Iran agreed on a framework to end the more than three-month-long war, renewing hopes for a permanent end to the conflict that has engulfed much of the region.
In a post on X, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a deal had been struck, which was later confirmed by US President Donald Trump, with an “official signing ceremony” expected on Friday, June…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday stressed the importance of the country having “strong” security, as he spoke about the budget-making process.
He made the remarks during a federal cabinet meeting that approved the budget, which is now expected to be tabled in the parliament. “Today, we are presenting the third budget of our government,” the premier noted.
“There were definitely a lot of…
Sports are governed by rules. Those rules separate a ball from a strike, a fumble from an incomplete pass, and foul balls from a fair. Without rules, sporting events are nothing more than random people getting some exercise. And without people to enforce those rules, there is no integrity, no fairness, and no genuine competition.
By those standards, college sports is currently the world’s most…
The US-Canada relationship has long been one of the closest partnerships in the world. The two countries share the world’s longest undefended border, exchange nearly $1 trillion in goods and services annually, and work closely together on defense and security.
But as business and political leaders gather for the US-Canada Summit, co-hosted by GZERO’s parent company Eurasia Group and Royal…
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, whose party holds the majority in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly, said on Sunday he would meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over the current situation in AJK, asserting that issues would be resolved through talks.
He said this while presiding over a meeting of the PPP AJK parliamentary party in Islamabad, a statement issued by the PPP…
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, whose party holds the majority in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly, said on Sunday he would meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over the current situation in AJK, asserting that issues would be resolved through talks.
He said this while presiding over a meeting of the PPP AJK parliamentary party in Islamabad, a statement issued by the PPP…
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry maintained on Sunday that most of the Joint Awami Action Committee’s (JAAC) demands, agreed between the JAAC and the government last October, had been fulfilled.
“Thirty-five out of 38 demands have been implemented,” he said while addressing a press conference in Islamabad.
Of the three remaining demands out of the total 38, the minister said…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed Tuesday that Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund for his allies was officially dead in the water.
During a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, ranking member Grace Meng asked Blanche what his plans were for Trump’s so-called “Anti-Weaponization Fund.” The Department of Justice agreed to suspend the project until June 12, after a major…
Are we close to a deal with Iran? A sentence away from an agreement to end the war, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio claims? Who knows? But what we do know from credible reporting is that the deal being negotiated looks a whole lot like the deal that Barack Obama’s team struck with Iran in 2014 and 2015.
Donald Trump is a salesman trying to convince us that this used car is actually brand new.…
As we await the final report of the White House Religious Liberty Commission (RLC), the storm continues around its February 9 hearing and the aftermath. _Providence, Juicy Ecumenism,_ and, more generally, IRD have followed and analyzed the good, the bad, and the ugly. Sarah Stewart helpfully highlighted accurate comments on X from Bishop Robert Barron, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of…
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Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday acknowledged that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government was standing firmly with the Centre in combatting terrorism, hailing that they were on the “same page”.
He made the remarks on the floor of the National Assembly while responding to an emotionally charged speech by Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) Noor Alam Khan, who had criticised both the federal…
Also the case against what is still a fun, but unlikely deal...
LAHORE: Airblue has launched direct flights from Lahore to Baku, becoming Pakistan’s second airline to operate the route after Pakistan International Airlines and Azerbaijan Airlines.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Qasim Mohiuddin said the launch marked another step in strengthening bilateral relations, driven by close coordination between the two countries’ leadership.
“Azerbaijan and…
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WASHINGTON/DUBAI/ISLAMABAD: Iran seized two vessels in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, tightening its control over the vital waterway, as regional tensions escalated despite renewed diplomatic efforts and uncertainty over proposed ceasefire arrangements.
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intercepted two ships for…
BAJAUR: Two children and a woman were killed while three others were injured when mortar shells fired from across the Afghan border hit a house in the Kitkot village of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district on Wednesday night, security sources said.
The sources held the Afghan Taliban responsible for the firing, terming it an act of unprovoked aggression.
They said the Afghan Taliban had been…
Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in his latest written message said that the Islamic republic does not want war with the United States and Israel, but would protect its rights as a nation, state television reported on Thursday.
“We did not seek war and we do not want it,” he said in the message read out on state TV, coinciding with 40 days since his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Friday that he had rejected another recommendation for an increase in the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD).
He made the announcement during an address to the nation, saying that he had been recommended to approve an increase of Rs95 per litre in the price of petrol and Rs203 per litre in that of HSD.
“However, I have rejected it,” he…
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are moving closer to joining the US-Iran conflict. It’s a notable shift for the former friends-turned-foes: despite backing opposite sides in Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen, they could find themselves aligned again in Iran. Riyadh reportedly urged US President Donald Trump to continue military action…
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President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday met with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui in Karachi, where they discussed the importance of political harmony.
According to a statement released by the Presidency, the “importance of national unity, political harmony and continued democracy” was discussed during the meeting.
“The…
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari approved on Thursday the appointment of PML-N’s Nehal Hashmi as Sindh governor, hours after it was announced that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recommended his appointment to the post previously held by MQM’s Kamran Tessori.
“President Zardari has approved the appointment of Mr Nihal Hashmi as Sindh governor, acting on the advice of PM under Articles 48 and…
By now most US residents with internet access are well aware that the White House likes to use pop hits to promote their violent, white nationalistic nonsense on social media, even if the stars behind those pop hits never agreed to it. Now, as we approach two weeks since the US and Israel started bombing Iran, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have evidently caught on to the White House's social…
Chuck Schumer’s foreign policy stance reflects his close relationship with Israel, which has long been pushing for war with Iran. (Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
Most Americans don’t want this…
A core claim of Trumpism was that the Right was turning the page on Bush-era neoconservatism in foreign policy. Today’s attack on Iran is yet more proof of just how false that claim always was. (AFP via Getty…
On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy’s appeal against a lawsuit attempting to hold them liable for their contributions to climate change.
The suit, initially brought by the city of Boulder, Colorado, and Boulder County, argued that Exxon’s and Suncor’s aggressive advertising and fossil fuel sales were to blame for high temperatures and more frequent…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Shafqat Ali Khan on Friday denied reports that the Gulf country has suspended the issuance of 96- and 48-hour transit visas for Pakistanis.
“It’s not true,” he said in response to _Dawn_ ’s query about reports circulating on social media.
The 96- and 48-hour transit visas are sponsored by the UAE-based airlines — Emirates and…