ISLAMABAD: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday on a one-day official visit, receiving a red-carpet welcome from Pakistan’s top leadership following Islamabad-mediated talks between Tehran and Washington in Switzerland. The Iranian president arrived aboard a special Mirage Airlines aircraft, identified as Minab 168. Upon arrival, he was […]
BURGENSTOCK: US Vice President JD Vance has announced significant diplomatic progress with Iran following high-level multilateral talks in Switzerland, saying Tehran has agreed to allow international nuclear inspectors back into the country and that the Strait of Hormuz has been officially reopened. Speaking at a press briefing after the negotiations, […]
The United States has issued a 60-day general licence allowing limited production, sale and export of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products, marking a major policy shift following diplomatic progress in high-level talks held in Burgenstock, Switzerland. The US Treasury Department said the decision was taken under a temporary framework agreed […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has successfully facilitated the repatriation of eight Iranian fishermen who were rescued at sea by a British vessel after their boat ran aground, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Monday. Dar said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with Pakistan’s maritime authorities, worked closely […]
BÜRGENSTOCK, Switzerland: US Vice President JD Vance met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Sunday ahead of high-level technical negotiations between the United States and Iran aimed at implementing the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The […]
ISLAMABAD: Shehbaz Sharif and Syed Asim Munir arrived in Burgenstock, Switzerland, on Sunday to participate in high-level talks aimed at advancing the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the prime minister is leading a high-level Pakistani […]
RAWALPINDI: Lieutenant General William Agyapong, Chief of Defence Staff of Ghana, called on Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Thursday, where both sides discussed enhanced defence cooperation and regional security matters. Upon arrival at GHQ, […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States have expressed confidence that a long-awaited framework agreement aimed at ending hostilities between the United States and Iran is close to completion, although Tehran has cautioned that no signing is expected on Sunday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said both sides had agreed on the […]
RAWALPINDI: All personnel on board a Pakistan Army Aviation Mi-17 helicopter were martyred after the aircraft crashed near Muzaffarabad on Wednesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. According to the military’s media wing, the helicopter developed a technical fault during take-off, resulting in the crash. ISPR said there were no […]
RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed 14 militants during an intelligence-based operation in the Naal area of Khuzdar district in Balochistan, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The operation was carried out on June 8, 2026, after intelligence inputs indicated the presence of armed individuals linked to what officials described as […]