12-04-2026 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: The United States and Iran have failed to reach a peace deal after high-stakes talks in the Pakistani capital, with Vice President JD Vance saying Tehran refused to accept Washington’s terms after 21 hours of talks in Islamabad. “The bad news …
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Afghanistan brands China peace talks with Pakistan ‘useful’
11-04-2026 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ KABUL/ BEIJING: Afghanistan has said that peace talks with Pakistan being held in China have been “useful”. The comment was issued by the foreign ministry in Kabul amid talks aimed at halting cross-border fighting between the two neighbors, which were launched last week …
Read More »Pakistan to continue with Iran-US mediation despite ‘obstacles’
07-04-2026 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan intends to continue to nudge the United States and Iran towards negotiations aimed at ending their war but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledges “obstacles” in its efforts. Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi did not specify the roadblocks on the path …
Read More »Pakistan, Afghanistan hold talks in China to end conflict
05-04-2026 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ BEIJING/ KABUL: Pakistan and Afghanistan have confirmed they are holding talks in China aimed at ending the worst conflict between the South Asian neighbors since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in 2021. Senior officials from both countries are holding preliminary talks in …
Read More »US-Iran talks puts Netanyahu under pressure
01-04-2026 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ TEHRAN: With mixed signals over US plans for fresh talks with Iran, the exchange of fire between Iran and Israel, the Middle East’s two arch-enemies continues. Iran fired several missiles at targets in northern and southern Israel overnight, after Israel …
Read More »Pakistan’s long record as backchannel between rival powers
30-03-2026 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD: In the middle of 1971, at the height of the Cold War, a Pakistani government plane carrying US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger flew overnight from Islamabad to Beijing. The trip was secret, the facilitator was Pakistan and the geopolitical consequences were generational. More than …
Read More »Pakistan willing to host peace talks to end war on Iran
27-03-2026 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s prime minister said on Tuesday he was willing to host talks between the US and Iran on ending the war in the Gulf, a day after President Donald Trump postponed threats to bomb Iranian power plants, saying there had been “productive” talks. …
Read More »Pakistan T20 cricket league to be held in empty stadiums
27-03-2026 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report LAHORE/ KARACHI: Pakistan’s premier domestic T20 league will take place in empty stadiums due to the recent spike in oil prices, says a top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The franchise-based Pakistan Super League, set to kick off on Thursday, also …
Read More »Australian PM heckled at Eid prayers over Israel stance
22-03-2026 By SJA Jafri + Agencies SYDNEY: Anthony Albanese and Tony Burke were heckled by some worshippers at one of Australia’s largest mosques, with some booing and one shouting “genocide supporters” before the prime minister made a quick exit. The prime minister and the home affairs minister were at Lakemba …
Read More »Families search for loved ones after Pakistan strikes on Kabul
19-03-2026 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: Families have gathered outside a drug treatment centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, looking for their loved ones after it was hit in a Pakistani air strike, which Taliban authorities said killed 408 people. The attack on Kabul’s Omar Addiction Treatment …
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