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After Pakistan, Republican leader Buddy Carter nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize for brokering Israel-Iran truce

A Republican leader has now nominated Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize for brokering Israel-Iran truce. A Republican lawmaker, Buddy Carter, wrote to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, nominating the US President for the Nobel Peace Prize for preventing the world’s largest “state sponsor of terrorism from obtaining the most lethal weapon on the planet”. […]

If India uses water as weapon, Pakistan is ready to fight, says Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Former Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari issued a blunt warning Monday to India over its unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), saying Pakistan would not hesitate to respond if its water rights were violated. Speaking during the budget session of National Assembly, the Pakistan Peoples Party chairman said, “India has two options: […]

‘Gravely concerned’: Pakistan slams US strikes on Iran; day after nominating Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Shehbaz Sharif and Donald Trump (R) Pakistan on Sunday strongly condemned the recent US airstrikes on Iran’s key nuclear facilities. This came just a day after Pakistan publicly endorsed US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his “decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership” during the recent crisis between India and Pakistan. In […]

‘Diplomatic intervention’: Pakistan nominates Donald Trump for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize; cites role in India-Pakistan crisis

Pakistan has nominated US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, crediting his “decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership” during the recent crisis between India and Pakistan. The announcement was made in a post on social media platform X, where Pakistani officials said Trump played a key role in defusing tensions between the […]

‘Two big nuclear powers avoided war’: Donald Trump on meeting with Asim Munir; says trade talks on with India, Pakistan

US President Donald Trump has revealed the reason behind his meeting with Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir, saying, “I wanted to thank him for not going into the war and ending it.”“Reason I had him here was I wanted to thank him for not going into the war and ending it,” Trump told reporters […]

Israel-Iran conflict: Pakistan shuts border crossings with Iran

QUETTA: Pakistan has closed all its border crossings with neighbouring Iran for an indefinite period, provincial officials said on Monday as Israel and Iran trade intense strikes and threaten further attacks.“Border facilities in all five districts – Chaghi, Washuk, Panjgur, Kech and Gwadar – have been suspended,” said Qadir Bakhsh Pirkani, a senior official in […]

‘Just like I got India and Pakistan to make a deal’: Trump claims he can end Israel-Iran conflict too

As Israeli airstrikes on Iran entered a third day and the region teetered on the brink of a wider conflict, US President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Sunday, claiming he could bring peace between Israel and Iran just as he had done with other historic adversaries, pointing to his past efforts in de-escalating […]

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 jolts Pakistan

Representative image (ANI) ISLAMABAD: An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 jolted Pakistan, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred late on Thursday, at a shallow depth of 10km, making it susceptible to aftershocks.In a post on X, NCS said, “EQ of M: 4.6, On: 12/06/2025 20:02:04 IST, […]

‘Where beneficial to US interests’: Indian-origin Paul Kapur, Trump’s nominee for South Asia, on his vision about relationship with Pakistan

Indian-origin Paul Kapur told Senate what his vision is about US’s future ties with India and Pakistan, if he gets confirmed. Paul Kapur, Donald Trump’s Indian-origin pick for the role of assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he would pursue security cooperation with Pakistan where […]

6 killed, 2 injured in gas cylinder blast in Pakistan

PESHAWAR: A gas cylinder explosion killed six people and injured two others in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, according to an official. The incident, which occurred in the Mardan district’s Aram Colony, caused the collapse of a two-storey house, said Bilal Ahmad Faizi, spokesperson for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rescue 1122, an emergency rescue service. […]