Politics


Pakistan, Bangladesh sign pact to curb cross-border drug trafficking

Pakistan, Bangladesh sign pact to curb cross-border drug trafficking

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Bangladesh have formalized a security cooperation agreement aimed at dismantling transnational…

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Ayesha Masood
JI Chief Blasts Govt Over Further Hike in Petroleum Prices

JI Chief Blasts Govt Over Further Hike in Petroleum Prices

Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has strongly criticised the government over the latest increase in petroleum…

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Ayesha Masood

U.S. Fires on Iranian Tankers as Tehran Denounces ‘Reckless’ Attacks

A fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire looked even shakier on Thursday, May 8, after American forces fired…

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Aqil Rahman
U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to observe a three-day ceasefire running from Saturday through Monday, and said the pause would also include a prisoner swap. According to AP, Trump announced the arrangement on social media and cast it as a possible opening toward a broader end to the war. The claim is significant, but it comes with an obvious caution. At this stage, the announcement is being reported as Trump’s statement about what both sides agreed to, and ceasefire politics around this war have often been messy, short-lived and disputed almost immediately. That makes verification on the ground just as important as the announcement itself. The timing matters too. AP says the truce would overlap with Russia’s Victory Day period, a politically loaded moment in Moscow that already carried security concerns and symbolic weight. Recent reporting has also described earlier unilateral or competing truce proposals around the same commemorative window, with each side questioning the other’s sincerity. That is why the real test is not the headline but whether the ceasefire actually holds. Even a short pause could reduce immediate fighting and create space for diplomacy, but previous temporary truces tied to holidays or political messaging have struggled to survive contact with the battlefield. So for now, this is a potentially important diplomatic development, but still one that needs careful watching. If Russia and Ukraine do observe the truce for the full three days, it could become a rare moment of de-escalation. If not, it will join the long list of ceasefire claims that sounded promising before events on the ground caught up.

Trump says Russia and Ukraine will observe three-day ceasefire

U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to observe a three-day ceasefire…

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Mabruka Khan

Starmer’s Labour Faces Brutal Reality Check in U.K. Local Elections

Labour’s grip on local government loosened overnight as voters delivered a stinging rebuke to Keir…

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Haris Ali

Federal Government Weighs Handing BISP Control to Provinces

  The federal government is considering a proposal to devolve the Benazir Income Support Programme…

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Ayan Ahmed
Pakistan Seeks Singapore’s Support in Repatriating Nationals, Iranians Aboard Vessels Seized by US

Pakistan Seeks Singapore’s Support in Repatriating Nationals, Iranians Aboard Vessels Seized by US

Pakistan has sought Singapore’s support for the safe repatriation of Pakistani and Iranian nationals aboard…

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Ayesha Masood
JUI-F Holds Second Round of Protests Over Killing of Maulana Idrees

JUI-F Holds Second Round of Protests Over Killing of Maulana Idrees

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl held a second round of protests over the killing of Maulana Idrees, demanding…

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Ayesha Masood