Category: International

In the quiet capital of Oman, Muscat, a fragile thread of diplomacy is about to be tested once more. Tomorrow, indirect talks between Iran and the United States will begin, weeks after repeated setbacks threatened to unravel the entire effort, according to Dawn News. The mere fact that the meetings are happening feels like a […]

Pakistan Faces Make-or-Break Decade: 30 Million Jobs Needed Pakistan stands at a crossroads. Over the next ten years, the nation must create up to 30 million jobs or watch its massive youth population become a source of instability rather than prosperity. That stark warning comes from World Bank President Ajay Banga, who visited the country […]

India and America Strike Historic Trade Deal, Oil Ties With Russia to End India and the United States have reached a landmark trade agreement that will reshape economic relations between the world’s oldest and largest democracies. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced Thursday that the deal will be signed by mid-March, with a joint statement expected […]

Islamabad, Feb 4 — United Nations human rights experts have raised serious concerns over the recent convictions of Pakistani lawyers and human rights defenders Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, warning that their sentencing threatens freedom of expression and the rule of law in the country, according to The Express Tribune. In a statement issued […]

Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has closed the suo motu case related to the killing of prominent journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya, ruling that judicial supervision of the investigation is not permitted under Pakistani law, according to Dawn News. The decision, announced on Tuesday, stated that the matter is being handled through diplomatic channels under […]

The Kremlin issued a stark warning on Tuesday: the world is hurtling toward its most perilous moment in modern history as the final nuclear arms agreement between the United States and Russia teeters on the brink of extinction, according to Hurriyet Daily News. New START, the last remaining treaty controlling the nuclear arsenals of the […]

The United States and India have reached a major trade agreement following a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to BBC News. The deal is expected to ease trade tensions, lower tariffs, and strengthen economic ties between the world’s two largest democracies. President Trump announced that the […]

The briefcase General Asim Munir opened in the Oval Office last September held more than glittering minerals, it carried Pakistan’s hopes for economic salvation. Standing beside Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif before President Donald Trump, Pakistan’s army chief unveiled a tempting offer: access to the country’s vast mineral wealth for American investors, according to Al Jazeera […]

In a dramatic fall from grace, China’s former justice minister Tang Yijun received a life sentence Monday for accepting millions in illegal bribes during his decades-long political career, according to The News. The Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court delivered the harsh verdict, finding that Tang had pocketed property worth over 137 million yuan, roughly $19.7 million, […]

India has announced a historic expansion of public spending, unveiling a record-breaking defence budget of $85 billion and a massive $133 billion allocation for infrastructure in its latest national budget, according to Reuters. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the ambitious financial plan to parliament on Sunday, describing it as a decisive step toward strengthening national […]