Saudi Arabia is discussing a defence deal with the United States which it hopes to seal when Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the White House next month, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. A senior Trump administration official told the Financial Times there were discussions about signing something...
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October 15, 2025October 15, 2025World
Trump says FIFA chief would back moving World Cup games for security reasons
United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that FIFA chief Gianni Infantino would support moving 2026 World Cup games from US cities for security reasons if necessary. In September, Trump raised the possibility of moving games amid his crackdown on Democratic-run cities, but at the time FIFA said that it was up to football’s...
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October 12, 2025October 12, 2025World
Furore over absence of women journalists from Afghan FM Muttaqi’s presser in India
New Delhi: India’s opposition Congress party criticised the Narendra Modi government on Saturday over the absence of women journalists from a press conference addressed by visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra asking the prime minister to clarify his position on the matter. “Mr Modi, when you allow...
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October 11, 2025October 11, 2025World
Afghan policy
AS unconfirmed reports continue to circulate regarding the elimination of banned TTP chief Noor Wali Mehsud in Kabul, Pakistan’s civil and military leadership must formulate a policy that protects the country’s borders, stabilises internal security and prevents a major flare-up with Afghanistan. As per reports, explosions were heard in the Afghan capital on Thursday, though...
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Illusion of Public Wisdom
Public anger on the streets is no longer a shock. Take Nepal’s recent example: a mass movement shook the entire system, forcing the government to bend after a bloody clash that left 19 dead. public demonstration in Nepal was latest of the series which earlier took place in Serbia, Mongolia, Mali, Ukraine, Bangladesh, and Kenya...
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July 19, 2025July 20, 2025World
The Magnificent Xinjiang Beyond Headlines: A Journey Under the SCO’s Banner of Peace
“Seeing Something Once is More Powerful than Hearing about it a Hundred Times.” From the moment the pilot announced, “We’re about to land at Urumqi International Airport,” I felt Xinjiang’s warm embrace. Stepping off the plane, the enthusiasm of our hosts was palpable—Volunteers holding banners, eager smiles, open arms. That feeling of welcome lingered as...
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Oxford Pakistan Programme Annual Dinner Raises Landmark Pledges for its Scholarships Offering
OXFORD; UK: The Oxford Pakistan Programme (the “**OPP**”) celebrated a milestone at its Annual Fundraising Dinner at Lady Margaret Hall, securing transformative pledges for three new scholarships and a £100,000 endowment to empower Pakistan’s brightest students. Pakistan’s leading exporter Interloop Ltd, represented by businessman and philanthropist Mr Musadaq Zulqarnain TI, committed funding for a scholarship...
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U.S. CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING EXPOSES SYSTEMATIC SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND FORCED RELIGIOUS CONVERSIONS OF GIRLS IN PAKISTAN, EGYPT, AND IRAQ Advocates demand U.S. action to end impunity and hold perpetrators accountable
On June 11 in Washington, D.C., international human rights organizations—Jubilee Campaign, Coptic Solidarity, and the Yazidi Canadian Association—held a powerful congressional briefing on Capitol Hill, exposing the horrifying scale of forced religious conversions, child marriage, and sexual slavery targeting religious and ethnic minority women and girls in Pakistan, Egypt, and Iraq. The briefing, headlined by...
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May 15, 2025May 15, 2025World
Trump says US close to a nuclear deal with Iran
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States was getting very close to securing a nuclear deal with Iran, and Tehran had “sort of” agreed to the terms. “We’re in very serious negotiations with Iran for long-term peace,” Trump said on a tour of the Gulf, according to a shared pool report...
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May 14, 2025May 14, 2025World
Trump meets with Syrian President Sharaa in Riyadh
US President Donald Trump is meeting Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa ahead of the GCC summit in Riyadh on Wednesday, a day after announcing that the United States was lifting sanctions on Syria, a pool report from The Washington Post said. The announcement came despite concerns within parts of Trump’s administration because Sharaa was previously designated...