Pakistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday night announced significant reductions in fuel prices while describing the evolving regional situation as a “historic” moment in which dialogue is replacing conflict in the Gulf.

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court temporarily barred law enforcement agencies (LEAs) on Friday from repatriating an Afghan family whose asylum case for resettlement in a third country through the UN’s refugee agency is pending. A bench comprising Justice Waqar Ahmad and Justice Farah Jamshed sought replies from the respondents, including the federal interior ministry, on a petition filed by an ex-serviceman under the former Afghan government. He was ousted from Afghanistan along with his family members, including his wife and three children, in 2021. The petitioners maintained they would face persecution if sent back to Afghanistan. Advocate Saifullah Muhib Kakakhel represented the petitioners and contended that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) had recommended to the government to allow them to temporarily stay in Pakistan as their case for resettlement in a third country was pending. He referred to a letter issued by the refugee agency on Jan 27, 2025 for the petitioner. Advocate Kak...

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Saudi finance minister reiterates kingdom's trust in Pak mediation efforts

POL prices slashed amid global fuel ease

A US jury has indicted 10 Indian nationals in connection with a conspiracy to carry out staged armed robberies at convenience stores for the purpose of allowing store clerks to falsely claim they were crime victims on immigration applications, according to a statement on the US Justice Department’s website. The defendants were previously charged by criminal complaint in March 2026, the statement said, adding that a federal grand jury in Boston charged the accused with one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud. It said all 10 defendants were previously charged by criminal complaint and released on conditions. Among them, Rameshbhai Patel and Ronakkumar Patel had been taken into immigration custody, the statement said. “The defendants are subject to deportation upon completion of any sentence imposed. This case stems from an investigation into Rambhai Patel, the organiser of the scheme, and getaway driver Balwinder Singh – both of whom were charged in December 2023 and later convicted in May 2025,” the state...

Accused involved in staged robberies at convenience stores

Beirut says death toll from Israeli strikes rises to 357 over past 48 hours

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President meets Taiwan opposition leader

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Former foreign minister and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the world does not have a “plan B” if the US-Iran talks fail to yield the desired results and emphasised the need for the negotiations to lead to a peaceful resolution to the Middle East war. Bilawal shared these thoughts in an interview with Sky News, where he was asked ahead of the talks scheduled in Islamabad for Saturday, “don’t result in a formal treaty” during the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, “do you have a plan B to prevent a return to full-scale hostilities”. In his response, Bilawal said: “I think the international community doesn’t have a plan B. Our Plan A needs to be achieving a peaceful resolution to this conflict and a more permanent peace. I think the way this conflict has played out has proven that a war of this nature, a war of this scale, is not an option.” He continued: “It’s up to us, up to the disputing parties, up to all countries, to push all sides to agree to that peace so that we don’t get dra...

Shops, malls in Karachi, other divisional headquarters to close at 9pm

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Eighteen people of various nationalities later repatriated

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PM Shehbaz pays tribute to the framers of supreme law

Says provision limited to US, Iran delegates, journalists

FM also speaks with Netherlands counterpart

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