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Army spokesman sees cautious hope in Iran-US mediation
Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry says Field Marshal Asim Munir's two Tehran visits this month point to positive movement but warns powerful elements are obstructing peace.
Qatar gives Iran new war-ending draft as Pakistan co-mediates
Tehran is expected to answer by the end of the week on a seven-day plan of daily confidence-building steps, though an Iranian official called the ideas unacceptable.
Six million Afghans return home amid Pakistan, Iran deportation drives
A labourer supporting seven relatives in Sheberghan says work has grown scarcer since the returnees arrived, as demand for jobs and housing rises.
Iran border trade remains limited a week after partial reopening
Traders say clearance is restricted to consignments booked before 16 October, when Pakistan withdrew an import-form exemption for Iranian goods.
Pakistan cuts petrol price as Iran diplomacy cools oil markets
Arab News PK reports the reduction as Brent slips from six-month highs, but LPG still costs Rs600 a kilogram in Lahore and Islamabad.
Qatar emir, Iran president discuss Hormuz blockade in Moscow
The meeting came a day after Pakistan's army chief, Saudi and Turkish officials held talks with Iran in Tehran to stop the eight-month war reigniting.
Asif sees 'progress' in Makkah alliance talks with Iran
Defence minister repeats that Pakistan is bound to defend Saudi Arabia and says the Tehran meeting may help end the kingdom's war with the Houthis
Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye pledge to keep talking on regional security
The News International and Turkey's Anadolu Ajansı both report the four-country pledge, but neither account gives a venue, date or level for the commitment.
Poppy cultivation spreads in Balochistan after Afghan ban, reports say
Two independent outlets say the crop is expanding across the Pakistan-Iran borderland, but neither gives the area sown, the harvest size or the districts affected.
Asim Munir meets Iran's Pezeshkian as four-nation talks held in Tehran
The field marshal joined Saudi and Turkish delegations in the first high-level contact between Iran and the three Makkah defence pact members.
Taftan crossing reopens as partial Iran trade resumes
The Star reports thousands of trucks waiting on the Pakistani side while Balochistan Pulse says LPG tankers are still awaiting clearance.
Asim Munir, Saudi and Turkish officials meet Iran leadership in Tehran
Saudi Arabia confirmed the delegation on X, but Islamabad has issued no official statement on the army chief's visit.
Pakistan reopens Gabd crossing with Iran after weeklong suspension
Traders and a customs agent told Arab News the route is moving again, while Reuters reports LPG shortages deepened during the closure.
Pakistan, Saudi and Turkish officials head to Tehran for security talks
Field Marshal Asim Munir is expected to join Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin at the four-party meeting with Iran's security chief.
Pakistan, Saudi, Turkey deepen military cooperation after Houthi attacks
Military chiefs met in Riyadh to turn the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement into immediate military action, while Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Pakistan raised non-state actors with Iran.
Haramain security a red line, PM tells UN
Shehbaz Sharif condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and said the Strait of Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb must remain open.
Turkey says Saudi-Pakistan pact could expand to Iran
Turkish parliamentary speaker says pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan could broaden to wider Muslim world, according to Reuters.
PM Shehbaz says civil, military leadership working jointly on economy
Speaking at the UN General Assembly alongside Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam, he also backed regional peace and accused Afghanistan-based militants of attacks in Pakistan.
Four refineries seal $5bn modernisation deals
Energy Update says the agreements aim to strengthen Pakistan’s energy security; EnergyNow reports a parallel Pakistan-Iran energy deal.
Pakistan kabaddi team misses first Asian Games semi-final after Iran loss
The side fell 51-30 in its last group match, while the cricket squad departed for Japan targeting a gold medal.
Pakistan-bound LNG tanker crosses Hormuz after Iran talks
Marine Insight reported the safe passage; IndexBox identified the vessel as the Shandong Redwood, bound for Karachi with Qatari LNG.
Book says ISI office meeting helped foil Iran coup
Ben Macintyre's account of KGB double agent Vladimir Kuzichkin draws on MI6 officers and Rafsanjani's memoirs, BBC Urdu reports.
Peshawar High Court halts Afghan medical student deportations
UN experts have asked Pakistan to suspend removals of vulnerable refugees, and Iran reports deporting 439,000 undocumented Afghans this year.
Naqvi meets Iranian president in Tehran for regional talks
The visit comes as Pakistan tries to revive diplomacy between Washington and Tehran, with economic and regional cooperation on the table.
Iran signals willingness to resume US dialogue in Tehran talks
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met President Masoud Pezeshkian and his Iranian counterpart as Islamabad pushes to revive the stalled mediation process.
