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NA seeks probe into offloading of passengers at airports

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution calling on the government to investigate the offloading of passengers with valid travel documents at airports across the country. The resolution was moved by Pakistan Peoples Party lawmaker Agha Rafiullah, who pointed to a growing number of incidents in which travellers were denied boarding despite holding valid tickets and identification. It urges the government to carry out a thorough inquiry into such cases and introduce administrative reforms to ensure transparency, accountability and the protection of passenger rights. The resolution also…

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Pakistan, UAE agree on pre-immigration clearance to ease travel

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to introduce a pre-immigration clearance system that will allow passengers to complete immigration formalities before departure, enabling them to bypass lengthy procedures on arrival at UAE airports. The decision was taken during a meeting between a UAE delegation led by Director General of Customs and Port Security Ahmed bin Lahij Al Falasi and Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. The talks focused on bilateral relations, cooperation and simplifying travel and immigration processes. Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry and Federal Secretary…

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Achakzai set to become opposition leader as NA nominations close

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ISLAMABAD: Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai is set to assume the post of Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly unopposed after the deadline for submitting nominations closed on Tuesday. No other candidate filed nomination papers, leaving Achakzai – who also heads the opposition alliance Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayin Pakistan (TTAP) – as the sole nominee. Independent lawmakers backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) submitted their nomination documents in his favour. Verification of the signatures on the nomination papers is scheduled for Wednesday. Once the process is completed, an official…

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Pakistan seeks out-of-court settlement to scrap IP pipeline

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has conveyed to Iran its intention to shelve the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project under an out-of-court settlement framework, while also offering to revive the project if a waiver from United States sanctions can be secured, sources said on Monday. The IP gas pipeline project has remained stalled since 2014 due to US sanctions against Iran, despite Tehran granting extensions of more than a decade. Iran has also initiated legal proceedings over Pakistan’s failure to execute the project within the stipulated timeframe. According to the sources, Iran has…

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India’s foreign policy, politics and economy to collide in 2026, analysts warn

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India is likely to face a year in which the lines between foreign policy, domestic politics and the economy become increasingly blurred, making it harder for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to offset diplomatic setbacks with domestic successes, according to an analysis by Chatham House. The report said 2025 was anging foreign policy year, marked by a four-day conflict with Pakistan in May and a surguably India’s most challebsequent downturn in relations with the United States. The Trump administration imposed 50% tariffs on India over its purchase of Russian crude and the…

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‘My morality, my law’: Trump’s Wild West doctrine

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KARACHI: “I don’t need international law. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me,” US President Donald Trump declared in an interview with the New York Times on Friday. The remarks came in the aftermath of a daring US special forces operation that abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, raising alarm bells among international law experts, political commentators, and foreign policy analysts worldwide. Trump’s blunt assertion underscores a broader pattern of unilateralism in US foreign policy, one that challenges not only constitutional and legal norms…

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US to cut Venezuelan aid to Cuba if no deal, Trump says

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US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to “make a deal” or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money to Havana would now stop. “THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO!” Trump said on his Truth Social channel. “I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.” His remarks come a week after US forces seized Venezuela’s authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro in a nighttime operation in Caracas that killed dozens of Venezuelan and Cuban security…

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Trump weighs response to Iran crackdown; Tehran says US talks open

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Iran said on Monday it is keeping communications open with the US as President Donald Trump weighed responses to a deadly crackdown on protests that have posed one of the biggest challenges to clerical rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Trump said on Sunday the US may meet Iranian officials and that he is in contact with the opposition, while piling pressure on the Islamic Republic’s leaders, including threatening possible military action in response to violence against protesters. US-based rights group HRANA said it had verified the deaths of 490…

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Gold, silver extend rally to reach all-time highs

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Gold and silver prices climbed to record levels in both international and local markets on Monday, driven by a strong rally in the global bullion market. In the international bullion market, the price of gold rose by $77 per ounce to reach a new all-time high of $4,586. The surge was reflected in domestic markets, where the price of 24-carat gold increased by Rs7,700 per tola to Rs480,962. The price of gold per 10 grams also rose sharply by Rs6,602 to Rs412,347. Silver prices followed a similar upward trend. In…

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