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Pakistan PM, army chief may join US-Iran talks in Switzerland amid Hormuz blockade

  • Islamabad says technical-level talks on Sunday will include Pakistani, Qatari officials
  • Negotiations come as Iran blames the US for failing to stop Israel’s strikes in Lebanon
video By NAIMAT KHAN - & - Waseem Abbasi ·

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Pakistan’s FY27 budget aims to accelerate export-led growth, finance minister says

  • Aurangzeb says budget seeks to build on economic stabilization achieved over past two years
  • Minister cites manufacturing growth, remittances and IT exports as signs of economic recovery
By Iqra Hussain ·

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Pakistani lawmakers halt telecom bill over property rights concerns

  • As per the bill, a property owner’s failure to respond to two notices is to be considered ‘implied consent’ for telecom installations
  • It allows authorities to override regulations governing housing societies, granting telecom operators access through residential areas
By NAIMAT KHAN ·

Police say seven killed, three injured in twin blasts in northwest Pakistan

  • Twin blasts first targeted vehicle carrying civilians and then struck another vehicle transporting victims to hospital, police say
  • Pakistan has witnessed a surge in militant attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces along Afghan border
By Rehmat Mehsud  ·

Saudi relief agency trains more than 1,000 vulnerable Gazans in vocational and digital skills

  • KSrelief’s Gaza project offers 130 hours of training across eight vocational and digital tracks
  • New shipment of tents arrives as aid agency continues large-scale food distribution across Gaza
By Arab News ·

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Palestinians ‘trapped’ between Israeli settler violence and Hamas atrocities, UN Commission chair tells Arab News

  • Justice Srinivasan Muralidhar warns civilians are paying the price for lawlessness, impunity and prolonged conflict in Gaza and the West Bank
  • Commission has documented a 130 percent rise in settler attacks and 249 cases of execution-style violence by Hamas-affiliated forces
By Ephrem Kossaify ·

Counterterror police investigate after 5 hurt in Edinburgh attacks that appeared to target Muslims

  • Police said a 36-year-old was arrested late Friday following reports of attacks that injuired five men
  • UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that the suspect “appears to be motivated by anti-Muslim hatred”
By AP ·

Startup Wrap: More than $69m flows into MENA startups

  • Startups continued to attract fresh capital and strategic backing
By Nour El-Shaeri ·

Undav scores twice, saves Germany with 2-1 World Cup win over Ivory Coast

  • Four-time champion Germany has come back from disappointing group stage exits in 2018 and 2022
  • Ivory Coast is still searching for its first knockout stage appearance and could still qualify
By AP ·

Comedian ‘tortured’ in California prison ‘because he’s Arab and Muslim,’ attorney tells Arab News

  • Nicholas C. Rowley files lawsuit against San Mateo County police on behalf of Ahmed Ahmed
  • Egyptian American suffered broken bones, ‘head and brain injuries and suffers from PTSD’
By RAY HANANIA ·