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Topic: Islamabad

Why UAE asked Pakistan to repay $3.5 billion loan amid the West Asia war

According to a report in Financial Times, there is an India angle too in what has transpired between UAE and Pakistan over the past few days. 

Mixed signals, mistrust, Pakistan miscommunication: Why US-Iran talks to end West Asia war are faltering

Trump declared he won't send envoys to Islamabad as planned, even as Iran foreign minister Araghchi is set to return to city. ISPR wrongly claims US team was in Pakistan.

Islamabad lockdown ends peacemaker euphoria in Pakistan. ‘No one cares if Trump is coming’

Residents in Islamabad are frustrated after weeks of road closures, as authorities maintain strict security measures in hopes of hosting further US-Iran peace talks.

US, Iran officials can return to Islamabad for talks. Why Lahoris, Karachiites are offended

One person on X pointed out the traffic situation in Karachi, saying that the delegations would be stuck in traffic jams for hours in the city.

Saudi Arabia invokes defence pact with Pakistan amid West Asia conflict. What it entails

According to Drop Site, under the current terms of the deal, which is entirely defensive, Saudi Arabia couldn’t request that Pakistan counterattack Iran, even from Saudi territory. 

China says military conflict is ‘root cause’ of disruption in Strait of Hormuz, calls for de-escalation

China hopes 'ceasefire will be kept, disputes be resolved via political & diplomatic means rather than reigniting flames of war & conditions be created for early return of peace to Gulf'.

Riyadh & Doha to lend $5 bn to Islamabad amid Pakistan’s UAE repayment & force deployment to Saudi Arabia

The financial assistance from the Gulf allies comes as Pakistan is set to repay a $3.5 billion loan from the United Arab Emirates by the end of April, following a request for immediate settlement.

Islamabad talks conclude on a cliffhanger. Iran says Vance-led delegation ‘failed to gain our trust’

Iran said Islamabad talks hinged on US refraining from ‘excessive demands’. This was the first direct high-level engagement between Washington and Tehran since 1979.

US-Iran talks & how Pakistan leverages its geography to come into relevance | Cut The Clutter

In Episode 1825 of Cut The Clutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains why Pakistan continues to return to geopolitical relevance despite periods of isolation & setbacks.

A wound unhealed: Bangladesh PM Tarique recalls 1971 ‘pre-planned massacre’ by Pakistan on Genocide Day

Post the fall of Hasina govt, under interim leadership of Yunus, Liberation War narratives & revisionism became a key point of discussion amid improvement in Bangladesh-Pakistan ties.

On Camera

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

Billionaire Gautam Adani’s $1.2 billion copper plant has hit a string of technical setbacks since it was commissioned ten months ago, raising concerns about...

JD Vance worried Pentagon not giving Trump the full picture of the war—The Atlantic report

Vance, originally sceptical about US launching strikes against Iran, is reported to be worried that the US does not have enough interceptors and offensive missiles, something he has raised with Trump.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.