The Press Editor

New Delhi: Pakistan is celebrating, calling itself the peacemaker in the US-Iran ceasefire, to the extent that its media is now calling for a Nobel Peace Prize to be given to PM Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir. However, the reality seems to be the opposite, portraying the ongoing frenzy as ironic. A report by the Financial Times says it was the US which pushed Pakistan to broker a temporary truce in fighting with Iran. This raises questions and scepticism about Islamabad's actual role. It noted that this came even as US President Donald Trump escalated rhetoric against Tehran,…

Beirut: Israel on Thursday claimed its military killed Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem in massive airstrikes carried out in Lebanon's Beirut on Wednesday night. The announcement was made in a post on X by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) along with the killing of Qassem's personal secretary Ali Yusuf Kharshi, in the same wave of attacks. "The IDF eliminated Na'im Qassem, Deputy Secretary-General of the terror organisation Hezbollah, in Beirut: A series of terror infrastructures were attacked last night in southern Lebanon," the IDF wrote in the post. "The IDF struck and eliminated yesterday Ali Yusuf Kharshi, the personal secretary of the…

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that not all objectives in the conflict with Iran have yet been achieved, adding that they will ultimately be met either through a negotiated deal or by military means. His remarks came after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week pause in military strikes on Iran. Addressing the nation, Netanyahu said Israel has already secured victories that once seemed unimaginable. He also paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the conflict, honoring their sacrifice while emphasising the country’s continued resolve. “I want to thank you, our wonderful people. When you showed…

Washington: US Vice President JD Vance will lead a high-level delegation for the first round of talks with Iran, which will be held on April 11 (Saturday) in Pakistan, confirmed the White House on Saturday. This comes after the two sides reached a ceasefire agreement for two weeks, which the White House said will create an "opening" for long-standing peace in the Middle East. Though the US and Iran have arrived on a consensus over the ceasefire agreement, Tehran has threatened that ending the war in Lebanon is a part of the agreement. But the ceasefire is on bring, as…