The Press Editor

Abu Dhabi: Pakistan will repay a USD 2 billion loan to the United Arab Emirates on its request, according to a media report on Friday. The funds were originally provided by the UAE to support Pakistan’s balance of payments and had been rolled over regularly until recently. However, sources said the UAE sought immediate repayment amid the evolving situation in the Middle East following the US Israel war on Iran. According to Geo News, the amount was held as a safe deposit with the State Bank of Pakistan. Pakistan is expected to return the USD 2 billion to Abu Dhabi…

Washington: Amid intensified war in West Asia, US President Donald Trump on Saturday asserted that the destruction of an American military aircraft will have no bearing on diplomatic discussions with Iran, according to a report by NBC News. We're in war , says Trump Dismissing the notion that the event would impede negotiations, the President stated, "No, not at all. No, it's war. We're in war." These remarks represent the leader's first public response to the loss of an American plane during the hostilities, occurring as combat actions and diplomatic initiatives proceed simultaneously. Trump refused to elaborate on the particulars…

Tehran: Into the fifth week of the ongoing war in West Asia, Iran's missile capabilities have caught the US and its allies off guard through a rapid shift towards high-precision guidance, the use of solid-fuel technology for quick-strike readiness, and massive, coordinated saturation attacks that depleted regional defense systems. Despite the significant US-Israeli airstrikes in the last few weeks, Iran demonstrated the ability to launch over a thousand drones and missiles, shifting from "weapons of terror" to systems capable of targeting infrastructure with high accuracy.  Moreover, Iran's missile strategy also caught the US and its allies off guard through a…

Tehran: Even as the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues to disrupt trade across the globe, Iran on Saturday hinted at expanding its maritime strategy by focusing on another vital chokepoint, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, heightening concerns over supply chains and energy flows. The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, hinted at the potential for significant disruption in a series of questions posted on X. “What share of global oil, LNG, wheat, rice, and fertilizer shipments transits the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait? Which countries and companies account for the highest transit volumes through the strait?” Maritime traffic through Hormuz remains…