QUETTA – A man died and 10 others injured when a bomb blast struck the convoy of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MPA Ali Madad Jattak in Quetta on Wednesday. ​ 

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent remarks by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming them “provocative and inflammatory” and warned that such rhetoric could dangerously escalate tensions in South Asia. ​ 

RIYADH – President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the US will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria, and secured a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia to invest in the United States on a trip to the Gulf. ​ 

ISLAMABAD – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), visited Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Rawalpindi on Monday to inquire after the well-being of soldiers and innocent civilians wounded during Marka-e-Haq/Operation Bunyanum Marsoos. ​ 

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Monday reaffirmed that Pakistan had always desired peace in South Asia but would never accept any violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity. ​ 

Islamabad – The Director Generals of Military Operations of Pakistan and India contacted over hotline, Radio Pakistan reported on Monday. ​ 

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said Monday his administration had helped avoid a nuclear war between India and Pakistan, crediting trade diplomacy for defusing tensions between the two South Asian neighbours. ​ 

HONG KONG – The United States and China agreed Monday to drastically roll back tariffs on each other’s goods for an initial 90-day period, in a surprise breakthrough that has de-escalated a punishing trade war and buoyed global markets. ​ 

ISLAMABAD – Many world leaders and international organisations widely welcomed the ceasefire understanding between Pakistan and India, lauding the diplomatic efforts that led to the de-escalation and emphasizing the need for lasting peace in South Asia. ​ 

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan late Saturday night said that it had not violated any ceasefire agreement reached with India hours earlier. ​