Are the US and Iran closer to war or to a deal?
As US and Iran pursue talks, both signal they are still ready to use force against each other.

As US and Iran pursue talks, both signal they are still ready to use force against each other.








Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says China and Pakistan are ‘iron brother’ countries.
Livestock traders in Pakistan say the war on Iran has hurt their sales ahead of Eid al-Adha.

A Baloch separatist group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a train carrying soldiers in Quetta, Pakistan.









The Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the attack.
More and more women and girls are making a mark in the overwhelmingly male sport, locally called ‘neza baazi’.

Munir met senior Iranian officials on Saturday as Islamabad and Doha push to finalise a memorandum to end the war.
India and Pakistan remain publicly entrenched, even as unofficial voices push for renewed dialogue and restraint.