US denies IRGC’s claim of striking airbase in Saudi Arabia

An E-3 AWACS aircraft deployed to the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing takes off for a mission during a sand storm March 25. SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck the Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, accommodating 200 personnel at the time on March 28, according to Iranian news agencies. Brigadier General … Read more

China hosts Pak-Afghan exploratory talks

ISLAMABAD: A trilateral meeting involving officials from China, Pakistan and Afghanistan was held in Urumqi on Wednesday against the backdrop of ongoing hostilities between Islamabad and Kabul, with sources terming the engagement an exploratory effort rather than a formal mediation initiative. There was no official word from Islamabad regarding the meeting. However, sources familiar with … Read more

PM orders strategy to tackle ME war fallout

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed the relevant authorities to formulate a comprehensive strategy to curtail economic effects on public in the wake of current regional situation. He stressed that the strategy should not disrupt production or the balance of supply and demand across economic sectors. The prime minister further directed that both … Read more

Japan, France agree to step up coordination on Hormuz, Iran war

Both nations push for ceasefire, free navigation through Hormuz as Macron hits back at Trump’s ‘very unhelpful’ jab French President Emmanuel Macron with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a visit to Tokyo. PHOTO: AFP Japan and France agreed on Wednesday to coordinate closely in pushing for an end to the US-Israeli war with Iran and … Read more