Canadian FM backs Pakistan’s Iran diplomacy, announces over $47 million in aid, security initiatives
- Anita Anand becomes first Canadian foreign minister in nearly 20 years to visit Pakistan
- Both sides sign a protocol for the import of Canadian canola for food, feed and processing
- Girls overcome social stigma and family resistance to pursue gymnastics
- Stateless children in Machar Colony face documentation hurdles to compete
- Only 802 Pakistanis deported from Kingdom, GCC for begging in 2026 compared to 1,100 in 2025, 4,800 in 2024, says official
- Says authorities have launched investigations, filed cases against Pakistanis involved in begging in foreign countries
- The US military has said the total number of deaths in the war with Iran is 17
- Burnham will become the seventh UK prime minister since 2016
- Britain’s parliamentary democracy allows governing parties to change leaders, and thus prime ministers, without the need for a general election
- Investors deploy capital despite heightened geopolitical uncertainty
- Spain is now unbeaten in its last 38 matches — 29 wins, nine draws — and now is the outright holder of the longest such streak by any European team ever
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Islamabad Memorandum
- Eskandar Momeni to hold talks with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and other Pakistani leaders
- Visit comes as Pakistan seeks to preserve diplomatic process amid renewed US-Iran tensions
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What's Dariyah?
Located in Saudi Arabia's central region of Qassim, Dariyah was an important stop on ancient trade and pilgrimage routes and is now one of the Kingdom's significant archaeological sites. Earlier this week, the Saudi Heritage Commission announced that a collection of 100 pieces of gold jewelry dating back to the Abbasid era has been discovered in the site.
Who is “The Joshie-Man”?
It’s a name given by social media fans to Joshua Harris, a 12-year-old autistic and non-verbal Briton, who has been visiting UK mosques and distributing cakes to promote solidarity amid an increase in far-right support in the country. On a recent trip to Madinah with his father, “The Joshie-Man” turned his ‘Cake not hate’ campaign to ‘Dates not hate’ by handing out the holy city’s famous ajwa and ambar dates people in the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque.
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Pakistan Afghanistan Conflict
- Pakistan says it intercepted four drones launched from Afghanistan into Balochistan province
- Relations have sharply deteriorated amid cross-border strikes, militant attacks, border tensions
