Pakistan

Officials said methane gas triggered the Balochistan mine blast, damaging a ventilation passage and complicating efforts to reach trapped miners.

Islamabad is seeking to shift its traditional relationship with Washington from a primarily security-focused one to a durable, trade-driven partnership.  

Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said their defense cooperation has evolved over several decades and should not be seen as a recent development.

The attack took place late on Wednesday in ⁠the Hangu district near the Afghan border, an ​area that has long served as home to terrorist groups.

Pakistani officials have justified the crackdown by alleging that armed and India-backed militants joined the Kashmiri protesters. India has rejected similar accusations in the past.

The three-judge panel of the Full Federal Court of Australia unanimously upheld a 2024 ruling that the comment, addressed to Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi on social media, was unlawful.

Saudi Arabian outlets reported that Washington and Tehran submitted their responses following the second consecutive night without US strikes in two weeks.

Outside of Iran's efforts to strengthen trade with Pakistan, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi confirmed that officials would be visiting Iran on Thursday to discuss bilateral cooperation.

Shahbaz was married to her abductor in March, despite most provinces requiring a person to be at least 18 to marry.

Since retaking power, the Taliban has largely excluded women from public life. Girls are barred from secondary schools and universities, while women have faced sweeping restrictions.