On Ishaq Dar's appointment as Pakistan's deputy prime minister:

PML-N's Senator Irfan Siddiqui says it's prime minister prerogative to choose anyone to share his burden, and that he chose Mr. Dar on his free will to ease his burden bbc.com/urdu/articles/…

PM Shehbaz Sharif, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar & Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will travel to Saudi Arabia to attend the World Economic Forum Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy being held from 28-29 April 2024, says Pakistan's foreign office.

“Current volume of economic and trade between Iran and Pakistan is not acceptable. We have decided as a first step to increase trade volume between our two countries to $10bn,” says Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at a joint presser with PM Shehbaz Sharif.

Iranian president Ibrahim Raisi is visiting Pakistan at a time when Tehran is engaged in an open war with Israel. Will Israel’s western allies see president Raisi’s visit as Pakistan’s support to Tehran in Middle East tussle? My latest bbc.com/urdu/articles/…

Mobile phone service to remain ‘temporarily suspended in specific districts’ in Punjab and Balochistan on April 21 and 22 due to by-elections on 21 provincial and national assembly seats, says PTA in a statement.

US imposes sanctions on four entities – three based in China and one in Belarus – for supplying missile‐applicable items to Pakistan’s ballistic missile programs, including its long-range missile program.

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US Consulate General in Karachi issues a security alert, saying it 'has received a report of a threat of terrorist attacks targeted at high-end hotels in Karachi.'

'High-end hotels in Karachi are temporarily off-limits to official U.S. government personnel,' adds the statement.

“Iran’s nuclear facility is completely safe,” reports Iranian Tasnim agency after Israel’s attempted attack in Isfahan.

Karachi police say five Japanese nationals were unhurt after their vehicle was targeted by a suicide bomber in the city’s Landhi area. A police official says the foreign nationals were travelling in a bullet proof SUV. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack

Statement after Corps Commander Conference includes a warning for those trying to 'drive a wedge between people are armed forces of Pakistan'.

'We will not allow such efforts to succeed and as per the law and constitution, stern action will be ensured,' reads the statement.

Didn't name Israel or Iran in the statement.

The US military has shot down some Iranian drones headed towards Israel, two US officials have told the BBC's US partner CBS News.

No information has been given yet on how they were intercepted or where. #Iran #Isreal

Iran mission to UN: ' Iran’s military action was in response to the Zionist regime’s aggression against our diplomatic premises in Damascus. The matter can be deemed concluded. However, should the Israeli regime make another mistake, Iran’s response will be considerably more…