Nixon to Trump: Pakistan’s long record as backchannel between rival powers
Islamabad reprises its role as diplomatic broker as US and Iran edge closer to wider confrontation.

Islamabad reprises its role as diplomatic broker as US and Iran edge closer to wider confrontation.










Pakistan says it is mediating indirect talks between the US and Iran aimed at ending the war.

WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says the global trade order has ‘irrevocably changed’.
Children among dead after bus carrying 40 passengers, which was attempting to board a ferry, topples into river.
Most people killed in Iran’s Gulf attacks have been from South Asia. And entire economies back home are on edge.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said Cairo is ready to host talks on Iran to support de-escalation.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals both sold within hours for two separate record-breaking deals.

Indian opposition parties have staged a protest over the shortage of cooking gas triggered by the war on Iran.

Energy facilities in the Middle East are under attack, including Qatar’s LNG, pushing prices higher.
Trump’s envoys have sent a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran via Pakistan. But Tehran has its own conditions.
Developing economies in Asia, Africa and the Middle East are most exposed to surging energy costs.