by Muazzama Hasan | Apr 10, 2026 | Latest News, Global Affairs, Iran, War & Conflict
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, has highlighted China’s pivotal role in the diplomatic breakthrough that led to the current two-week ceasefire between Washington and Tehran. In an interview with CNN on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, Sheikh...
by Muazzama Hasan | Apr 10, 2026 | Latest News, Global Affairs
U.S President Donald Trump intensified his rhetoric against NATO accusing the alliance of abandoning the United States during the five-week war with Iran. Following a “frank and candid” two-hour meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White...
by Muazzama Hasan | Apr 10, 2026 | Latest News, Global Affairs
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced on Thursday, April 9, 2026, that the Fund expects to provide up to $50 billion in emergency financial assistance to nations reeling from the Middle East war. Speaking at the start of the IMF and World Bank Spring...
by Muazzama Hasan | Apr 9, 2026 | Latest News, Global Affairs, Iran, War & Conflict
As a two-week ceasefire begins, Iran has announced it will demand tolls paid in cryptocurrency from oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Hamid Hosseini, spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union, confirmed that the tariff is...
by Muazzama Hasan | Apr 9, 2026 | Latest News, Economics and Trade, Governance & Policy
The Prime Minister’s Office has issued urgent directives to finalize new currency swap agreements with the European Union, Russia, and Iran. This strategic push, integrated into the Ministry of Finance’s reform agenda, aims to decrease Pakistan’s heavy dependence on...
