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                <title>Pakistan PM, military chief arrives in Switzerland for first high-level talks on US-Iran accord implementation</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times 
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday arrived in Bürgenstock, Switzerland to participate in high-level talks focu...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pm-cdf-june20</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:31:05 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan President warns India over mosque demolitions, citing threat to Muslim heritage</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD– Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed "deep concern" o...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/MOSQUE-INDIA-JUNE20</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 22:43:31 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan PM Sharif to lead delegation at US-Iran talks in Switzerland</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
Bürgenstock, Switzerland – Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-PM-June20</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-PM-June20</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 22:28:08 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>US-Iran technical talks to resume in Switzerland on Sunday, Pakistan confirms</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD – Technical-level negotiations between the United States and I...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Iran-US-talksSunday</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Iran-US-talksSunday</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 19:28:06 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan&#039;s interior minister arrives in Tehran as US signals possible Iran talks within days</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
TEHRAN - Pakistan’s Interior Minister has arrived in Tehran and held meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Naqvi-Iran-june20</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Naqvi-Iran-june20</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 18:57:36 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>&#039;I and Italy never beg&#039;: Meloni slams Trump over &#039;fabricated&#039; photo claim as diplomatic row escalates</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
Rome/Washington – A dramatic diplomatic row erupted between the United S...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Meloni-trump-clash</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Meloni-trump-clash</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 18:00:39 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Former Pakistan foreign minister acquitted, four PTI leaders get 10 years in May 9 riot case</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan's northeastern city of Lahore on Saturday acquitted former foreign minister Shah M...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/PTI-Khan-june20</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/PTI-Khan-june20</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:40:42 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Twin roadside bombings kill seven in northwestern Pakistan amid surge in militant violence</title>
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan - At least seven people were killed and three others wounded in twin roadside bo...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Bannu-blast-june20</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Bannu-blast-june20</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:39:07 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan, Iran express concern over Lebanon ceasefire violations amid US-Iran talks</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
Islamabad/Tehran – Pakistan and Iran’s top diplomats on Friday exp...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Iran-June19</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Iran-June19</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:14:27 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan&#039;s NW Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government refuses to sign Rs. 175 billion transfer deal, citing demands for Imran Khan&#039;s rights</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
PESHAWAR, Pakistan  – Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) pr...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Imran-Khan-June19</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Imran-Khan-June19</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:21:54 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Strait of Hormuz sees surge in commercial traffic after US-Iran deal</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
TEHRAN - Commercial vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has surged to its highest level since early June, with 25 ships pa...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Hamoz-strait-june19</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Hamoz-strait-june19</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:58:09 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>US-Iran talks cancelled at last minute as US VP Vance scraps Switzerland trip amid Israeli ceasefire violation in Lebanon</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
Geneva – High-stakes negotiations between the United States and Iran sch...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Iran-US-June19</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Iran-US-June19</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:40:21 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>&quot;Truth vs. Taliban propaganda: Pakistan releases evidence of downed drone, rejects Kabul&#039;s &#039;fake news&#039; campaign&quot;</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday issued a strong rebuttal against what it describes as a...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-AfghanTaliban-june19</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-AfghanTaliban-june19</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:13:48 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Belgium opposes Afghan Taliban visit to Brussels but says it cannot block EU invitation</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
BRUSSELS— Belgium’s foreign minister has said he opposes plans for Taliban representatives to visit Brussels for tal...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Belgium-taliban-meeting</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Belgium-taliban-meeting</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:37:27 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Ghana Defence Chief holds talks with Pakistan military leadership</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Lieutenant General William Agyapong, Chief of Defence Staff of the Republic of Ghana, met Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir at General He...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Ghana-meeting</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Ghana-meeting</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:31:07 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>PM Shehbaz, Iranian President hold first post-deal call, pledge to expand bilateral ties</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iranian President Masoud P...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Iran-june18</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Iran-june18</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:23:11 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan warns against ‘weaponisation’ of water at Brussels conference on transboundary rivers</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
BRUSSELS - Pakistan on Wednesday warned against the “weaponisation” of shared water resources, urging stro...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-India-june18</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-India-june18</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:25:34 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan receives global congratulatory calls after historic US-Iran MoU signing</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar received congratulatory calls from his Turkish, Bahraini,...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-congratulation-Turkiye</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-congratulation-Turkiye</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:09:57 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>&#039;Stop blowing up buildings&#039;: Trump-Netanyahu relationship sours as US pursues Iran peace deal, WSJ reports</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
WASHINGTON – The long-standing strategic partnership between US Presiden...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/US-Israel-June18</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/US-Israel-June18</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:02:28 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan PM announces signing of US-Iran ‘Islamabad memorandum of understanding’</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times 
ISLAMABAD, — Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on early Friday that the United States and Iran had electronically signed a landmark agree...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/US-Iran-signingdeal</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/US-Iran-signingdeal</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:13:28 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pentagon says Elon Musk’s Grok AI helped direct US strikes on Iran</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
WASHINGTON — The US military used a specialized version of Elon Musk's Grok artificial intelligence system to help support...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/X-Iran-US</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/X-Iran-US</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:32:10 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan to repatriate 30 Iranian seamen rescued at sea by UK, US</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan announced on Wednesday that it will repatriate approximately 30 Iranian seamen who were recently interdicted...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/30-IRANIAN-PAKISTAN</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/30-IRANIAN-PAKISTAN</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:44:20 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>US-Iran deal unveiled: What&#039;s inside the 14-point agreement to end the war?</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
Tehran secures sanctions relief and $24 billion in frozen assets as Washington seeks nuclear guarantees in landmark ceasefire f...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/US-Iran-dealJune17</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/US-Iran-dealJune17</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:38:05 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Trump meets world leaders at G7 summit with Iran agreement high on agenda</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS, France  -  US President Donald Trump met world leaders at the Group of Seven (G7) summi...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-g7-june16</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-g7-june16</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:55:02 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan, China top diplomats welcome Iran-US understanding, stress regional peace</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Chin...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-China-June16</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-China-June16</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:44:21 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>B-52 crash at California base kills all 8 aboard, Air Force confirms &#039;not survivable&#039;</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
WASHINGTON - A United States military B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in Califo...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/B-52-crashed</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/B-52-crashed</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:28:42 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan UN envoy names terrorist groups operating from Afghan soil, warns of cross-border attacks</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 

UNITED NATIONS...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Afghanistan-UN-June16</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Afghanistan-UN-June16</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:47:56 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Oil prices fall to three-month low as US-Iran deal raises hopes of Hormuz reopening</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
WASHINGTON - Global oil prices fell to their lowest levels in nearly three months on Monday after U.S. President Donald T...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Oil-price-june15</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Oil-price-june15</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:29:31 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan consults Türkiye, Egypt and Japan as momentum builds for US-Iran peace agreement</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 

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                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Turkiye-June15</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Turkiye-June15</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:04:24 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Two pilots killed as Pakistan Air Force trainer aircraft crashes near Mardan</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - A Pakistan Air Force trainer aircraft crashed during a routine training mission near the northwestern city of Mardan...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/PAF-Aircraf-crashed</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/PAF-Aircraf-crashed</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:20:59 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan to host signing of US-Iran peace agreement in Geneva, PM Sharif says</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD -  Pakistan will host the signing ceremony of a landmark agreement between the United States and Iran aimed at en...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Geneva-june15</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Geneva-june15</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:13:55 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan announces US-Iran peace deal, signing set for June 19 in Switzerland</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times 
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Monday that a peace agreement between the United States and Iran has been reached follo...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/US-Iran-June15</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/US-Iran-June15</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:59:03 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Trump says US-Iran peace deal to be signed today as Pakistan, Saudi Arabia welcome final-stage talks</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times 
 
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD -  U.S. President Donald Trump said a landmark agreement between the United States and Iran is scheduled to be signed...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-iran-june14</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-iran-june14</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:00:08 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan PM says U.S.-Iran peace deal could be signed within 24 hours</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times 
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the United States and Iran are closer than ever to reaching a landmark peace ag...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Sharif-us-june13</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Sharif-us-june13</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:59:32 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan, Swiss top diplomats speak 2nd time in past 24 hours as both welcome US-Iran progress</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times 
 
ISLAMABAD</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pak-swiss-june13</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pak-swiss-june13</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:36:01 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistani forces kill 21 militants in North Waziristan, including four high-value targets</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani security forces have killed 21 militants belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna-al-Khwarij over the past 72 hou...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/21-MILITANTS-JUNE13</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:34:01 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Iran says US peace deal to be signed digitally in &#039;next few days&#039; as Trump announces &#039;great settlement&#039;</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
TEHRAN – Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced Friday t...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Iran-FM-June13</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:07:53 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan confirms US, Iran reach final peace deal text as Shehbaz Sharif to departs for Switzerland</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced Friday that a final,...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/pm-sharif-june12</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:04:11 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan proposes $67.49 billion budget, eyes 4% growth amid fiscal strain</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Friday presented a federal budget worth 18.77 trillion rupees ($67.49 billion) for the fisc...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-budget-june12</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:31:15 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Two killed, including child, in blast outside mosque in northwestern Pakistan</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -  Two people, including an eight-year-old girl, were killed and five others injured in an explosion out...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Lakki-blast-june12</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Lakki-blast-june12</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:55:07 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>The Battle of Narratives: Securitization and the Politics of Naming Militancy</title>
                <description>By Zonisha Ahmed
The recent exchange at the UN Security Council over competing claims regarding militant activity and state narratives reflects a deeper structural reality of international...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Battle-narrative-june12</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Battle-narrative-june12</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:33:49 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan Army clinches 1st position at international pacesticking competition in UK</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - A Pakistan Army team representing the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) has secured 1st position at the prestigious Inte...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-army-june12</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-army-june12</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:28:28 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan, EU welcome progress in US-Iran understanding, reaffirm commitment to dialogue</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 


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                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-EU-June12</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-EU-June12</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:25:31 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan Navy welcomes first hangor-class submarine PNS/M Hangor to Karachi</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
KARACHI, Pakistan – The first Hangor-class submarine, PNS/M Hangor, arri...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Hangor-submarine</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Hangor-submarine</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:10:44 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>#BREAKING: Trump says US, Iran reach final deal framework, cancels planned strikes against Tehran</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had cancelled planned military strikes against Iran afte...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/trump-iran-june12</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/trump-iran-june12</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:00:14 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Turkish land forces commander meets Pakistan&#039;s military leadership to boost defence ties</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - General Metin Tokel, Commander of the Turkish Land Forces, called on Pakistan's top military leadership in Rawalpindi on Thursday to discu...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Turkiye-Pakistan-June11</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Turkiye-Pakistan-June11</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:22:13 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Trump vows to &#039;hit Iran very hard tonight,&#039; signals seizure of oil infrastructure</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the United States will launch a major military strike...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-iran-june11</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-iran-june11</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:15:43 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan rejects India&#039;s Kashmir remarks, holds out hope for US-Iran talks despite escalation</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday rejected recent statements by India's External Affairs Ministry regarding Azad Jammu and Kashmir,...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-FM-June11</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-FM-June11</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:11:38 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan warns India of serious consequences if water flow is halted</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday warned India against any attempt to stop or significantly reduce water flows to Pakistan, saying such a move cou...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-India-June11</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-India-June11</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:39:54 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>22 security personnel lost their lives in Pakistan Army helicopter crash, including three officers</title>
                <description> By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - At least 22 security personnel, including three officers, lost their lives in a Pakistani military helicopter that crashed in Azad K...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/22-officiers-killed</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/22-officiers-killed</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:48:24 +0500</pubDate>
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