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ISLAMABAD, 17 September, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Pakistan and China have formally activated a joint commission for the management of their shared border, with its inaugural meeting held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. The meeting was co-chaired by Li Ya, Deputy Director General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs at China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Bilal Mahmood Chaudhry, Director General for China Affairs at Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the Foreign Office, the commission was established under the 2013 agreement between Pakistan and China on border management and has now been formally operationalized. The platform will facilitate coordination on border management, maintenance of boundary markers, management of cross-border facilities...

JEDDAH, 17 September, 2026 (Nosheen): Passengers of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight arriving in Jeddah from Karachi were evacuated after ground staff reported a suspected fire in one of the aircraft’s engines while the plane was parked at the Jeddah airport stand. According to sources, the pilot initiated the emergency evacuation procedure and passengers were safely evacuated through emergency exits using evacuation slides, while some passengers were taken to the Jeddah airport clinic for medical examination. Fire department officials also reached the aircraft with fire brigade personnel, while PIA Jeddah authorities immediately informed airport officials and the security department. A PIA spokesperson said the aircraft had landed normally and was parked at the jetty when gr...

 KARACHI, 17 September, 2026 (Ghufran): First Lady of Pakistan Asifa Bhutto Zardari reaffirmed her support for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)’s efforts to advance the goal of Zero Hunger in Pakistan during a meeting with a WFP delegation led by Representative and Country Director WFP Pakistan Anita Hirsch in Karachi. The meeting was attended by Senator Sherry Rehman, Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah, Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab and Director General Ministry of Foreign Affairs Irfan Soomro. The WFP delegation briefed the First Lady on its programmes covering nutrition, food security, school meals and climate resilience, particularly its collaboration under the Benazir Nashonuma Programme, which has reached more than three million women and ...

ISLAMABAD, 17 September, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation with Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir during his visit to Beijing, according to Iranian media reports. The two officials discussed the latest regional developments and matters of mutual interest. The phone call took place as Araghchi visited China, where he also met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss regional security and efforts to reduce tensions. During his meeting with Wang, Araghchi said Tehran had initiated talks with neighboring countries as part of its efforts to restore peace and stability in the region, adding that his government was seeking to protect what it described as the legitimate rights of the Iranian peop...