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A police officer standing guard ahead of possible negotiations between the United States and Iran, Islamabad, Pakistan, April 10, 2026. (Anjum Naveed/AP)
April 10, 2026, 11:04 am
Pakistan emerges as a key international player as it mediates between US and Iran
Islamabad has close ties with Tehran and DC, unlike previous negotiators, which have come under fire from Iran in the war; Pakistan does not recognize Israel; Netanyahu has said they should not be enemies
By Munir Ahmed and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO
US President Donald Trump, left, listens as Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a summit on Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP/Evan Vucci)
March 27, 2026, 12:01 pm
Why Pakistan has emerged as a key mediator between US and Iran
With Gulf states under fire, Islamabad steps into unlikely role of interlocutor between US, Iranian officials in apparent bid to stem rising oil prices and preserve domestic calm
By Munir Ahmed and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO
Indian army personnel stand next to explosives, carried by a drone, after it was intercepted by India, on the outskirts of Amritsar, on May 10, 2025. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
May 10, 2025, 10:49 am
India, Pakistan indicate willingness to pull back from brink as conflict escalates
Nuclear-armed neighbors carry out cross-border strikes on military bases; Pakistani forces seen mobilizing toward the frontier; Rubio speaks to both sides, urges calm
By Munir Ahmed, AIJAZ HUSSAIN, SHEIKH SAALIQ and RAJESH ROY
Screen capture from video purportedly showing the aftermath of a strike by Pakistan on Iran, January 17, 2024. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 18, 2024, 8:10 am
Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran, killing at least 7 people
Foreign Ministry says strikes on Sistan and Baluchestan province taken ‘in light of credible intelligence of impending large-scale terrorist activities’
By Munir Ahmed and Jon Gambrell
Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar speaks at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. (AP/Markus Schreiber)
January 17, 2024, 5:16 pm
Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over airstrike that killed two
Islamabad says bombing of alleged Sunni militant base was ‘blatant violation’ of its airspace; defense source says country had no warning of attack
By Munir Ahmed and Jon Gambrell
Lawyers and supporters of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan celebrate outside the High Court in Islamabad on August 29, 2023, after suspension of Khan's prison sentence for a graft conviction. (Photo by FAROOQ NAEEM / AFP)
August 29, 2023, 2:01 pm
Pakistani court suspends corruption conviction, prison term of former PM Imran Khan
Popular former leader will face a retrial in case of misappropriating gifts received in office, but will be able to run in upcoming elections
By Munir Ahmed
Youths who were trapped in a broken cable car receive first aid following their rescue, in Pashto village, a mountainous area of Battagram district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, August 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Nasir Mahmood)
August 23, 2023, 2:35 am
Rescuers save all 8 people trapped in cable car dangling above canyon in Pakistan
Military commandos use helicopter and makeshift chairlift to stage daring rescue hundreds of feet off the ground in remote mountain region
By RIAZ KHAN and Munir Ahmed
People look a church damaged and burned by angry Muslim mob in Jaranwala near Faisalabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Muhammad Shafqat)
August 17, 2023, 8:39 am
Muslim mobs burn churches in Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating Quran
Up to 17 churches, several homes burned or destroyed; police and military sent in to stop attacks; no immediate reports of casualties
By ASIM TANVEER and Munir Ahmed
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, meets with his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, in Islamabad, Pakistan, August 3, 2023. (Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)
August 3, 2023, 8:20 pm
Visiting Islamabad, Iran’s FM presses Pakistan to complete long-delayed gas pipeline
Washington opposes project, which has been stalled since 2014, saying it could violate nuclear sanctions on Iran
By Munir Ahmed
Iraqis raise copies of the Quran, Muslims' holy book, during a protest in Tahrir Square, Thursday، July 20, 2023 in Baghdad, Iraq. The protest was in response to the burning of Quran in Sweden. (AP Photo/Adil AL-Khazali)
July 21, 2023, 2:31 pm
Muslim nations outraged following latest Quran desecration in Sweden
Iraq cuts off ties with Stockholm after Iraqi-born Christian stands on Islamic holy book outside Iraqi embassy in Swedish capital
By Jon Gambrell, ABBY SEWELL, Nasser Karimi and Munir Ahmed
Muslim protesters chant slogans during a rally to denounce the burning of the Quran in Sweden, in Peshawar, Pakistan, July 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
July 7, 2023, 3:04 pm
Masses in Pakistan attend anti-Sweden protests after Quran burning in Stockholm
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif calls for activists to turn out at rallies nationwide: ‘When it comes to the Quran, the nation is one’
By Munir Ahmed
Then-Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf listens to the national anthem before being sworn in as the country's civilian president at President House in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 29, 2007. (B.K.Bangash/AP)
February 5, 2023, 10:36 am
Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan martial ruler who backed US in Afghanistan, dies at 79
Former army chief gained power in a bloodless coup, survived two assassination attempts and eventually stepped down while facing possible impeachment amid public discontent
By Jon Gambrell and Munir Ahmed
Homes are surrounded by floodwaters in Sohbat Pur city, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, Aug. 29, 2022. (Zahid Hussain/AP)
August 30, 2022, 3:10 pm
UN to seek $160 million in emergency aid for Pakistan flood disaster
Minister warns cost of damage to economy, already estimated at $10 billion, could be far greater; death toll at least 1,150, with 33 million affected
By Munir Ahmed
In this 1998 file photo made available March 19, 2004, Ayman al-Zawahri, left, listens during a news conference with Osama bin Laden in Khost, Afghanistan. (Mazhar Ali Khan/AP)
August 2, 2022, 11:13 pm
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers under scrutiny as US kills al-Qaeda leader in Kabul
Washington and Taliban trade accusations of violating 2020 Doha Agreement on US pullout; Blinken says al-Zawahiri’s presence breaks Kabul’s commitment to not harbor terrorists
By Rahim Faiez and Munir Ahmed
Indian commandos prepare to storm the Nariman Chabad House in Mumbai during the 2008 terror attacks. (photo credit: Youtube screen capture)
June 28, 2022, 8:43 am
Pakistani court sentences terrorist linked to 2008 Mumbai attacks to 15 years
But Sajid Majeed Mir, wanted by FBI, convicted of terror financing unrelated to assault that included deadly shooting at Jewish community center
By Munir Ahmed and ASIM TANVEER
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