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Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on social media platform X the action was launched in response to multiple terrorist attacks across the country, the report said.

There were no immediate official reports of casualties or damage from the earthquake, but checks were ongoing, the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority said in a statement.

This attack is the most significant in Karachi since an explosion targeting a Chinese convoy in October 2024, which killed two Chinese nationals.

The joint Qatar-Pakistan mediation format is notable, it combines Doha’s established diplomatic brokerage with Islamabad’s strategic geography, military weight, and renewed relevance in Washington.

Reporters Without Borders, known by its French acronym RSF, said it supported 1,468 journalists between 2021 and 2025 who fled threats, imprisonment, or threats to their lives.

A joint statement released by the mediating countries, Qatar and Pakistan, announced the creation of a deconfliction mechanism for Lebanon.

The talks in Switzerland may have calmed markets and lowered the volume for a day. They have not answered the question that matters: Is Iran being forced to retreat or merely being paid to pause?

The mediators did not explain how the mechanism would operate or resolve the current hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.

Anwar-ul-Haq, the girl’s father, told police that gunmen fired on her. However, police found that ul-Haq, a naturalized US citizen, has organized the killing with his brother-in-law.

A US diplomat told Axios that "all four parties seem pleased with how the talks went today," after the conclusion of the first day of US-Iran talks, mediated by Pakistan and Qatar.