Iran war: China’s ‘peace plan’ likely to thwart Pakistan’s high profile US plans​

IANS | April 1, 2026 9:58 PM

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) China has stepped up efforts as a global peace broker with initiatives on a possible stop to the United States-Iran war and the Afghan-Pakistan armed conflict, even as Islamabad’s offer to host players involved in the West Asian theatre gains ground, raising questions over current relations between the “all-weather friends.”​

Pakistan remains ‘primary hub' for organised terrorism: Report

IANS | April 1, 2026 9:29 PM

Islamabad/New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The United States, United Nations, and European Union must go beyond symbolic sanctions against Pakistan and enforce comprehensive financial and diplomatic measures against institutions enabling terror activities, a report said on Wednesday.

Nearly half of Pakistan's population below poverty line: Report

IANS | April 1, 2026 9:25 PM

Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) Poverty has yet again increased in Pakistan with fresh statistics placing nearly half of the population below the poverty line, demonstrating a widening gap between official claims and lived realities, a report has stated.

NASA Artemis mission set for mankind’s return to moon 

IANS | April 1, 2026 8:08 PM

New York, April 1 (IANS) More than half-a-century after mankind’s sojourn to the moon, four astronauts are planned to take off Wednesday on a voyage that will take them around the celestial body in preparation for journeys beyond, deep into space.

Fuel hike in Pakistan reflects structural mismanagement, delayed reforms: Report

IANS | April 1, 2026 7:36 PM

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Factors like regional conflict and the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz account for only a portion of the increase in fuel prices in Pakistan, according to a new report, which stresses that the majority reflects "structural mismanagement, delayed reforms, and political considerations".