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French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he shared Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s position on the need to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, speaking alongside her in Tokyo, Reuters reports.

A ferry moves past the Jag Vasant vessel transferring LPG at a port after transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid supply disruptions linked to the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Mumbai, India on April 1, 2026. — Reuters

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Ahmed Bilal Mehboob

There is a trend of undermining processes meant to ensure transparency in public bodies.

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Return of hope to Skardu

Afzal Ali Shigri

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Aqdas Afzal

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The government’s constant threats to suspend KP’s elected dispensation over a political protest have escalated hostilities considerably. In that context, both sides did well to start talking.

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