In 2024, the then-president of the US, Joe Biden, provided USD 16 million (Rs 138 crore) in civil aid to Pakistan.

Analysts view the US President's 2nd tenure with 'expectation and fear'. While stakes are high, adapting to a more transactional, unpredictable global landscape will be key for Pakistan.

A Trump ally has called on Pakistan to release the former prime minister from prison, inspiring fervent hope among his supporters.

In a bustling market in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, a food vendor who locals say bears an uncanny resemblance to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump gets more business - and attention - than others.

Bagga has extended invitation to the President-elect. He said Donald Trump sahib (sir), you have won the election, now visit here and eat my kheer, you will really enjoy it

With Trump’s presidency on the horizon, US-Pakistan relations need recalibration, moving beyond misperceptions, nostalgia and emotional bias, towards a pragmatic, interest-driven approach.

Salem Bagga has Trump-like head of white hair, a result of albinism. He has now capitalised on his looks and serves a ‘Donald Trump kheer’.

Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power have appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump to exempt them from an order suspending the relocation of refugees to the United States, some saying they risked their lives to support U.

WASHINGTON: The US State Department has quietly confirmed the departure of Donald Lu, Assis­tant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, as his term concluded on January 17, 2025.

Most of those stranded are in Afghanistan and the rest are in Pakistan, Qatar and Albania, said Shawn VanDiver, top US official said.

Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has denied speculation about the party joining the federal cabinet and dismissed reports of his attendance at US President Donald Trump's inauguration.Speaking to journalists after meeting Senate Chairman in Islamabad,