Centre for Pakistan and Gulf Studies (CPGS) is a leading research institute on Global Security, Geo politics, Peace Building & Conflict Resolution.

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CPGS views the Pakistan-Saudi defence pact as a strategic asset that can underwrite regional peace rather than escalation. By converting deterrence into dialogue through a Pakistan-facilitated Consultative Group, securing the Strait of Hormuz and prioritising collective diplomacy, this roadmap counters divisive external agendas and charts an Ummah-centric path to enduring stability. Immediate high-level engagement is essential.
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Grateful to H.E. the High Commissioner of Malaysia & @MYHCIslamabad for the warm invitation to the Hi-Tea “Engagement with Members of the Media and Friends of Malaysia” at the Malaysian High Commission, Islamabad. I deeply appreciate the kind words of H.E. High Commissioner Dato’ Mohammad Azhar Mazlan, who acknowledged and praised Pakistan’s constructive role in the US-Iran Peace Process. Enjoyed a lovely afternoon filled with warm hospitality, kind gestures, and meaningful conversations on strengthening Pakistan-Malaysia ties. 🇵🇰🤝🇲🇾 #PakistanMalaysiaFriendship
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Alhamdulillah for this positive breakthrough! 🤍 Warm congratulations to Pakistan for its sincere and dedicated diplomatic efforts that contributed to the US-Iran Peace Deal (#IslamabadPact). This is an important step towards enduring peace, regional stability, and economic prosperity for the people of the region. My heartfelt congratulations to the leadership of Iran and the United States, and specifically to the resilient people of Iran, who stood firm with unity and demonstrated exemplary resilience through months of conflict, economic challenges, naval blockade, and regional tensions — yet remained committed to dialogue and a diplomatic solution. We recall the difficult path taken, including tragic incidents such as civilian casualties and the loss of key Iranian leadership, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who consistently upheld that Iran’s ideology forbids the production and use of nuclear weapons, citing a religious decree (fatwa). These events underscore the high human cost and the need for sustained diplomacy. No success comes in isolation — Pakistan’s contributions in Marka-e-Haq and the delegation led by PPP Chairman and Former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari played a vital role in projecting Pakistan’s constructive narrative globally, reinforcing our position as a trustworthy partner for peace. May this breakthrough pave the way for lasting harmony, constructive cooperation, and shared prosperity. Pakistan remains ready to support further dialogue. @PresOfPakistan @CMShehbaz @OfficialDGISPR @BBhuttoZardari @realDonaldTrump @drpezeshkian @usembislamabad @IraninIslamabad @IranAmbPak @IRIMFA_EN @MIshaqDar50 @MohsinnaqviC42 @ForeignOfficePk @araghchi @appcsocialmedia
I warmly welcome the Peace Deal between the United States and Iran. This breakthrough shows that diplomacy can succeed where confrontation cannot. I commend President @AAliZardari, PM Shehbaz Sharif @CMShehbaz and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir @ISPR_Official for their leadership, and acknowledge DPM/FM Senator Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi @MohsinnaqviC42, MoFA, and diplomatic teams from all sides whose dedicated efforts helped make this possible. This is an important first step toward lasting peace. Pakistan remains ready to support the next phase of dialogue and negotiations.
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BREAKING: Iran agrees not to produce or acquire nuclear weapon under draft deal, Iranian official tells Reuters. Sky's @sallylockwood reports trib.al/Rx0iR33 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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🚨 The Zionist regime's attack on the Beirut
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BREAKING: Iran calls Russia and China for signing deal with the US. Both are now witnesses of Iran , the US cannot violate ceasefire now.
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🇦🇪🇮🇷 The UAE will unlock $10 Billion worth of frozen oil revenues to Iran, of which $3 Billion have already been recently delivered in cash, according to Reuters
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🚨Israel bombing Lebanon unjustifiedly, unprovokedly, illegally to corner Donald Trump and prevent peace deal just NOW

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BREAKING: Iran's Fars news agency says no final decision has been taken on peace deal with the US 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/y3hc1w?update=46573…
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BREAKING: A Qatari delegation has traveled to Tehran to push for final approval of a deal to end the US-Israel war on Iran, an unnamed source familiar with the matter told Reuters news agency. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/vpg0nz
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🚨BREAKING: 🇱🇧🇮🇱🇮🇷Israel carries out first airstrike on Beirut since Iran attack The IDF claimed it was targeting Hezbollah insfrastructure, but the timing of the attack is raising eyebrows. Trump is expecting a peace deal to be signed today between the U.S and Iran, but Tehran has made it very clear that attacks on Beirut are a red line. The last time Israel hit the city, Iran launched missiles at Israel and U.S bases in the region. Now Netanyahu has just given Iranian hardliners every reason they needed not to sign the agreement. Source: Al Jazeera, Geopol Watch (on Telegram) / Writer: Ian
🇮🇱🇮🇷🇱🇧 A defence analyst says Israel is ready to sign onto a truce with Hezbollah, but only as one piece of a much bigger U.S-Iran deal, and even then he doesn't see it holding. The logic is simple enough. Israel isn't really chasing a quiet border, it wants Iran's nuclear programme shut down for good and Tehran cutting loose the proxies on its doorstep, Hezbollah and Hamas included, so a ceasefire that doesn't deliver that is really just a pause with a nicer name. Wolfgang Pusztai: "I wouldn't bet that this will be a lasting ceasefire." He's just as blunt on the rest of the Israeli wish list, saying they have been lobbying hard for the nuclear programme to go and maybe even regime change, "but they can certainly forget about that," and he doubts Iran will ever swallow the demand to drop its proxies either. All of which lands as Trump says a U.S-Iran deal is due to be signed today, which is exactly why the Hezbollah piece suddenly matters again. This buys time, and in this region time is just the space between two wars. Source: Al Jazeera / Writer: Daniyal
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🔴 The US and Iranian delegations will hold a virtual meeting today to sign the peace agreement, sources tell Al Arabiya 🔴 The meeting will be held in the presence of mediating states, Pakistan and Qatar, the sources say 🔴 The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed during the virtual meeting, the sources say 🔴 The meeting will be attended by US Vice President JD Vance and Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the sources add 🔴 Following the signing of the agreement, the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened and transit will be permitted without fees, the sources say 🔴 The blockade on Iranian ports will be lifted, after the signing, the sources noted
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Netanyahu wanted regime change in Iran. Instead, this war of choice, joined naively by Trump, has produced regime hardening. trib.al/NjEkyr8
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🇮🇷🇺🇸 Trump reposts Iran's FM Araghchi Phew. Seems both sides are finally on the same page!
🇮🇷🇺🇲 Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi just put out a very careful statement: “The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has never been closer.” But then immediately tells everyone to stop speculating about the details until it’s finalized. They’re close… but not quite there yet. Tehran is trying to manage expectations in the same breath.
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🇵🇰🤝🇷🇺 In a significant diplomatic gesture, @PresOfPakistan Asif Ali Zardari attended the Kremlin’s flagship National Day celebrations in #Islamabad as the Chief Guest, declaring that #Pakistan places immense value on its evolving partnership with the Russian Federation. @RusEmbPakistan Addressing a high-level gathering that included senior Russian officials & foreign dignitaries, President Zardari underscored the deepening strategic cooperation between the two nations. “Pakistan treasures its ties with Russia,” he said. “Our relationship is not merely transactional but is built on mutual respect, regional stability, & a shared vision for a peaceful & connected Eurasia.” #RussiaPakistanRelations #Russia #Pakistan
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RT @PresOfPakistan: President Asif Ali Zardari congratulated the Pakistan Navy on the inclusion of PNS/M Hangor in its fleet. Describing it…
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روس کے قومی دن کی تقریبات میں شرکت میرے لیے انتہائی خوشی کا باعث ہے۔ صدر مملکت یہ تقریب روس کی قومی خودمختاری، شاندار تاریخ اور اس کے عوام کے عزم و حوصلے کی ایک قابلِ فخر عکاسی ہے۔ صدر آصف علی زرداری میں حکومتِ پاکستان، پاکستانی عوام اور اپنی جانب سے رشیئن فیڈریشن کے صدر ولادیمیر پیوٹن، سفیر البرٹ خورئیف اور روس کے عوام کو دلی مبارکباد پیش کرتا ہوں۔ صدر مملکت 2011 میں روس کے اپنے دورے کی خوشگوار یادیں آج بھی یاد ہیں۔ صدر آصف علی زرداری صدر پیوٹن کے اس اہم کردار کو سراہنا چاہتا ہوں جس کے ذریعے دونوں ممالک ایک دوسرے کے مزید قریب آئے۔ صدر مملکت گزشتہ برسوں کے دوران پاکستان اور روس نے باہمی احترام، اعتماد اور مشترکہ مفادات کی بنیاد پر اپنے تعلقات کو مضبوط بنانے کے لیے مسلسل کام کیا ہے۔ صدر آصف علی زرداری دو طرفہ تعلقات کی بنیادوں کو شہید ذوالفقار علی بھٹو کی بصیرت افروز قیادت اور مدبرانہ سوچ نے بھی مضبوط کیا۔ صدر مملکت شہید ذوالفقار علی بھٹو نے سابق سوویت یونین کے ساتھ پاکستان کے تعلقات کے فروغ میں تاریخی کردار ادا کیا۔ صدر آصف علی زرداری اس ورثے کو شہید محترمہ بینظیر بھٹو نے آگے بڑھایا، جو پاکستان کی پہلی خاتون وزیرِ اعظم تھیں۔ صدر مملکت شہید بی بی کی قیادت نے عالمی سطح پر بڑی تبدیلیوں کے دور میں دونوں ممالک کے درمیان روابط کی تجدید اور تعاون کے فروغ میں اہم کردار ادا کیا۔ صدر آصف علی زرداری پاکستان کے کم عمر ترین وزیرِ خارجہ بلاول بھٹو نے فعال سفارتی روابط کے ذریعے اس روایت کو مزید آگے بڑھایا۔ صدر آصف علی زرداری ہمارے وزرا اور اعلیٰ حکام کے درمیان باقاعدہ رابطے دونوں ممالک کے تعلقات میں مثبت پیش رفت کی عکاسی کرتے ہیں۔ صدر مملکت روسی وزیرِ خارجہ سرگئی لاوروف نے رواں سال کے آغاز میں کہا تھا، پاکستان اور روس کے تعلقات کئی دہائیوں میں اپنی سب سے مثبت سطح پر ہیں۔ صدر مملکت پاکستان روس کو ایک عالمی طاقت اور قابلِ اعتماد شراکت دار کی حیثیت سے اہمیت دیتا ہے۔ صدر آصف علی زرداری ہم خودمختار مساوات، مکالمے اور عالمی جنوب (Global South) کی مضبوط آواز کے اصولوں پر یقین رکھتے ہیں۔ صدر مملکت یہی اصول کثیرالجہتی فورمز میں ہمارے تعاون کی بنیاد ہیں۔ صدر آصف علی زرداری توانائی، صنعت، زراعت اور تعلیم کے شعبوں میں ہمارا تعاون مسلسل فروغ پا رہا ہے۔ صدر مملکت آج تقریباً 1300 پاکستانی طلبہ روس میں زیرِ تعلیم ہیں، جن میں سے بہت سے روسی وظائف پر تعلیم حاصل کر رہے ہیں۔ صدر آصف علی زرداری یہ طلبہ ہمارے دونوں معاشروں کے درمیان ایک مضبوط پل کا کردار ادا کر رہے ہیں۔ صدر مملکت ہم اعلیٰ سطحی روابط کے مزید فروغ کے خواہاں ہیں تاکہ اقتصادی تعاون کو مزید مستحکم کیا جا سکے۔ صدر مملکت پاکستان کے اس عزم کا اعادہ کرتا ہوں کہ ہم اپنے عوام کے مفاد، اپنے خطے اور دنیا میں امن، استحکام اور خوشحالی کے لیے اس اہم شراکت داری کو مزید مضبوط بناتے رہیں گے۔ صدر مملکت دعا ہے کہ رشیئن فیڈریشن ترقی اور خوشحالی کی نئی منازل طے کرے، اور پاکستان و روس کے درمیان دوستی کے رشتے مزید مستحکم ہوں۔ صدر آصف علی زرداری پاکستان اور روس کی دوستی زندہ باد
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The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has never been closer. Pending its finalization, the media should refrain from entering speculation about its content. In line with our responsible and transparent approach, all details will be shared with the public in due course.
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In Parliament today, we stood united in protest against Sindh’s acute water crisis. Sindh is deprived of its rightful share. Balochistan & lower riparians are also suffering badly. Also conveyed our strong concerns to the Prime Minister, who assured immediate action. We demand justice & equitable distribution for our farmers, people & future! #SindhNeedsWater #WaterForSindh #SindhWaterCrisis #PPP @IrrigationSindh
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🔴 BREAKING: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi may head to Pakistan on June 13, Al Arabiya sources say.
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In a notable announcement, Iran’s state-backed news agency, Fars, has said that Iranian decision-makers have expanded their list of targets across the region to include “all interests associated with the economic holdings managed by Elon Musk in West Asia.” This includes Arab countries as well, per the report.
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