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Iran’s foreign minister warns that the attack on an Iranian vessel by Ukraine ‘cannot go unpunished’

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stated on Sunday that a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel “cannot go unanswered.”

Tehran said the attack on the Caspian Sea caused an explosion that killed one sailor and wounded another.

Araqchi made the comments in talks with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Araqchi posted on X.

In a statement issued on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website, Lavrov expressed condolences in connection with the death of a sailor in the incident.

Lavrov said Araqchi praised local officials in Russia’s Astrakhan area, where the vessel set off from, for rescuing the crew and “stressed the need to put an end to such adventures by the Kyiv regime”.

Araqchi also told Lavrov of “ongoing diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tension in the Middle East”, the statement added.

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DPM Dar, Egypt FM discuss regional developments

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar had a telephone chat with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty,” a statement issued here said on Sunday.

The two foreign ministers reviewed bilateral relations between Pakistan and Egypt and exchanged perspectives on regional and international trends, particularly issues relating to regional security.

The Egyptian foreign minister has invited Ishaq Dar for a bilateral visit to Egypt at his earliest convenience.

The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to further enhancing bilateral ties and agreed to be closely engaged on regional security issues

They also agreed to meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

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PSX loses 175,000-point level amid selling pressure

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Pakistan’s stock market entered a negative trend during the first trading day of the week, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index dropping more than 800 points to drop below the 175,000-point barrier.

The Pakistan Stock Exchange kicked off on a sour note in early trade with the index down 285 points to 174,470 points.

The KSE-100 Index had finished at 175,328 points on the penultimate trading day of the week gone by.

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Pakistan protests demolition of century-old mosque in India

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Pakistan sharply denounced the demolition of a century-old mosque in Saharanpur, India.

Responding to media queries on reports of the demolition of a century-old mosque in Saharanpur, Foreign Office Spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said the despicable act against a historic Islamic place of worship is yet another example of the wider Islamophobic and Hindutva campaign to wipe out Islamic heritage.

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