Irfan Ghauri

Multilingual & Multi-Media Journalist, An Independent Political & Current Affairs Analyst, an Avid Reader, Writer and a Keen Observer.

[Turkish Century @TurkishCentury]

💥 Turkish #drone powerhouse #Baykar demonstrates the swarm flight capabilities of its giant #K2 reusable kamikaze #drones. The K2, as the name implies, has a range of 2000+km and carries a 200kg warhead. 🇹🇷

[Startup Pakistan @PakStartup]

Pakistan’s inflation is projected to rise sharply to 11–11.5% in April, reaching a 21-month high due to rising fuel prices, according to a brokerage report.

Inflation had previously eased to 7.3% in March but is now expected to surge again as global oil prices climb above $100 per barrel amid tensions involving Iran, the United States, and Israel.

Fuel costs in Pakistan have increased significantly, with petrol up nearly 18% and diesel over 50%, pushing transport and energy prices higher.

Disclaimer: This post is for informational purposes only and is based on publicly available reports. The image is AI generated and is just for reference.

#Pakistan #Inflation #FuelPrices #Economy #CostOfLiving #OilPrices #EnergyCrisis #MiddleEastTensions

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Spain approves plan to give around 500,000 undocumented migrants legal status https://t.co/SGmKVw5yEl

[Jan Rosenow @janrosenow]

Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented.

They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed.

That energy is all around us.

And it does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

[Sputnik @SputnikInt]

🚨🇵🇰 KAAN on fast track: Pakistan to receive fifth-generation fighters by late 2028

Pakistan is set to get its hands on advanced KAAN fighter jets two years earlier than planned.

The head of TUSAŞ, Turkey’s aerospace giant, has announced that first deliveries will arrive between late 2028 and early 2029

For the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), this is a rare opportunity to obtain a stealth fighter—without the restrictions that often come with Western military technology

But Pakistan isn’t just a buyer

Nearly 200 Pakistani engineers have already worked on the KAAN project, and there are plans to set up a joint production facility inside Pakistan

KAAN (also known as TF-X) at a glance:

🔸 5th-generation stealth design

🔸 Twin engines (U.S.-made General Electric F110 initially, Turkish engines later)

🔸 Top speed: over 2,200 km/h

🔸 Built for air superiority and ground strikes

Why it matters:

With KAAN, Pakistan will join an elite group of nations—USA, China, Russia, and Turkey—that operate fifth-generation fighters

[The Jerusalem Post @Jerusalem_Post]

Norway is lifting the ban on investments in Syrian government bonds by its $2.2 trillion wealth fund, in a further sign of the Middle Eastern country's re-entry into global finance.
https://t.co/Zssggkn64c

[China Xinhua News @XHNews]

U.S. influencer Jackson Hinkle got on a special bus at 5 a.m. in China's #Guiyang and was deeply moved by what he saw. He later shared the journey in a vlog, which quickly gained over 800,000 views. #China #Guizhou #GrassrootsGovernance #Farmers #PeopleFirst

[Arash Reisinezhad @arashreisi]

Talks between Iran and the United States in Islamabad have now collapsed, with JD Vance confirming that no agreement was reached.

Three dynamics explain why:

First, both sides are negotiating from a position of perceived success. Iran, by holding the Strait of Hormuz and demonstrating resilience, has survived without regime change. The U.S. and Israel, meanwhile, point to successful strikes on Iran’s infrastructure and killing leaders and senior command. When both sides think they’ve “won,” compromise becomes harder.

Second, the agenda has expanded beyond the nuclear file and Hormuz. Lebanon has emerged as a key sticking point. Tehran wants a ceasefire there; Washington, under Tel Aviv pressure, seeks to keep it separate. This misalignment complicates any deal structure.

Third, domestic politics in Washington matter. JD Vance likely assumed a deal was within easy reach. Now, facing a more complex reality, he has little incentive to risk political capital on a difficult agreement, especially with 2028 already shaping calculations.

Taken together, competing victory narratives, a fragmented negotiation agenda, and internal political constraints have pushed the Islamabad talks to the brink of collapse.

At this stage, negotiations have not reached an outcome. But this may itself be tactical: what looks like collapse could be just one phase in a longer process of overt and covert bargaining.

[Anderson Cooper 360° @AC360]

Retired Gen. David Petraeus, former head of U.S. Central Command, calls this "a tenuous ceasefire" and predicts there will not be a full resolution of the issues within the two weeks.

[Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 @jacksonhinkle]

🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸🇰🇷🇶🇦 BREAKING: Bank executives are scrambling behind the scenes to RELEASE $7 BILLION of frozen Iranian funds held by South Korea in Qatari banks

The frozen assets are a result of U.S. financial sanctions, and Iran wants them released immediately

[First Squawk @FirstSquawk]

SAUDIS, EGYPTIANS, QATARIS, AND THE CHINESE WILL INFORMALLY JOIN THE US-ISRAEL TALKS TOMORROW MORNING IN ISLAMABAD – X

[Raza Ahmad Rumi @Razarumi]

Sharp summary

[South Asia Index @SouthAsiaIndex]

Breaking News: “Islamabad Accord”

▫️Iran and the US have received a plan to end hostilities with a two-tier deal that would include an immediate ceasefire followed by final agreement, dubbed as "Islamabad Accord".

▫️The final agreement is expected to include Iranian commitments not to pursue nuclear weapons in exchange for sanctions relief and the release of frozen assets.

▫️Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir, has been in contact "all night long" with US Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.

▫️Two Pakistani sources said Iran has yet to commit despite intensified civilian and military outreach.

Source: Reuters

[Irfan Ghauri @ighauri]

@InduTripat82427 Hi. I will be interested

[🇹🇷 Umut Acar @AcarUmut]

Attention to the IR students 👇

Professor John J. Mearsheimer summarizes three of the most famous theories in International Relations in just five minutes — and explains who ultimately wins:

-End of History — Fukuyama
-Clash of Civilizations — Huntington
-Great Power Politics — Mearsheimer

https://t.co/4NZ8fQxGhH

[Ilhan Niaz @IlhanNiaz]

Dr Azra Raza delivers a great convocation address )Vancouver, Canada). Not going to summarise- just watch the video:

[PTI Canada Official @PTIOfficialCA]

‘WE News English conducted a thorough analysis of these forms and found apparent result terming and statistical irregularities in the results of dozens of polling stations in the National Assembly constituency, NA-130.’

Reported by Irfan Ghauri for @WENewsEnglish
https://t.co/zmuCUSBmpr

#PTIWon

[WE News English @WENewsEnglish]

Nawaz Sharif's 2024 election victory:
Discrepancies in Form-45 (vote count) and Form-46 (ballot papers issued) at several polling stations

[WE News English @WENewsEnglish]

Nawaz Sharif's 2024 election victory:
High discrepancies between NA and PA turnout

[WE News English @WENewsEnglish]

🇵🇰 BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan’s Election Commission data sparks serious doubts over Nawaz Sharif’s 2024 election victory
https://t.co/3Fim3kLpBX