Pakistan
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Pakistan provides fuel aid to 9 million low-income people as Middle East war drives up prices
Fuel Subsidies and Economic Pressures Currently, Pakistan’s government has successfully provided vital fuel subsidies to more than nine million low-income people. Specifically, Information Technology Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja designed this agile…
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Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi deterrence against Houthis: What that means
A landmark Pakistan Turkiye Saudi Arabia deterrence Houthis Yemen defense agreement moved to practical implementation following emergency high-level meetings in Riyadh. For the first time since its signing in August,…
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Pakistan summons Indian diplomat border killing BSF incident sparks diplomatic protest in Bedian sector
En: Asia del SurA serious Pakistan summons Indian diplomat border killing BSF dispute erupted following a fatal shooting along the international border. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned India’s charge d’affaires on Saturday…
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Meca Joint Defense Agreement prompts emergency security talks in Riyadh amid rising Houthi threat
Emergency defense consultations surrounding the Meca Joint Defense Agreement underscore accelerating military cooperation across Middle Eastern and South Asian regional powers. Top defense officials from Pakistan and Turkiye traveled to…
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Pakistan says airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 28 militants; Kabul reports 3 civilians killed
The Airstrikes and Casualties Currently, Pakistani fighter jets executed planned airstrikes against suspected militant hideouts inside eastern Afghanistan. Specifically, Pakistani authorities announced that these targeted strikes successfully killed 28 militants near…
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Can Pakistan’s foreign policy ambitions survive its domestic challenges?
Foreign Policy Ambitions and Domestic Instability Pakistan has recently sought to convert several diplomatic successes into greater geopolitical influence. Its involvement in mediation between the United States and Iran strengthened…
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Hague arbitration panel orders India to respect water treaty with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — A Hague international arbitration panel ruled on Monday that India must respect a decades-old water treaty with Pakistan. Following a formal request by Islamabad, the tribunal prohibited India…
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey Formalize Mecca Defence Alliance
High-ranking officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey met in Istanbul on Monday. They gathered to formalize their joint security framework under the Mecca Defence Alliance. Following diplomatic negotiations, Turkish…
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Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to Hold First Defence Pact Meeting
Top officials from Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan will meet in Istanbul on Monday. The meeting is the first committee session under their new defence accord. The “Mecca Joint Defence…
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With Kuwait deal, Pakistan expands defence umbrella across Middle East
Pakistan and Kuwait signed the Protocol Agreement-2026 in Rawalpindi to enhance military training, capacity building, and border management, expanding Pakistan’s growing defence role across the Middle East.
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Mutual defence: The alliances that preceded Turkiye-Pakistan-Saudi pact
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkiye have finalized details of a historic tri-lateral mutual defense pact. In this case establishing that an armed attack on any member state will be considered…
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Saudi-Pakistan-Turkiye pact: A new shield or strategic signal?
Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan have formally signed the “Makkah Joint Defence Agreement” in Mecca. Establishing a mutual defense pact where an attack on one signatory is treated as an…
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Pakistan’s attacks on Afghanistan are about more than the TTP
Pakistan’s recent military escalations and airstrikes within Afghan territory, officially framed as targeted counterterrorism operations against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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‘Period tax’ on sanitary products to be abolished, says Pakistan minister.
Pakistan announces the elimination of taxes on menstrual products. Pakistan’s finance minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, announced plans to eliminate the sales tax applied to sanitary towels and related menstrual health products.…
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Mountain of war: The India-Pakistan conflict’s deadliest battle
The Siachen Glacier, a 70-kilometer stretch of ice in the Karakoram mountain range, remains the world’s highest and most unforgiving battlefield. Despite a comprehensive truce reached between India and Pakistan…
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The Islamabad Breakdown: Pakistan’s Race Against the Clock
The Transition from Diplomatic Hope to Negotiated Deadlock Following over 12 hours of face-to-face (indirect) negotiations in Islamabad, the United States and Iran have transitioned from a phase of “exploratory…
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The Beijing Dialogue: De-escalating the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border War
The Transition from Border Skirmishes to Trilateral Diplomacy On April 2, 2026, high-level delegations from Pakistan and Afghanistan met in Beijing for a Chinese-brokered summit intended to end three months…