Pakistan

Kabul must rein in militants for ceasefire to hold, says Pakistan

Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a fragile ceasefire after deadly border clashes, with Islamabad warning that any militant incursions from Afghan soil would violate the deal.

Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif
 Afghan citizens wait to register as they attempt to return to their country, with trucks loaded with their belongings seen in the background, after Pakistan closed border crossings for trade with Afghanistan  at the Chaman border crossing in Balochistan Province, Pakistan, October 18, 2025.

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to immediate ceasefire after peace talks in Doha

An illustrative image of the HPV vaccine.

Battling conspiracies of a Western anti-fertility plot, Pakistan vaccinates girls against HPV

Trucks and containers block Ravi Bridge as supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) supporters march during a solidarity march for Gaza in Lahore, Pakistan, October 10, 2025.

Violent anti-Israel protests undermine Pakistan's diplomatic success


Pakistan closes border with Afghanistan following exchanges of fire

Afghan troops opened fire on Pakistani border posts late Saturday, with the country's ministry of defense saying this was in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan earlier in the week.

A Pakistani border policeman stands guard at the zero point Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Nangarhar province on December 6, 2023.

Defense pact with Saudi Arabia positions Pakistan as a key player in Trump's postwar plan

Pakistan’s support for Trump’s peace plan has drawn criticism as many equate it with a formal recognition of Israel

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif embrace each other on the day they sign a defence agreement, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 17, 2025.

Bodies of three transgender women left on roadside in Pakistan spark demands for justice

The discovery of the bodies came only two days after a transgender woman was wounded in a knife attack.

Members of the transgender community, comfort each other as they mourn the death of their three fellow members, who, according to them were killed by unidentified gunmen, as they gather to condemn and demand justice, during a peaceful protest in Karachi, Pakistan September 24, 2025.

Man indicted for allegedly killing teenage TikToker after she refused his requests for 'friendship'

The TikTok influencer, 17-year-old Sana Yousaf, was shot dead outside her home earlier this year in front of her mother.

 Sana Yousaf.

Trump's meeting with Muslim countries focuses on reaching permanent ceasefire in Gaza

Trump met with leaders from United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan

U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attend a multilateral meeting during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2025.

Saudi Arabia-Pakistan mutual defense pact: nuclear shadows, waning US influence define Riyadh-Islam

Policy expert Alex Mishra tells TML, ‘The Saudi Arabia–Pakistan mutual defense agreement is poised to fundamentally redefine US foreign policy’

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 19, 2025

Explosions in Pakistan kill 24, mainly civilians, near Afghan border, sources say

Local residents said that Pakistani fighter jets had bombed four houses. Two security officials, however, denied this, saying there had been explosions in a munitions dump in a militant hideout.

View of tents at the Omari refugee camp for the Afghan nationals, who were expelled from Pakistan, in Mohmand Dara, Torkham border, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, April 15, 2025.

A complex reality: Saudi-Pakistani alliance is not a hostile pact against Israel - opinion

Israel should avoid misinterpreting the pact as a hostile alignment aimed directly at it.

SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif embrace after signing a defense agreement in Riyadh last week. Israel should not misinterpret it as a hostile alignment aimed directly against it, says the writer.

UN Security Council decides not to lift Iran sanctions, but still time to agree delay

The resolution accused Tehran of failing to abide by a 2015 deal with world powers that aimed to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.

Members of the UN Security Council vote in favor of a resolution that would permanently lift UN sanctions on Iran at the UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 19, 2025.

India says it expects Saudi Arabia to mind 'sensitivities' after pact with Pakistan

On Thursday, India's foreign ministry said it was aware that the pact had been under consideration and that it would study the implications for New Delhi.

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif embrace each other on the day they sign a defence agreement, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 17, 2025.

Saudi pact puts Pakistan's nuclear umbrella into Middle East security picture - analysis

Riyadh is hinting that it will have a de facto nuclear shield under the agreement, while analysts say that Israel, widely understood to be the only nuclear state in the Middle East, will be watching.

An illustrative image of missiles against a backdrop of a Pakistani flag.