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October 7, 2026

The Pakistan Daily

Houthis Claim Missile, Drone Attacks on Riyadh and Southern Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s Houthi group said it had launched a series of missile and drone attacks targeting airports and military installations in Saudi Arabia, including King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, as fighting between the two sides continued to escalate. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said King Khalid International Airport was targeted with drones, claiming the strike disrupted air traffic. He also said Abha International Airport and Khamis Mushait Air Base in southern Saudi Arabia were attacked with ballistic missiles and drones. The group also claimed attacks on additional military sites in Asir and Jizan, though it did not provide independently verifiable

October 6, 2026

The Pakistan Daily

Houthis Claim Missile, Drone Strikes on Saudi Airports, Aramco Refinery and Military Sites

Yemen’s Houthi group said on Monday evening that it had launched three military operations targeting airports, an oil refinery and military installations across Saudi Arabia using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones. Saudi authorities had not immediately confirmed the claims. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the first operation targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, claiming the strike reached its target and disrupted air traffic. A second operation targeted an Aramco refinery in Rabigh, in Saudi Arabia’s Makkah region, Saree said. He claimed the attack caused a fire at the facility. According to the Houthi statement, a third operation

October 5, 2026

The Pakistan Daily

D-8 Chief Calls for Stronger Technology Partnership Among Member States at TEKNOFEST

Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation Secretary-General Ambassador Sohail Mahmood has called for deeper technological collaboration among D-8 member states, including in artificial intelligence, during a visit to Türkiye’s TEKNOFEST technology festival in Şanlıurfa. Mahmood attended the event at the invitation of Türkiye’s Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır. TEKNOFEST was held in Şanlıurfa from September 30 to October 4. During his two-day visit, the D-8 secretary-general attended a high-level programme featuring an address by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and an awards ceremony for winners of technology competitions. Mahmood also held discussions with senior Turkish officials and technology-sector

October 3, 2026

The Pakistan Daily

Pakistan, Azerbaijan Deepen Literary Ties With Launch of Urdu and Azerbaijani Translations

The Embassy of Pakistan in Baku, in collaboration with the Pakistani Language and Culture Center at the Azerbaijan University of Languages, organised a literary event highlighting growing cultural and literary exchanges between Pakistan and Azerbaijan. The event, titled “Bridge Between Languages: Presentation of Azerbaijani–Urdu Literary Translations,” featured the launch of the Azerbaijani translation of Towards the Goal (Mənzilə Doğru) by Pakistani motivational speaker and author Qasim Ali Shah. It also included the presentation of the Urdu translation of Sehrbazlar Dərəsi, a noted work by Azerbaijani academic and scholar Professor Kamal Abdulla, Rector of the Azerbaijan University of Languages. Pakistan’s Minister

October 2, 2026

The Pakistan Daily

Pakistan Condemns Alleged Houthi Attack on Madina Power Station as ‘Grave Provocation’

Pakistan on Friday strongly condemned an alleged Houthi drone attack on the Taibah power distribution station in Madina, describing the incident as a “grave provocation” and warning that attacks on civilian infrastructure near Islam’s holy sites threaten regional peace and security. The Foreign Office said the September 29 attack targeted a civilian electricity facility that supplies power to the Prophet’s Mosque in Madina. Pakistan stressed that the sanctity of Islam’s two holiest mosques, as well as the safety of worshippers and pilgrims, must be respected under all circumstances. Islamabad called for an “immediate and unconditional” end to what it described

September 29, 2026

Syed Faisal Ali

Pakistan Pushes Trade, Diplomacy and Regional Peace in UNGA81 Meetings

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a series of high-level meetings with world leaders and heads of international organizations on the sidelines of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81), discussing bilateral cooperation, economic reforms and major regional and global developments. Meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa: Prime Minister Shehbaz reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to its longstanding ties with Syria and support for Syria’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity. According to the prime minister’s account, the two leaders discussed expanding high-level engagement and cooperation in trade, investment, education and information technology. Shehbaz also expressed Pakistan’s readiness to contribute

September 26, 2026

The Pakistan Daily

UN Security Council Condemns Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia as Grand Mufti Urges Soldiers to Fight

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Friday condemned escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthis in a rare show of unity, as the kingdom’s top religious authority urged soldiers to lay down their lives fighting the group. The Houthis have imposed a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, hitting tankers and seizing swathes of Yemen’s Red Sea coast vital for oil exports. The escalation caused energy prices to jump and threatens a humanitarian crisis, with 125,000 displaced across Yemen since early September. “The members of the Security Council condemned, in the strongest terms, continued Houthi attacks against the Kingdom

September 26, 2026

The Pakistan Daily

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye Vow to ‘Immediately Translate’ Makkah Defence Alliance Commitments into Military Cooperation

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye have expressed a shared determination to “immediately translate” their commitments under the Makkah Defence Alliance into effective military cooperation, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. The commitment was made at a meeting of Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir and the chiefs of general staff of Saudi Arabia and Turkiye in Riyadh on Friday. The meeting took place against the backdrop of heightened security concerns in the kingdom, with the Houthis and the Yemeni government engaged in renewed fighting. The Houthis have declared a

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