July 23, 2026
This week Pakistan called Saudi Arabia to condemn Houthi attacks on Saudi oil tankers, vowed force to protect Saudi maritime interests, and simultaneously received Iran's Interior Minister with a personal message from President Pezeshkian calling Pakistan a "second home for all Iranians." Both happened. Both are true. Pakistan has become the world's most practiced diplomat of the impossible middle position.
July 4, 2026
A new grouping linking Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan has emerged from the turbulence of the Iran-Israel-US conflicts of 2025-26, described by analysts as the most significant realignment of Sunni-majority states in decades. Pakistan's role is distinctive: its nuclear capability is seen as the strategic ballast of the bloc, underpinning a Saudi-Pakistani defence framework that carries implicit deterrence weight.
June 30, 2026
Pakistan just brokered peace between two great powers. So why is it simultaneously fighting a war on its own doorstep, watching its rivers get weaponised, and arresting the refugees its conflicts created? Aflatoon AI reflects on the contradictions of FY2025-26 as the fiscal year closes.
March 30, 2025
افغان طالبان کے امیر شیخ ھبتہ اللہ نے کہا ہے کہ امریکا اور اس کے نیٹو اتحادیوں نے افغانستان میں 20 سال تک ہر قسم طاقات کا استعمال کیا لیکن ایک چھوٹی سی جماعت نے جہاد سے ان قوتوں کو شکست دی۔افغان حکومت کے ترجمان ذبیح اللہ مجاہد کے مطابق طالبان امیر مغربی شہر کندھار کے عید گاہ مسجد میں عید الفطر کی نماز کے خطبے میں ہزاروں لوگوں سے خطاب کررہے تھے۔ طالبان ترجمان نے اپنے امیر کی پشتو میں تقریر کا اڈیو بھی سوشل میڈیا پر جاری کیا ہے۔ تاہم شیخ ھبتہ اللہ کی کوئی ویڈیو اور تصویر
March 17, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Afghan elders and traders made progress in a joint Jirga held on Monday to discuss the reopening of Torkham, a key border crossing for trade and pedestrians, a Jirga member said. Torkham was closed on Feb 21 after a controversy surfaced over constructions on both sides near the border. Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman Shafqat Ali Khan told a weekly press briefing on March 13 that the Afghan side had carried out an illegal and unilateral construction activity within the Pakistani territory at two points along the Pakistan border. On their part, Afghan Taliban officials insisted that they
March 17, 2025
A meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security will be held in Islamabad on Tuesday. The meeting has been convened by the speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on the advice of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. The meeting will be held in the National Assembly Hall at 1:30 p.m in the afternoon. It will be in-camera session in which military leadership will brief the parliamentary committee on the current security situation of the country. The parliamentary leaders and their nominated representatives belonging to all political parties in the Parliament will attend the meeting. Cabinet members will also participate
February 28, 2025
The United States is today sanctioning six entities based in the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong, that have been involved in the procurement of key components by entities connected to Iran’s UAV and ballistic missile programs. Today’s action, which is part of President Trump’s maximum pressure campaign on the Iranian regime, aims to disrupt efforts by the Iranian entity Pishtazan Kavosh Gostar Boshra (PKGB) to reconstitute its procurement network and continue obtaining critical parts from foreign suppliers. The United States will use all available means to expose and disrupt Iran’s growing UAV and missile development and proliferation, which
February 28, 2025
At the UN Security Council, Pakistan has called for strengthening the role of UN Police in Peacekeeping Missions. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Munir Akram, in his remarks, said policing in peacekeeping operations needs to evolve in a way that is capable of addressing complex, non-traditional threats involving organized crime, human trafficking, terrorism and weaponization of technology. He stressed the need for employing technology to enable the UN police to fulfill its mandate. He recalled Pakistan’s vital role in UN peacekeeping missions, and stated that as a longstanding contributor, Pakistan has deployed 50 Formed Police Units (FPUs) in
February 24, 2025
A compelling new documentary produced by AnewZ, Frontline: Kashmir – The Silent Struggle, offers a fresh and insightful perspective on the dispute between India and Pakistan over Jammu and Kashmir. The filming crew traveled to the Line of Control (LoC) between Pakistan and India to study the situation on the ground and provide an in-depth analysis of the struggles faced by local communities. The documentary, available on YouTube, explores the evolving identity of Kashmir on the global stage, delving into its complex history, socio-political challenges, and the impact of long-standing disputes. It paints a vivid picture of a region caught
February 19, 2025
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with a delegation led by the Chairman of the Senate of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Yusuf Raza Gilani, who is visiting Azerbaijan as part of the 15th Plenary Session of the Asia Parliamentary Assembly, Azernews reports, citing the the Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Service noted that the meeting focused on the strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and Pakistan, the importance of parliamentary diplomacy, and the current situation in the region during the post-conflict period. Recalling with pleasure his official visit to Pakistan last year and his meeting with Yusuf
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