Pakistan

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.
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.

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

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

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

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.

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


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.

Saudi Arabia–Pakistan defense pact will cause strategic ripples for India and Israel

By formalizing its alliance with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia is signaling to Iran, Israel, and the United States that it has alternative anchors of deterrence

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 17, 2025.

Saudi Arabia, nuclear-armed Pakistan sign mutual defense pact

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a sweeping mutual defense pact, pledging joint response to aggression as Gulf states rethink security ties after Israel’s strike on Qatar.

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.

Pakistan deals with fallout of big data leak, with questions over government control

Security and Defense Analyst Adeeb Uz Zaman Safvi says the breach is "a threat against national sovereignty."

A man reads news on his mobile phone after the ceasefire announcement between India and Pakistan, in Srinagar May 10, 2025.

Amnesty says Pakistan spying on millions through phone-tapping, firewall

Already restricted political and media freedoms in Pakistan have tightened in recent years, particularly after the military broke with then-Prime Minister Imran Khan in 2022.

 A protester throws an object towards security force personnel during a protest rally demanding Khan's release, in Islamabad, Pakistan, November 26, 2024.

Shabana Mahmood: What do we know about the UK's new home secretary?

Shabana Mahmood, the UK's new Home Secretary, faces scrutiny over her past votes on Gaza and links to pro-Palestinian activism as tensions rise.

New UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.

What Israel can learn from Modi: National honor as strategic asset - opinion

From India, we learn that national honor is not a luxury but a far-reaching strategic asset. If Israel desires to secure its standing and security, it must project firm resilience to the world.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in February.

Bomb blast kills 11 at rally in southwestern Pakistan, officials say

The Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement released on Wednesday.

Men mourn the death of a relative, who was killed in a bomb blast at a public rally in Quetta, at hospital premises in Quetta, Pakistan September 2, 2025.