
Historic defence pact
August 9, 2026
The signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye is a historic and highly significant development in regional security.…

Pakistan Rejects Afghan Taliban’s Arms-Smuggling Allegations as Baseless
August 9, 2026
ISLAMABAD, August 9, 2026: Pakistan has rejected allegations by the Afghan Taliban that weapons are being smuggled from Pakistan into Afghanistan, describing the claim…

Ishaq Dar Says Makkah Defence Accord Is Defensive, Open to Regional Partners
August 9, 2026
ISLAMABAD, August 9, 2026: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar has said the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement signed by Pakistan, Saudi…

Prison reform must go beyond policy declarations
August 9, 2026
By Faiza Younis Raja “The degree of civilisation in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Dostoevsky’s oft-quoted…

The Engineer Who Built Pakistan’s First Indigenous Space Frames
August 7, 2026
From the Nur Khan aircraft-maintenance hangar in Islamabad to the sculptural Eagle Gate at PAF Base Bholari, Zeeshan Ahmed helped turn a structural system…

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye Sign Defence Pact: Attack on One to Be Treated as Attack on All
August 7, 2026
MAKKAH, August 7, 2026: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye have signed a trilateral defence agreement establishing that an armed attack against any one of…

Trilateral defense pact
August 7, 2026
The announcement of a trilateral defense agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye is a landmark development in regional security cooperation. This pact is…

NCRC, PAHCHAAN Call for Stronger Child Rights Laws and Better Implementation in Pakistan
August 7, 2026
ISLAMABAD, August 7, 2026: The National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC) and child protection organisation PAHCHAAN have called for stronger implementation of…

Joint Defense Agreement Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye
August 7, 2026
The strategic collective security agreement between Pakistan, Türkiye, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is the natural evolution and formal codification of decades…