Istanbul, Oct 23 (UNI) Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt have expressed solidarity with Riyadh and condemned recent Houthi attacks targeting the kingdom during a meeting of their foreign ministers in Istanbul, Pakistan''s Foreign Office (FO) said on Friday.
Peshawar, Oct 22 (UNI) Defending the imposition of Governor''s rule and clamping of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the decision had been taken "under extreme compulsion" as his government pledged to restore security and accelerate development in the province.
Doha, Oct 21 (UNI) Türkiye, Qatar, Indonesia and Pakistan have signed the Badr memorandum to strengthen defence cooperation, expand military production and develop strategic partnerships, Türkiye''s National Defence Ministry said on Wednesday, according to the country''s news agency Anadolu Ajansi.
Ankara, Oct 21 (UNI) Türkiye has submitted the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement to parliament for ratification, bringing NATO’s second-largest military contributor closer to a formal mutual defence commitment with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
Chandigarh, Oct 19 (UNI) Amritsar police have busted an alleged Pakistan-linked arms and drug smuggling network, arresting three men and seizing 10 sophisticated pistols, 1.25 kg of heroin and a motorcycle, Police Commissioner Harmanbir Singh Gill said on Monday.
Islamabad, Oct 19 (UNI) Pakistan military’s media spokesperson, Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary pledged to provide “whatever support is needed” to defend Saudi Arabia following attacks against the kingdom by Yemen’s Houthi militants.
Chandigarh, Oct 17 (UNI) A Lahore court has issued a notice to Nasir Hussain, the Pakistani husband of Indian woman Sarabjit Kaur, over allegations that he contracted a second marriage without obtaining the permission required under Pakistan''s Muslim family laws, according to the lawyer representing his first wife.
Tehran, Oct 19 (UNI) Iran’s exports to Pakistan have been “temporarily” halted due to banking sanctions, while imports from Pakistan continue, Iranian media reported on Saturday.
Islamabad, Oct 17 (UNI) An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Pakistan''s Balochistan region on Saturday, at a depth of 15 km, according to India''s National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
Moscow, Oct 17 (Sputnik/UNI) A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has been recorded in Pakistan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EWSC) said on Saturday.
Col Guru Saday Batabyal (Retd)New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) There are junctures in the political life of nations when the familiar architecture of security seems to tremble, as though the foundations themselves were shifting beneath the accumulated sediment of habit. West Asia is passing through such a juncture. Saudi Arabia, long accustomed to the certainties of wealth, alliances and strategic depth, now finds itself confronting an adversary whose persistence is matched only by its ingenuity.
Peshawar, Oct 15 (UNI) A joint sitting of Pakistan''s Parliament on Thursday approved the federal government''s imposition of emergency and governor''s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), drawing strong protests from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) there, reports the DAWN.
Karachi, Oct 15 (UNI) Pakistan began their much-anticipated home international cricket season with a 2-1 T20I series victory against Sri Lanka, and fast bowler Naseem Shah, returning to action for Pakistan after seven months had his role to play in the win.
New Delhi, Oct 15 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday issued a stern warning to Pakistan, saying any future terrorist act originating from the neighbouring country would invite an even stronger response, as he described Operation Sindoor, the Balakot airstrikes and the surgical strikes as evidence of India’s shift from diplomatic condemnation to decisive military action against terrorism.
New York, Oct 15 (UNI) India has strongly criticised the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for its "double standards" and "extreme selectivity" in reporting human rights violations, while demanding accountability from Pakistan over alleged abuses in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).