Pakistan and the new great game of Risk
Islamabad has bold ambitions to play a more proactive role in the world
Finance
ft.com
14.08.2026
Gay out for duck as Pakistan impress against County Select XI
England opening batter Emilio Gay was out for a duck as Pakistan made a strong start to their tour against a Professional County Club Select XI.
Sport
skysports.com
13.08.2026
Saudi-Pakistan-Turkiye pact: A new shield or strategic signal?
The agreement names no adversary, but analysts say Iran and its regional network are central to the thinking behind it.
World
aljazeera.com
08.08.2026
Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign joint defence agreement: What’s in it?
Pact will 'reshape security architecture' of the region, experts say.
World
aljazeera.com
07.08.2026
Pakistan’s Khan in jail for 3 years: PTI rallies over ‘arbitrary detention’
Thousands of supporters of former PM Imran Khan's party demonstrate across country to call for his immediate release.
World
aljazeera.com
05.08.2026
Pakistan and Uganda athletes ‘missing’ after Commonwealth Games
UK police looking into reports of 'missing' athletes who didn't return home after Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.
World
aljazeera.com
05.08.2026
Can Pakistan keep US-Iran diplomacy alive as mistrust deepens?
New diplomatic push undertaken as repeated ceasefire failures expose limits of mediation.
World
aljazeera.com
04.08.2026
Tajikistan and Pakistan discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation
Azerbaijan
trend.az
26.07.2026
With US-Iran trust broken again, can Pakistan bring them back to talks?
Islamabad is still urging dialogue, but analysts say it has few tools to halt the latest round of US-Iran escalation.
World
aljazeera.com
14.07.2026
Afghan Taliban launch strikes on border with Pakistan as tensions escalate
Pakistan's military says it shot down four rudimentary drones and will respond to any further provocation.
World
bbc.co.uk
01.07.2026
Pakistan says its security forces killed 29 fighters along Afghan border
Strikes come a day after fighters armed with guns and explosives killed three soldiers in Karachi.
World
aljazeera.com
29.06.2026
Afghanistan strikes targets in Pakistan, raising cross-border tension
The strikes are the latest threat to the fragile ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
World
aljazeera.com
19.06.2026
Pakistan signs US-Iran MoU
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed a US-Iran memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war.
World
aljazeera.com
18.06.2026
How Indian PM Modi’s efforts to isolate Pakistan ‘backfired’
Pakistan finds itself in a diplomatic sweet spot, wooed by Trump and China. Indian missteps are to blame, say analysts
World
aljazeera.com
29.05.2026
Pakistan army chief visits Tehran to push for end to US-Israeli war on Iran
Munir met senior Iranian officials on Saturday as Islamabad and Doha push to finalise a memorandum to end the war.
World
aljazeera.com
23.05.2026
Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 78 runs to clinch historic Test series win
Taijul Islam's six-for helps Bangladesh bowl out the visitors for 328 in their first home series win over Pakistan.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Pakistan sentences man to death for killing TikTok star Sana Yousaf
The verdict against Umar Hayat who killed a teenage influencer in her home 'is for the entire society', her father says.
World
aljazeera.com
19.05.2026
Can new Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions lead to another border clash?
Both sides target each other despite a pause in fighting mediated in March.
World
aljazeera.com
17.05.2026
At least nine killed in explosion at Pakistan market
At least nine people were killed and some 30 injured in a blast at a market in the Pakistani town of Sarai Naurang.
World
aljazeera.com
12.05.2026
At least nine people killed in explosion at Pakistan market
About 30 people wounded in blast in town of Sarai Naurang, in Lakki Marwat district, northwestern Pakistan.
World
aljazeera.com
12.05.2026