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 Arabia and Pakistan signed a Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement in Riyadh on September 17, 2025. … Read More
Nestled among the lush green mountains of Pakistan’s north, and with a river flowing serenely through its centre, Bishnoi was, until recently, a beautiful village. But it had rained heavily on the morning of Friday, 15 August, and when the … Read More
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan/NEW DELHI— India said it attacked nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday where strikes against it had been planned, and Pakistan reported at least three people died and 12 were injured, according to an initial assessment. … Read More
Tensions are escalating between the nuclear-armed powers India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is giving the armed forces near complete freedom of action to respond following a deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region on April 22 … Read More
A deadly attack on mostly Indian tourists in Pahalgam in contested Kashmir has sparked rising tensions in the region. Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged fire for a third night, and India has held naval drills Troops from India and Pakistan … Read More
Armed militants in Pakistan’s Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying hundreds of passengers and taken a number of hostages, military sources have told the BBC. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fired at the Jaffar Express Train as it travelled … Read More
Five soldiers and at least 13 civilians, including women and children, were killed in a twin suicide bombing Tuesday that targeted a military compound in northwestern Pakistan, according to the military. The attack in Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province … Read More
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen killed 21 miners and wounded six others in Pakistan’s southwest, a police official said Friday, drawing condemnation from authorities as a search was launched for the assailants. The latest attack in the restive Balochistan province came days … Read More
Two Chinese nationals have been killed and at least 10 people injured in a suspected suicide attack near Karachi airport in Pakistan. A third body, not yet officially identified, is thought to be that of the attacker, the BBC understands. … Read More
800 of the BLA’s fighters reportedly took part in the bombings and shootings A separatist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for the deadliest day in recent history in Pakistan’s Balochistan and warned that “even more intense and widespread” attacks were coming, while the … Read More