Pakistan
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, UAE back railway linking Central Asia to Pakistan’s seaports
The proposed Central Asia-South Asia railway would pass through Uzbekistan and Afghanistan before reaching Pakistan.
Saudi Arabia turns to Pakistan, Turkey as US refuses to intervene against Houthi threat - analysis
Turkey says Mecca pact committee to meet in Riyadh on October 5
Pakistan says Mecca pact members to hold emergency talks on engaging Houthis
Pakistani defense company, CEO, among entities sanctioned by US over alleged support to Iran regime
The Treasury alleged that Tajammal and Cavalier Group acted as third-party intermediaries for MODAFL and that Tajammal used his contacts to assist Iran in procuring and distributing weapons.
Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill nine, Taliban government says
At least nine people were killed in Pakistani airstrikes targeting Kunar and Helmand provinces, the Afghan Taliban said.
Pakistan urges US Afghanistan war commission to hear its side of 20-year conflict
Pakistan’s military leadership urged a US congressional panel reviewing the 20-year Afghan war to incorporate Islamabad's perspective, emphasizing its heavy security burden and Taliban blowback.
King Abdullah’s UN attack on Israel overlooks Jordan’s own troubled history - opinion
Standing at the UN podium vilifying Israel, King Abdullah might have borne in mind the adage: “People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.”
Afghanistan says it killed 28 fighters, wounded 32 after group crosses over from Pakistan
The ministry alleged Pakistani militias had supported the fighters and that most of them were former Afghan government security personnel.
Pakistani teenager suspected to have used AI system for guidance in attempted poisoning of father
The NCCIA said in a statement that the suspect was influenced by the popular US television series Breaking Bad and had asked various AI chatbots for information on how to produce methanol.
Blast in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan kills 11, injures 30
Eleven people were killed and 30 injured after an explosion in northwestern Pakistan. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility for the attack.
Chinese national among 212 arrested in Pakistan as authorities crack down on call center fraud
Authorities recovered a large amount of equipment from the raided sites, including almost 400 computers and more than 300 phones.
Pakistani, Saudi, Turkish chiefs discuss closer military ties
The meeting follows a Washington Post report earlier on Friday that Saudi Arabia has not ruled out developing a nuclear weapons program, according to US intelligence assessments.
Several Afghan Taliban killed as Pakistan thwarts border attack, sources say
The incident comes as tensions have resurfaced between the allies-turned-foes after three months of relative calm, following a deadly attack on a police facility in northwestern Pakistan last week.
