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Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are expected to sign a joint defence agreement in Saudi Arabia on Friday, according to Reuters, citing two regional sources. Erdogan arrives in Riyadh to meet Mohammed bin Salman and Shehbaz Sharif, with Field Marshal Asim Munir already in the Kingdom.

The United States has permanently adopted a refundable visa bond scheme requiring selected applicants from 50 countries to deposit between $10,000 and $20,000 before receiving tourist or business visas. Pakistan is not among the affected countries.

سابق افغان جنرل نے طالبان حکومت کے خلاف مسلح کارروائیوں کا اعلان کر دیا۔ افغانستان یونائیٹڈ فرنٹ کے سربراہ سمیع سادات نے طالبان حکومت کے ارکان، اڈوں اور قیادت کو نشانہ بنانے کا اعلان کیا۔ اُنہوں نے امریکا اور نیٹو سے سیاسی و مادی مدد کی درخواست بھی کی ہے۔

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Qatari counterpart agreed to deepen security cooperation in Doha this week, as Pakistan and Qatar push behind the scenes to salvage the Islamabad MoU and bring Washington and Tehran back to the table.

Kuwait's Amir has formally ratified the defence cooperation agreement with Pakistan by decree, published in the official gazette. The agreement covers training, logistics, military intelligence, defence industries and a joint military committee.