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پاکستان نے باہمی دفاعی معاہدے کے تحت سعودی عرب میں فوجی دستہ تعینات کر دیا

پاکستان نے سعودی عرب کے ساتھ دفاعی معاہدے کے تحت کِنگ عبدالعزیز ایئربیس پر فوجی دستہ تعینات کر دیا جس میں لڑاکا و معاون طیارے بھی شامل ہیں۔ یہ پیش رفت ایسے وقت میں ہوئی ہے جب اسلام آباد امریکا ایران تنازع کے پُرامن حل کیلئے مذاکرات کی میزبانی کر رہا ہے۔

Pakistan sends military force to Saudi Arabia under defence pact

Saudi Arabia said a Pakistani military force, including fighter and support aircraft, has arrived at King Abdulaziz Air Base under a bilateral defence pact, a deployment that underscores expanding security coordination between the two countries.

World leaders ring Islamabad after Pakistan brokers US-Iran ceasefire

Seven foreign leaders phoned Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif within 24 hours, publicly praising Pakistan’s role in securing the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and signalling a rare burst of direct diplomatic recognition for Islamabad.

Shashi Tharoor urges India to applaud Pakistan for US-Iran ceasefire

Senior Indian Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said India should welcome, not resent, Pakistan’s role in helping secure a US–Iran ceasefire, arguing that peace in the region is not a zero-sum outcome.

امریکی تنظیم ’’سِکھ فار جسٹس‘‘ نے فیلڈ مارشل عاصم منیر کو امن کے نوبل انعام کیلئے نامزد کر دیا

امریکی سِکھ راہنما گُرپتونت سنگھ پنّوں اور اُن کی تنظیم ’’سِکھ فار جسٹس‘‘ نے پاکستانی آرمی چیف فیلڈ مارشل عاصم منیر اور امریکی نائب صدر جے ڈی وینس کو امن کے نوبل انعام 2027 کیلئے نامزد کر دیا۔ ناروے کی نوبل کمیٹی کو باضابطہ درخواست جمع کروا دی گئی۔

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Trump to meet Mamdani in New York

President Trump will meet NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion on Monday, his first visit to the mayor's own city despite months of public sparring between the two.

After Pakistan, Turkiye vows “no difficulty” defending Saudi Arabia under Makkah pact

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told NTV that Ankara would have "no difficulty" meeting Saudi Arabia's military needs under the Makkah Defence Alliance, following similar commitments already made by Pakistani officials, as the pact nears full institutionalisation.

Pakistan to Taliban: stop sponsoring terrorism or face the consequences

Pakistan has condemned the deadly Kohat mosque attack and called on the Afghan Taliban to dismantle terrorist sanctuaries, recruitment networks, and infrastructure operating from Afghanistan. "Condemnation must be matched by concrete action," the Ministry of Information said, demanding credible and verifiable action.

Boris Johnson has lost it on Imran Khan

Pakistan's courts are already ordering what Johnson demands. The man who slashed Britain's aid to Pakistan now wants to use "our leverage" to overrule its courts. Everything else in his Daily Mail column is wrong, half-told or left out.

Secret meetings, millions in funding: Sources detail RAW-Taliban nexus targeting Pakistan

Secret meetings in Kandahar, millions of dollars in funding, weapons transfers and shared fighters: Pakistani intelligence sources detail what they describe as a network involving RAW, Afghanistan’s GDI, the BLA, TTP and AQIS, with financing and operational cooperation targeting Pakistan.

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