سعودی وزیرِ دفاع شہزادہ خالد بن سلمان نے ریاض میں ملاقات کے دوران پاکستان کے آرمی چیف فیلڈ مارشل عاصم منیر کو کنگ عبدالعزیز میڈل آف ایکسیلنٹ کلاس پیش کیا، جبکہ سعودی بیان میں اسے دونوں ممالک کے درمیان اسٹریٹجک تعلقات اور دفاعی تعاون مضبوط بنانے کی کوششوں کا اعتراف قرار دیا گیا۔
Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman awards Field Marshal Asim Munir the King Abdulaziz Medal of the Excellent Class by order of King Salman, with Riyadh citing efforts to strengthen strategic and defence ties.
Pakistan’s top military commander Field Marshal Asim Munir says declarations of jihad belong to the state, alleges attacks are enabled from across the border, and urges Afghanistan to choose between Pakistan and “Fitna al-Khawarij”.
آپریشن بنيان مّرصوص میں اللّٰه کی مدد کو دیکھا گیا جو حق پر قائم رہنے کا ثبوت ہے۔ افغانستان کو فتنہ الخوارج یا پاکستان میں سے ایک کا انتخاب کرنا ہو گا۔ علماء انتہا پسندی و گمراہی کے خلاف قوم کی فکری راہنمائی جاری رکھیں۔
Speaking to religious scholars in Islamabad, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan will not progress through “magic” or shortcuts but through hard work, unity and respect for the armed forces. He hailed the army’s performance against India, urged clerics to fight sectarianism and argued that tough decisions by political and military leaders have helped pull the economy back from the edge of default.
Per a new purchasing managers’ survey released by HBL and S&P, Pakistan’s manufacturing PMI rose to 50.9 in May, returning to expansion as new orders recovered and export orders posted their strongest rise since February 2025.
Pakistan’s major ports are seeing a sharp rise in container and transshipment activity as Gulf disruption redirects cargo towards Karachi, Port Qasim and Gwadar.
Iranian officials are preparing three days of farewell ceremonies and a 24-hour funeral procession for Ali Khamenei, with events expected in Tehran, Qom and Mashhad.
Trump reportedly warned Netanyahu against further escalation in Lebanon as US-Iran diplomacy faced renewed pressure, with Pakistan and Qatar involved in efforts to preserve a fragile regional framework.