The ISPR says Pakistan successfully intercepted four drones launched by the Afghan Taliban into Balochistan, reaffirming the country's readiness to respond decisively to any threat to its sovereignty.
ISPR says three terrorists were killed and one injured Afghan national was captured after a Karachi Rangers camp attack in which three soldiers were martyred.
Senior US Congressman Jack Bergman, Co-Chair of the Congressional Pakistan Caucus, has formally thanked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir for Pakistan's role in the ongoing US-Iran peace negotiations, describing Islamabad's contribution as "indispensable" and a demonstration of "true statesmanship" in a letter dated 15 May and sent on House of Representatives letterhead.
Islamabad and Rawalpindi have found themselves trapped in a strange political theatre: roads sealed, schools disrupted, businesses hit and ordinary routines broken, all in anticipation of talks between American and Iranian delegations that keep being delayed.
Pakistan’s capital region moved into an unusual state of alert after hotels were reportedly cleared, transport was suspended in Rawalpindi and security tightened across key routes, sharpening speculation that Islamabad could soon host another major diplomatic push tied to the US-Iran crisis.
Countries do not enter mutual defence commitments with partners whose reliability they doubt, because the cost of misjudging that is measured in soldiers. Riyadh and Ankara have decided Pakistan is a state whose word will hold when it is expensive to hold it.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement at Al-Safa Palace, a trilateral pact under which an armed attack against any one of the three states will be regarded as an attack against them all.
سعودی عرب، پاکستان اور ترکیہ نے مکہ مکرمہ میں تاریخی مشترکہ دفاعی معاہدے پر دستخط کر دیئے ہیں۔ معاہدے کے تحت کسی ایک رکن ملک پر مسلح حملہ تینوں ممالک پر حملہ تصور ہوگا، جبکہ دفاعی، عسکری اور تزویراتی تعاون کو مزید مضبوط بنایا جائے گا۔
پاکستان کی ٹیکسٹائل برآمدات جولائی 2026 میں پہلی مرتبہ 1.833 ارب ڈالر تک پہنچ گئیں، جو ملکی تاریخ کی بلند ترین ماہانہ سطح ہے۔ صرف ایک ماہ میں 43 فیصد اضافے کے ساتھ ٹیکسٹائل شعبہ نئے مالی سال کے آغاز میں بھی پاکستان کی برآمدی معیشت کا سب سے بڑا ستون بن کر سامنے آیا۔
Pakistan's textile exports reached $1.833 billion in July, the highest monthly figure on record, up 43 percent from June and 9.11 percent on the same month last year. Total exports rose 10 percent to $2.96 billion, with textiles the clear driver.