Pakistan has dispatched its first shipment of rare earth elements and critical minerals to the United States under a new $500 million agreement with US Strategic Metals. The September 8 deal, signed in the presence of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, is aimed at building secure supply chains for […]
Authorities in Pakistan-administered Kashmir struck a peace agreement Saturday with a civil rights alliance, ending days of violent protests that left at least 10 people dead. The deal, reached after two days of talks in Muzaffarabad, the regional capital, commits the regional government led by Kashmir Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq to continue subsidies on […]
Advisers to Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir have floated a plan for the United States to help develop a new port at Pasni on the Arabian Sea, in a move that could expand American influence in a region dominated by China. The proposal, seen by the Financial Times, would cost up to $1.2 billion and […]
Pakistan and Afghanistan are being urged to stabilize their shared border and eliminate ungoverned spaces that allow militants to operate, threatening security and economic growth in both nations. Pakistan’s State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry warned that if current talks with the Taliban fail to halt cross-border terrorism, Islamabad will answer with “the language of […]
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry said trade with Pakistan topped $1.1 billion in the first six months of the current solar year, highlighting the need for deeper economic ties. Exports stood at $304 million, while imports reached $804 million. Afghan exports included coal, cotton, talc, beans and tobacco, while imports from Pakistan featured rice, […]
The new defense pact between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is less about troop deployments and more about geopolitics. By vowing to treat an attack on either as an attack on both, the two countries have signaled a shift in the balance of power across the Muslim heartland. For Riyadh, the agreement diversifies security beyond the […]
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defense agreement that analysts say could reshape security in the Gulf, reflecting growing frustration with the United States. The Sept. 17 pact commits the two countries to treat any attack on one as an attack on both. The deal was announced days after an Israeli strike in […]
Pakistan’s security forces killed 17 “India-sponsored” militants during an intelligence-based operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district, the military said Saturday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said troops launched the overnight raid after confirming the presence of fighters from Fitna al Khwarij, a term the state uses for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Weapons and […]
Pakistan has moved to shut down 16 Afghan refugee camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Punjab as the repatriation of more than 1.3 million Afghans continues. The Ministry of States and Frontier Regions issued notifications on Sept. 25 denotifying camps in Haripur, Chitral and Upper Dir in KP; Chaghai, Loralai, Killa Saifullah, Pishin and Quetta […]
Floods and heavy monsoon rains have affected more than 4.2 million people in Punjab province, displacing nearly 2.8 million and leaving at least 1,000 dead, Pakistani officials and U.N. agencies said this week. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif doubled compensation for families of victims to 2 million rupees (about $7,140), raising the total cost of the […]
