ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has confirmed that its soldiers are already stationed in Saudi Arabia, days after Riyadh, Islamabad and Ankara activated a new three-way defence pact in response to escalating attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
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PM Sharif offers PTI fresh talks if it halts long march on Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the government will sit down again with the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) only if it ends a march on Islamabad, as a convoy led by a provincial chief minister pushed on through the north-west towards the capital to demand the release of the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
Pakistan and Turkey to send forces to Saudi Arabia under Mecca defence pact
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have agreed to rapidly deploy military forces and capabilities in the kingdom, putting the collective defence commitments of their Mecca pact into practice after an emergency meeting in Riyadh on Monday.
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Pakistan sends army chief, two ministers to Riyadh for emergency defence alliance meeting
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign minister, defence minister and army chief travelled to Riyadh on Monday for emergency talks with Saudi and Turkish officials under their three-nation defence pact, after a sharp escalation in fighting between Saudi-backed forces and Yemen’s Houthis.
Helicopter lands, talks fail and Imran Khan’s supporters take to the road
LAKKI MARWAT/ISLAMABAD: Supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan set off on a march towards Islamabad from north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, after talks with the government failed to break the deadlock.
Pakistan summons Indian diplomat after two unarmed men shot dead at Punjab border
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Pakistan summoned India’s chargé d’affaires on Saturday to protest the shooting of two Pakistani unarmed men by Indian border guards, in
Pakistan backs Saudi Arabia after Houthi drone strike near Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has condemned a drone attack on a power distribution station that supplies electricity to the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, calling it a “grave provocation” and reaffirming its support for Saudi Arabia as fighting in Yemen intensifies.
Pakistan launches fresh airstrikes in Afghanistan, says 22 militants killed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has carried out fresh airstrikes on terrorist camps and safe havens inside Afghanistan, killing at least 22 militants, according to the Information Ministry on Thursday, in an operation targeting groups Islamabad blames for attacks on Pakistani soil.
Pakistan vows to use ‘whatever means’ to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthis
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has said it will use “whatever means are available” to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi rebels, signalling that the nuclear-armed country could be drawn directly into the widening Middle East conflict.
Afghan war review turns to Pakistan, a neighbour still fighting its consequences
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s most senior military officer has urged a visiting American commission reviewing the war in Afghanistan to take account of his country’s experience of the conflict, at a meeting held while Islamabad continues to deal with security challenges along its border with Afghanistan.