Qatar urges US, Iran to resume talks after flare-up
Mediator Qatar on Tuesday urged the United States and Iran to return to negotiations after they renewed tit-for-tat attacks. – On Sunday, the US carried out strikes on an Iranian…
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agree to establish secretariat under joint defence pact
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agreed to establish a secretariat in Saudi Arabia under their Mecca joint defence agreement, which will initially be headed by a Pakistani secretary-general for three…
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to hold first defence pact meeting
Top officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will gather in Istanbul on Monday for a first committee meeting under the joint defence accord that they signed this month, a…
Kuwait, Pakistan sign joint defence cooperation agreement
Kuwait and Pakistan have formalised a joint defence and military cooperation agreement during the visit of the Kuwaiti defence minister to Pakistan. – Officials said the aim of the agreement…
Pakistan says it’s not bound by US sanctions on Tehran
Pakistan says it does not consider itself bound by US sanctions on Iran. – Addressing reporters in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Taher Andarab said Pakistan does not believe…
Bangladesh could consider joining Mecca pact, in test for foreign ties
Bangladesh could consider joining the Mecca pact, a mutual defence agreement signed this month between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, a minister said, a move that could complicate its foreign…
US offers to lift sanctions on Iran in exchange for opening Strait of Hormuz
The US acting through intermediaries has offered to lift sanctions and end the economic blockade on Iran in exchange for opening the Strait of Hormuz and a stop to attacks…
Pakistan and Iran made ‘significant progress’ in talks on conflict, minister says
Pakistan and Iran made “significant progress” in talks that focused on the US-Israeli war on Iran and a path to peace, Pakistan’s interior minister said on Tuesday, at the end…
‘Bullying won’t work’: Pezeshkian warns US as he meets Pakistan’s army chief
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that the United States must abandon its reliance on force and bullying, warning that such an approach will only complicate efforts to implement the…
Pakistan’s Munir spoke to Trump ahead of Tehran visit
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir last week ahead of Munir’s trip to Tehran on Monday, according to three Pakistani sources, with one saying the…