The United States and Iran have signalled preliminary approval of a Qatar‑Pakistan mediated plan that would allow IAEA inspections of Iranian nuclear sites and discuss the release of about $6 billion in frozen assets.
New Delhi rejects references adopted at the OIC foreign ministers meeting in Baghdad, pointing to economic progress in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370.
President Asif Ali Zardari approved the order removing Chief Minister Sohail Afridi's administration, citing escalating militant attacks and a breakdown of governance.
The Information Ministry dismissed a New York Times report of air strikes as 'fake and fabricated' but confirmed troops are deployed under a mutual defence pact.
A suicide car bomb and overnight gun battle at a security compound in Kohat highlights Pakistan's escalating domestic crisis as foreign pacts threaten to pull its military abroad.
Defence minister says Islamabad will meet its obligations under the new alliance, but unratified treaties and missing operational plans mean immediate military action is unlikely.
Islamabad has raised the reward for information on Jaish‑e‑Mohammed founder Masood Azhar to 7 million rupees and re‑added him to the FIA’s Red Book, a move timed weeks before the Financial Action Task Force’s October plenary.
