Saudi Arabia urges Pakistan to counter Iran under a defence pact, but Islamabad remains cautious, balancing domestic risks, ...
United States of America (USA) raised concerns over Pakistan’s missile and nuclear capabilities, prompting a sharp response from the latter. While rejecting the allegations, Islamabad has once again ...
If Saudi Arabia joins the US-Israeli war on Iran, it will activate its mutual defence pact with Pakistan and potentially lean on the South Asian country’s nuclear arsenal, a Saudi Arabian analyst told ...
Foreign ministers from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Pakistan met in Riyadh for the first time to explore closer cooperation on defence and regional security amid rising tensions in the Middle East ...
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Nations that industrialised successfully did so by keeping defence spending modest during their critical growth phases. America before World War II, China after 1978, post-war Europe and Japan all ...
Pakistan and Afghanistan traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries that Pakistan's defence minister said Friday means they are now in "open war." ...
Amid rising Middle East tensions, Pakistan’s top military official, Field Marshal Asim Munir, met Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman in Riyadh. They discussed security challenges posed by recent ...
Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir met Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman amidst escalating Middle East tensions following Iranian attacks. The meeting discussed halting these strikes under their ...
Despite their mutual defence pact, Pakistan has offered Saudi Arabia only verbal support amid attacks from Iran. As Pakistan has walked a tightrope in the West Asia crisis, the Saudi‑Pakistan ...
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid the Iran-Israel ...
Instead of joining the fight, Pakistan has chosen a cautious, carefully calibrated response, attempting to balance its ties with both Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Iran.
A few weeks after talks of such a deal between Pakistan and Indonesia, reports emerged that Jakarta has finalised a deal with ...