Politics

3 November 2025
A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy navigates during a military display in the South China Sea on April 12, 2018.
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (left) meets with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, U.S., Sept. 22.
International relations

Is US-Pakistan bonhomie still a headache for India?

Rubio says Washington-Islamabad ties do not come at expense of relations with New Delhi

29 October 2025
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, seen in this file photo, said there had been no incidents of conflict in the four to five days since the agreement between Islamabad and Kabul, and both sides were complying with the truce.
International relations

Pakistan minister warns of 'open war' with Afghanistan if peace talks fail

Islamabad and Kabul begin talks in Istanbul on Saturday to extend Doha ceasefire

26 October 2025
The New Development Bank's headquarters in Shanghai. Experts believe China will support Pakistan's application to join the BRICS bank despite funding setbacks over Belt and Road projects in the country. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
International relations

Pakistan seeks China support to join BRICS bank amid likely India objection

Membership of Shanghai-based lender requires approval from four of five founder countries

24 October 2025
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a news conference in Kabul on Nov. 10, 2021.
International relations

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to immediate ceasefire after Doha talks

Truce follows clashes that killed dozens, worst since Taliban seized power in 2021

19 October 2025
Afghan Taliban fighters sit next to an anti-aircraft gun near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
International relations

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to temporary truce after fresh fighting

Clashes kill dozens over the weekend in worst fighting between neighbors since 2021

15 October 2025
People carry the Pakistani flag-draped coffin of a soldier, who died following overnight border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, during a funeral in Kurram, a tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on Oct. 12.
International relations

Pakistan's Afghan attacks expose its frustration with militants and others

Taliban 'closeness with India' proves final straw in sparking Islamabad action

15 October 2025
A proposed U.S.-funded port in the southern Pakistani city of Pasni would add to the geopolitical intrigue on the country's Arabian Sea coast. (Nikkei montage/ Source photos by Reuters)
International relations

Pakistan mulls US-funded port in Pasni near China's Gwadar Port

Whether project advances, Islamabad's 'political message is clear,' says expert

10 October 2025
Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, pictured here attending a conference in Tehran in December 2023. (West Asia News Agency via Reuters)
International relations

Taliban's 1st high-level India visit to send signals to US, China, Pakistan

Development comes after UN Security Council Committee grants exemption to travel ban

8 October 2025
Supporters of a Pakistani religious group take part in a rally in Karachi, Pakistan, against Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and to show solidarity with Palestinians, Sept. 18.
Middle East crisis

Pakistan faces backlash at home over its support for Trump's Gaza plan

Islamabad draws criticism for joining Arab nations to end war; considers sending peacekeeping force

3 October 2025
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, center, meets with President Donald Trump at the White House on Sept. 25. (Photo taken from the Pakistani government's X account)
International relations

Trump's Pakistan overtures risk deeper cracks in US-India relations

Pakistani prime minister visits White House for first time in 6 years

27 September 2025
Pakistani folk dancers perform with national flags during a daily closing ceremony at the Wagah, a joint post on the Pakistan-India border near Lahore, Pakistan, on May 3, 2025.
Opinion

How Pakistan's David stunned India's Goliath

China may be the real winner of the conflict as its equipment outperformed India's pricey imports

25 September 2025
Legs of Japanese and Pakistani soccer players at an Asian Games match in Doha in 2006. In June, a group of 22 people from Pakistan who tried to enter Japan were caught at Osaka's Kansai Airport and deported after failing to prove they were actually members of a football team
Immigration

Illegal Pakistani migrants disguised as soccer players sent to Japan

Smugglers' innovative schemes defy crackdowns and highlight economic hardships

25 September 2025
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus. (Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
Opinion

Pakistan and Bangladesh must turn the page on the past

Shared economic needs and climate pressures may succeed where history and politics have long failed

22 September 2025
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a 'Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement' in Riyadh on Sept. 17. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
Defense

Pakistan seen as net security provider in Gulf after Saudi agreement

Strategic pact gives Islamabad access to Saudi advanced weaponry

19 September 2025
Soldiers from the Pakistan Army following a militant attack in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan on Sept. 2. At least 19 Pakistani soldiers and 45 TTP militants were killed in multiple clashes earlier this month.
International relations

Pakistan urges Afghan Taliban to choose a side: Islamabad or militants

Warning comes after recent deadly clashes and China's failure in mediation

19 September 2025
A woman in India-administered Kashmir watches a Pakistani drama on YouTube. Indians have been looking to virtual private networks to get around government restrictions on content from Pakistan. (Photo by Quratulain Rehbar)
Media & Entertainment

Indian viewers turn to VPNs for their fix of Pakistani drama

Fans of hugely popular serials use tech to skirt ban amid geopolitical tensions

18 September 2025
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif embrace after signing a defense agreement in Riyadh on Sept. 17. (Saudi Press Agency via Reuters)
Defense

Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan sign mutual defense pact

Gulf Arab states wary about US security commitment to region

18 September 2025
Canadian mine developer Barrick Mining's Reko Diq Project in Balochistan, Pakistan.
Materials

Pakistan copper-gold mine Reko Diq wins $6bn in pledges after Saudi pullout

Canada's Barrick Mining leads project, expected to be one of world's largest copper mines

8 September 2025
People board an overcrowded passenger train at a railway station in Lahore on March 29. A formerly China-funded railway project in Pakistan has a new lease on life now that the Asian Development Bank has stepped up with a lending package.
Belt and Road

ADB to fund Pakistan's core Belt and Road project as China steps aside

Islamabad's serial design changes to Main Line-1 railway have frustrated Beijing

2 September 2025
A worker moves a gas cylinder at a workshop, in Lahore, Pakistan, February 14, 2023.
Energy

Pakistan to renegotiate LNG deals with Qatar amid chronic oversupply

Surplus imports estimated to have caused annual loss of $400m to domestic gas industry

27 August 2025
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets perform to commemorate Pakistan Air Force's "Operation Swift Retort" in Karachi, Pakistan, on Feb 27, 2020.
Opinion

Pakistan is strong in the skies but weak on the ground

Military success papers over climate change and economic challenges

25 August 2025
Pakistani paramilitary troops gather after an attack on China's consulate in Karachi on Nov. 23, 2018.
Terrorism

US designates anti-China militants in Pakistan as terrorist group

Move could aid efforts by Beijing and Islamabad to protect Belt and Road projects

20 August 2025
Pakistan wants Chinese partners to invest more in developing Gwadar Port and free zone. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP)
Belt and Road

Pakistan presses China for more Belt and Road investment in Gwadar

Geopolitics, lack of strong business case and security complicate issue, experts say

19 August 2025
Trucks are seen at the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Oct. 30, 2023. (Photo by The Norwegian Refugee Council/Handout via Reuters)
International relations

Pakistan expels Afghan refugees despite thaw with Taliban

Islamabad introduces new 'refugee-free' policy to repatriate 1.4m people

14 August 2025
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 fighter jet performs during the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad, March 23, 2022.
10 August 2025
Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister, completes two years in prison on Aug. 5. His incarceration has rendered the opposition ineffectual in the face of an intransigent military establishment.
Politics

Imran Khan's two years in prison has stalled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party

Incarceration of popular former prime minister on graft charges has severely hampered opposition

5 August 2025
A Pakistani government official said that Trump's interest in Pakistan's untapped oil reserves, mineral resources and potential crypto regulation played a significant role in the bilateral trade deal.
Trump tariffs

Pakistan cheers 'better' US tariff deal even with likely fiscal risks

Trump's interest in oil, minerals and crypto played key role in breakthrough

2 August 2025
Issuances of panda bonds -- yuan-denominated bonds issued by foreign entities to raise money in China's domestic bond market -- hit $26.5 billion in 2024, marking an annual record, according to Deutsche Bank Research.
Bonds

Pakistan courts Chinese investors ahead of $250m panda bond debut

Move aims to cut borrowing costs and enter China's financial markets

14 July 2025
Pakistan Navy ships are docked at the port of Gwadar on Jan. 15. The port receives only one commercial ship per month on average, according to one government official.
Belt and Road

Pakistan aims to boost Gwadar port with new shipping lines, ferry

Critics fault expansion plan as vague, but say it could meet local demand

7 July 2025