Islamabad’s turn toward the Middle East may bring some benefits, but it may also leave it more vulnerable to India. Pakistan’s expanding strategic footprint in the Middle East received another boost ...

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a joint defense agreement in Mecca on Friday, in a wedding of Sunni Muslim U.S. allies alarmed at a regional conflagration that has rained missile fire onto ...

The prolonged US-Iran war has prompted many Persian Gulf nations to reassess their defense needs. For Pakistan, which has acted as a mediator in negotiations between Tehran and Washington, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iran and Iraq map. Ilustration. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK) Regional powers are positioning themselves to mediate the Iran ...

Previously, we reported that Pakistan could find itself sucked into the Middle East war thanks to the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) it signed with Saudi Arabia in September 2025. The core ...

Islamabad’s turn toward the Middle East may bring some benefits, but it may also leave it more vulnerable to India. These developments could provide Pakistan with what might be called strategic depth ...

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan Pledge Mutual Defence as Middle East Turmoil Escalates By Timour Azhari, Ariba Shahid and Tuvan Gumrukcu RIYADH/KARACHI/ANKARA, Aug 7 - Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey ...