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India-Israel ties will bloom amid Middle East's new Mecca Pact - analysis

Ties with Greece and Cyprus are also likely to benefit from the agreement, with Athens and Nicosia as concerned about an expanded Turkish footprint in the eastern Mediterranean as Jerusalem is.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in Jerusalem, February 26, 2026.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.

Turkey, Saudi, Pakistan defense pact complicates Israel normalization hopes, expert tells 'Post'

Pakistani flags flutter near the Parliament House, as delegations from the United States and Iran are expected to hold peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026.

Why has Pakistan introduced new guidelines for state oversight of foreign media? - analysis

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks to the reporters at Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, April 19, 2026

Turkey says Saudi-Pakistan defense pact mirrors NATO’s Article 5, not aimed at Iran


Pakistan launches new trade corridors through Iran, China to central Asia, bypassing Afghanistan

Pakistan’s new Iran and China trade corridors give Central Asian countries alternative access to Pakistani ports after Islamabad closed key Afghan crossings over security concerns.

 AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-UNREST Goods carrier trucks stalled near the closed Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Nangarhar province on October 21, 2025.

India's anti-terrorism agency charges LeT founder Hafiz Saeed over Kashmir attack

India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) in December charged LeT, its offshoot The Resistance Front (TRF), and six individuals over the incident.

Muslim protesters hold placards as they shout slogans demanding the hanging of terrorist Hafiz Saeed in Mumbai on February 14, 2020.

Pakistani FM's relative arrested on alleged kidnapping, rape, extortion charges

Four Pakistani men, one of which is a relative of Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, raping, and extorting two women after helping them get visas.

Media personnel are seen through a damaged glass window at a prison facility in the Malir district of Karachi on June 3, 2025.

Turkey's 'strategic triad' gains sway in Trump's Middle East policy, posing challenges for Israel

BEHIND THE LINES: Turkey, Qatar, and Pakistan are emerging as a powerful bloc - an alliance openly opposed to Israel.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (left) is greeted by Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in Doha, in March.

Over 100 Indian and Pakistani figures urge Modi and Sharif to restart stalled diplomatic talks

As reported by numerous top Indian news organizations, this letter carries the signatures of 117 eminent personalities, including 61 from India and 56 from Pakistan. 

 A Pakistani Ranger stands guard during the 'Beating Retreat' ceremony at the border gates of Pakistan and India at the Wagah border post near Lahore on May 4, 2025.

Pakistani bus falls into roadside ditch, rescue agency reports 40 killed, 8 injured

The bus was headed to national capital Islamabad from provincial capital Quetta. There were 48 passengers on board, the agency said.

A Pakistani bus upturned in a ditch, July 3, 2026.

US says it supports Pakistan's right to defend itself amid renewed conflict with Afghanistan

The US considers the Afghan Taliban to be a terrorist group, and Islamabad accuses Afghanistan ​of harboring terrorists that ​it ⁠blames for plotting attacks in Pakistan.

An Afghan Taliban fighter sit next to an anti-aircraft gun near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, October 15, 2025.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, other world leaders to attend Khamenei’s funeral

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf told Iranians to "rise up" and "demand revenge" during a speech on Thursday at the funeral.

 Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attends a quadrilateral meeting between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar, June 21, 2026.

Afghanistan gets hit by a third earthquake in days as the Hindu Kush shakes again

According to the USGS, the quake occurred at a depth of 216.7 km (134.65 miles).

Afghan residents clear rubble from their home at the site of a Pakistani airstrike in Barolo village in the Marawara district of Afghanistan's Kunar province on June 29, 2026.

Another mechanism stopping Israel from defending against terrorists - opinion

Vance’s proposal isn’t “deconfliction.” Instead, it is a mechanism to limit Israel’s ability to respond while Hezbollah pursues conflict.

The Iranian delegation led by Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Speaker of the Parliament of Iran (center) arrives to meet with the Pakistani delegation led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (not pictured) on June 21, 2026 in Obbuergen, Switzerland.