World News by Wild Rose

Defence chiefs from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan have been meeting in Riyadh to discuss support for Saudi Arabia.

For over two decades, Pakistan has waged countless counterterrorism campaigns against Taliban and Baloch insurgents in its western regions bordering Afghanistan and Iran, yet remains mired in a cycle of violence it cannot break. Scores of soldiers, policemen and civilians are killed every month in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and southwestern Balochistan provinces, where near-daily attacks on security personnel, government officials and other prominent figures are carried out by...

France is sending military to protect key Yanbu oil terminal; Pakistan and Turkiye to hold military talks with Riyadh.

Pakistan's security forces report ongoing cross-border fire in latest fighting with Afghanistan.

Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan move to deepen defence coordination as Houthi attacks and Yemen fighting intensify.

Pakistan launched air strikes Thursday on 10 sites in Afghanistan in what Islamabad said was a retaliation for a drone attack by Afghanistan's Taliban forces on a border post. A Taliban government spokesman denied the allegation and said Pakistan's latest strikes killed four civilians in Afghanistan's southern and eastern provinces.

Strikes carried out in southeastern province of Khost cause no casualties, governor's office says.

Three members of one family killed in air raid on house in Kunar province, Afghan Taliban deputy spokesperson says.

What happened on September 15 in the North Arabian Sea? What kind of vessels were involved? Was there any damage to the vessels? How did India react to the incident? What is Pakistan’s version? What is Article 10 of the 1991 Agreement that India alleged Pakistan violated?

The death toll from an explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in northern Pakistan rose to at least 31, including 16 police personnel, a senior police official said on Saturday. “At least 31 people, including 16 police personnel, have been killed and more than 100 injured so far in the militant attack and suicide bombing,” the official said, adding that fighting was ongoing. An attacker rammed an explosives-laden car ‌into the Old Police Lines complex while gunmen stormed the compound...

Several people have reportedly been killed in an explosion at a mosque near a police complex in northwest Pakistan.

Pakistan says an Indian warship entered its EEZ, while India says the collision occurred in international waters.

India’s Permanent Representative Harish Parvathaneni listed the names of al-Qaeda leaders who had planned and perpetrated the September 11, 2001, attacks and who were captured in Pakistani cities

New Delhi and Islamabad summoned each other’s top diplomats to lodge strong protests after an Indian and a Pakistani naval vessel collided in international waters. India’s foreign ministry said that it had called in Pakistan’s senior envoy to formally register a strong objection over what it said was “unacceptable and unprofessional conduct” of Pakistani naval units that led to a collision with an Indian warship. Pakistan’s foreign ministry also said it had officially called upon the charge...

Saudi Arabia is running low on missile interceptors and has turned to regional and Western allies for help as its stand-off with Houthi rebels in Yemen drags on, two regional officials said on Wednesday. The officials said the Saudis have asked France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt to deploy air-defence support to the region to help defend against missiles and drones fired by Houthis and other Iran-backed groups. The outreach was initiated because Saudi Arabia’s main ally and arms supplier, the...

India accuses Pakistan of ignoring bilateral agreement after collison between the two countries' navies.

Azhar remains wanted in India for major terror attacks, including the 2001 Parliament strike, the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the 2016 Pathankot airbase assault and the 2019 Pulwama bombing.

Annual report says long-range engagement demonstrated IAF’s air-defence capability; India’s response to Pakistan attacks was “calibrated and punitive” 

If there is a Saudi request, Pakistan and Turkiye will intervene, but direct involvement in the Yemen war is unlikely.

Pakistan says no military response has been discussed under its new defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye.

A surge in attacks in Balochistan’s Pashtun-majority districts is raising questions about a widening rebellion.

Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said any attack on Saudi Arabia could activate the Mecca Defense Alliance, warning aggression against one member would be viewed as an attack on all signatories.

Pakistan has unveiled a newly acquired Chinese-made short-range air defence system that analysts say could boost its ability to counter Indian drones and low-altitude threats in a future conflict. A social media video posted by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Sunday confirmed for the first time that it was operating the HQ-17AE short-range air defence (Shorad) system. The HQ-17AE is an export version of China’s HQ-17A air defence system – a wheeled variant of the original HQ-17 that was...

Defence Minister says Operation Sindoor demonstrated India’s resolve to eliminate terrorists and their handlers based in Pakistan

As of August, the number forced to return this year from Pakistan and Iran had reached another million.