The streets of Islamabad have been emptied by a sudden two-day public holiday, declared to enforce a strict security lockdown in the Pakistani capital.

In Sept. 2025, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a mutual defense pact, formalizing what decades of quiet cooperation had already made real. The defense

In its fight against militancy and terrorism, Pakistan would have to develop tailored approaches to each group — the TTP’s religious insurgency blended with elements of Pashtun nationalism, the BLA’s ethno-nationalist movement, and ISKP’s ...

Afghanistan and Pakistan appear headed toward a new military escalation amid deadly attacks on both sides of the border and mounting frustration in Islamabad over Indian outreach to the Taliban. Kabul accused Pakistan of launching airstrikes on eastern ...