Pakistan sends fighter jets to Saudi Arabia under mutual defence pact

By Asif Shahzad, Mubasher Bukhari and Timour Azhari ISLAMABAD/DUBAI, April 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan has sent fighter jets and other military forces to Saudi Arabia to boost security under a defence pact between the two countries,

How Pakistan became an unlikely bridge between the United States and Iran

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.
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Dependence Without Trust: The Drivers of Pakistan-UAE Divergence

The recent geopolitical turbulence surrounding the United States-Israel-Iran conflict may become a pivotal moment for Pakistan-United Arab Emirates ties after nearly a decade of simmering mistrust.

The Latest: US military says it will blockade Iranian ports after ceasefire talks end

President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy will swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement

Pakistan Says ‘Full Effort’ Under Way to Resolve Issues Between U.S. and Iran

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said full efforts were being made to resolve the outstanding issues between the U.S. and Iran, after talks in Islamabad ended without reaching an agreement between the two sides.

US, Iranian Teams Could Return to Islamabad for Peace Talks This Week, Four Sources Say

Negotiating ⁠teams from the ​U.S. ‌and Iran could ‌return ⁠to ⁠Islamabad this week, four ​sources said on ​Tuesday, days after ⁠the highest-level ⁠talks ⁠between the ​two countries since ​the ⁠1979 Islamic Revolution ⁠ended in the Pakistani capital without ⁠a breakthrough.