Pakistan faces a crowded 2026 security agenda, from the Afghanistan border and TTP violence to Middle East instability and new defence ties.
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Victims of transnational online scams in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand lost as much as $114.1 billion last year, according to a United Nations report that points to a rapid expansion of the
South Korea has shortened annual military exercises with the United States, citing a request from Washington and adding fresh questions about alliance messaging in East Asia.

The Makkah Defence Pact gives Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye a new collective-security framework, but its real test will be implementation.
Deputy national security adviser Andy Baker is expected to leave the White House in the coming weeks after serving in senior foreign-policy roles.
A U.S.-Saudi nuclear agreement is sharpening worries that more countries may seek nuclear options as security guarantees weaken and rival powers look more threatening.

The United States has cancelled a planned joint amphibious landing drill with South Korea, adding a new layer of doubt over Washington's military posture in Asia as President Donald Trump signals renewed interest in
Syria?s foreign minister is due to visit Pakistan, giving Islamabad another diplomatic opening as regional security, reconstruction and Middle East tensions remain under discussion.
Erdogan says Egypt could be considered for a wider Turkiye-Saudi-Pakistan defence pact, raising the stakes for regional security coordination.
Pakistan condemned a deadly attack on a commercial ship near the Bab el-Mandeb strait after three Pakistani citizens were reported among the dead, turning the Red Sea security crisis into a direct national

PM Shehbaz Sharif has welcomed Donald Trump's support for the Makkah Defence Agreement, framing it as a step toward regional stability.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said that Israel has no sovereignty over East Jerusalem and its holy sites, condemning the incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque by “extremist Israeli settlers”. Addressing the mini

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement has brought Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye closer on security and cooperation.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday on the sidelines of a regional gathering led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, as tensions in the Middle East and the

The September 1 SCO summit in Bishkek will bring the leaders of China, Russia, India, Iran, Pakistan and Central Asian states together amid global tensions.
Border Security Tightened After Social Media Posts Call has moved into focus in world coverage. Border security tightened after social media posts call for another mass crossing into Spain’s north African
Pakistan has reaffirmed support for Syria's sovereignty as Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani visited Islamabad for talks with Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar.
Ajk Bagh Bypoll Voting Puts Local Turnout and Security Under Watch has moved into focus in pakistan coverage. Voting in two constituencies of AJK's Bagh district has put local turnout, polling security and the

Pakistan has formally assumed the SCO Council of Heads of State chairmanship, setting connectivity, innovation and shared prosperity as its theme.
Israeli police restricted Palestinian worshippers while around 1,300 Israelis entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem, according to the Express Tribune.
Israelis are watching a new US-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation deal closely, with worries it could alter the regional balance and push the Middle East toward a wider nuclear contest.
Pakistan’s deputy prime minister used the Asean Regional Forum in Manila to flag regional flashpoints, including Kashmir and the Indus Waters Treaty, as threats to stability.

Field Marshal Asim Munir reviewed security and operational preparedness in Quetta while describing peace and prosperity in Balochistan as a state priority.
Security forces killed four terrorists during an operation in the Khad Kocha area of Balochistan's Mastung district, according to the interior ministry and state broadcaster Radio Pakistan.