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Iran has warned that US-linked energy interests across the Gulf could be vulnerable if attacks on Iranian assets continue, deepening concern over shipping, oil supplies and the fragile security balance around the Strait…
Al Jazeera says reports first surfaced early in the Iran war that Tehran had targeted sites linked to the CIA in the Gulf, but the role of Russia remains unconfirmed.
Iran's first vice president has proposed closer Islamic economic and political cooperation as renewed fighting in Yemen raises concerns over Red Sea security.
Iran held funerals in Kuhestak after a strike hit a wedding gathering, as US-Iran fighting and Gulf security fears intensified.
A seminar in Karachi organized by the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs produced a blunt assessment of the US-Iran war's real lessons: that overwhelming military capability, on its own, has failed to deliver…
A new diplomatic proposal is on the table for one of the world's most strategically sensitive waterways, as Oman pitches a Gulf-backed alternative aimed at easing tensions over control of the Strait of Hormuz. H2: What…
Bots trained to sound like a candidate are increasingly engaging voters with personalized text messages, making AI-generated texting conversations the latest tool political campaigns are adopting.
Social media has become a global political arena, shaping diplomacy, elections, conflict narratives and public trust in ways governments can no longer ignore.
Pakistan's central bank looks set to sit on its hands at its upcoming monetary policy meeting, with analysts pointing to instability thousands of miles away in the Gulf as a key reason for staying cautious at home. H2…
Protests and restrictions in Azad Jammu and Kashmir have kept attention on political representation, economic demands, public safety and the need for credible dialogue.
The confrontation between Iran and the United States has widened across military bases, oil tankers and Gulf shipping routes, raising the risk that a regional crisis could disrupt one of the world's most important…
More than 21,000 Pakistani citizens were deported from Gulf countries between March 1 and July 13, 2026, according to figures shared in the National Assembly, raising fresh concern about immigration compliance, overseas…
Qatar's challenge to the AFC over an open letter targeting Gianni Infantino has put football politics back in focus.
QUETTA: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has called for a national dialogue to deal with what he described as Pakistan’s deepening political and security challenges. Speaking at a press conference…
Iran has denied UAE missile allegations while Abu Dhabi moves to suspend trade and financial transactions, raising fresh concerns for Gulf commerce, shipping and energy markets.
The Makkah Defence Pact gives Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye a new collective-security framework, but its real test will be implementation.
Algeria has severed diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, citing hostile actions and saying all efforts to preserve ties had been exhausted.
Crude has returned to the $100 mark for the first time since May, as traders weigh escalating conflict risks spanning the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.
Shipping tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rising as US-Iran clashes, tanker incidents and nuclear diplomacy add pressure to global energy routes.
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.
President Donald Trump is again putting birthright citizenship at the center of the national debate, saying he has signed two new orders aimed at the issue, according to NPR News. The move keeps one of the most…
Iran says it has laid more naval mines near the Strait of Hormuz, deepening uncertainty over one of the world's most important shipping lanes.
Iran says reopening the Strait of Hormuz depends on US action over sanctions, frozen assets and military pressure, keeping energy markets focused on one of the world?s most important shipping routes.
Iran and Oman are close to a shipping framework for the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran says the agreement alone will not fully reopen the waterway.