Mideast Ties
Saudi minister urges Iran to “exercise wisdom and avoid miscalculation”.
Updated 07 Mar, 2026 12:57pm
Govt plan to revive a range of Covid-era steps reflect a recognition that early restraint can limit disruptive interventions.
Updated 07 Mar, 2026 04:53pm
Containers to be transhipped from Karachi to Jebel Ali in the Middle East; Strait of Hormuz not expected to open in coming days.
Updated 07 Mar, 2026 08:03am
Only an internally robust, united Pakistan can deal with a complex, dangerous external world.
Updated 06 Mar, 2026 09:23am
The war is disrupting a sector that had been booming in the region.
Published 05 Mar, 2026 11:33am
With the prospect of protracted conflict on the entire western flank, Pakistan must now take sober stock of its resource position.
Updated 05 Mar, 2026 09:34am
Ex-Khamenei aide says Tehran has no intention of negotiating; Israel plans another "one, two weeks" of attacks; death toll in Iran crosses 1,000.
Updated 05 Mar, 2026 07:39am
Bilawal, Fazl, Khalid Maqbool attend meeting on Pak-Afghan situation and Iran war; PTI skips; Rana Sanaullah says Islamabad "communicating" between Riyadh, Tehran.
Updated 04 Mar, 2026 07:10pm
Premier will meet with Qatari emir to discuss "entire spectrum of bilateral relations", FO says.
Updated 23 Feb, 2026 10:18pm
Talks reflected a shared resolve to deepen cooperation and give practical momentum to bilateral engagement, statement says.
Updated 14 Jan, 2026 11:53pm
Islamabad’s security activism in Middle East is its new currency of relevance.
Updated 02 Dec, 2025 09:39am
FM Abdelatty also meets Dar and President Zardari; says agreed to intensify coordination to counter cross-border terrorism.
Updated 01 Dec, 2025 01:57am
Says Islamabad offers scale, talent, resources and a growing consumer market that was “strategically located, connecting to the wider region”.
Updated 27 Nov, 2025 06:39pm
Receives guard of honour at Al Qudaibiya Palace; Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar among officials accompanying the premier.
Updated 26 Nov, 2025 06:00pm
Israel says ceasefire reinstated; warns "no immunity" for Hamas leaders, whether "in suits or hiding in tunnels".
Published 29 Oct, 2025 04:09pm
Call for transparency with public, condemn plan as enabling further Israeli occupation under US mandate.
Updated 28 Oct, 2025 03:59pm
Officials say deliberations "at advanced stage"; announcement expected soon; maintain Islamabad would prefer deployment to be under UN mandate.
Updated 28 Oct, 2025 08:10am
JI chief warns Islamabad against joining Abraham Accords.
Updated 06 Oct, 2025 10:42am
Eos asked six foreign policy experts for their initial assessments of the recent Pak-Saudi Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement.
Updated 05 Oct, 2025 04:03pm
The Pak-Saudi defence pact is another sign of shifting geopolitical dynamics and alignments.
Updated 22 Sep, 2025 08:57am
The pact reverses the drift between Islamabad and Riyadh.
Updated 22 Sep, 2025 09:35am
What kind of actions should bring Middle Eastern countries together when threatened by Israel?
Updated 20 Sep, 2025 09:00am
Joint efforts to be pursued in fields of infectious diseases, ophthalmology, and pharmaceuticals, says Health Minister Mustafa Kamal.
Updated 17 Sep, 2025 05:20pm
Shehbaz says digital banking will boost efficiency, financial inclusion.
Updated 17 Sep, 2025 10:55am
PM Shehbaz meets Qatari emir, Iranian president on sidelines of Doha summit.
Updated 17 Sep, 2025 07:47am
Dar, COAS Munir present in meeting; premier also hold talks with Jordanian king, Egypt president.
Updated 23 Feb, 2026 01:10pm
PM Shehbaz suggests task force to check Israeli expansionism; Qatar emir says Israel attack aimed to derail Gaza talks.
Updated 23 Feb, 2026 01:12pm
Arab-Islamic summit to back Qatar after Israeli attack; Shehbaz to attend Arab-Islamic summit tomorrow.
Updated 14 Sep, 2025 09:32pm
Monday's meeting will consider "a draft resolution on the Israeli attack on the State of Qatar"; FM Dar to attend meeting of foreign ministers before summit; Trump hosts Qatari PM.
Updated 13 Sep, 2025 09:02pm
Islamabad terms attack "illegal, unprovoked, and a threat to regional stability"; Israel invokes US raid that killed bin Laden in Pakistan to justify strike in Doha.
Updated 12 Sep, 2025 01:50pm
