Munir has emerged as a key intermediary in negotiations aimed at preventing renewed conflict with Iran, placing Pakistan — ...

In the rugged geography of the Hindu Kush, isolation has long been a tool of survival. But for the Taliban-led administration in early 2026, that isolation has become a trap. Afghanistan currently ...

With Gulf states under fire, Islamabad steps into unlikely role of interlocutor between US, Iranian officials in apparent bid to stem rising oil prices and preserve domestic calm ...

The war in Iran is choking off Afghanistan’s main economic lifeline and has forced at least 70,000 Afghan workers and students there back home to a nation embroiled in another conflict. The war in ...

This photo released by the Baloch Liberation Army shows a bus heavily damaged in a suicide attack in Noshki District, Balochistan Province, Pakistan, Mar. 16, 2025. Credit: Baloch Liberation Army ...

Since the United States and Israel began attacking Iran, in late February, Pakistan’s government has emerged as a surprising broker of ceasefire negotiations. In addition to helping communicate some ...

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has long exerted a strong, often underestimated power in the Middle East. With around 190,000 members, plus an estimated 450,000 reserves in the Basij ...