On Thursday, the Federal Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, approved the draft Defence Forces Act 2026 and amendments to the National Command Authority
The difference between a historic declaration and a functioning alliance will be measured by planning, funding, and interoperability.
The agreement was sealed in Makkah, the holiest city in Islam, combining Saudi money, Turkish technology, and Pakistani combat capability in one framework.
Iran’s counterproposal gives Tehran control over both inbound and outbound traffic; that is not a maritime arrangement, it is sovereignty.
A drone hit a US-owned LNG tanker at Egypt’s Damietta port today; the conflict has now reached the Mediterranean; no chokepoint is safe.
Oil slipped 5 percent after the US and Iran paused strikes over the weekend; the pause is welcome, but it is not permanent.
The Federal Court upheld Pakistan’s position that Basmati is a geographical indication no single national authority can claim exclusively.
Pakistan imports around 90 percent of its energy requirements; domestic production is 70,000 barrels per day, while demand is 500,000.
Exports again remained shy of $3 billion by $61 million, after crossing the mark in January but never touching it again.
The country has recorded 107 deaths in total during the monsoon rains since June 26, the NDMA data showed.
Chenab flows surged at Marala, Khanki, and Qadirabad after India released excess water; Pakistan received no advance warning before the surge.
Chenab flows at Marala swung from 78,276 cusecs to 1,527 in May 2025 with no rainfall to explain it; Pakistan wrote to India each time.
India used a word that does not exist in treaty law to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty; not a single country in the world endorsed it.
Smaller states have clear advantages, such as reduced distances, which mean closer service and oversight, and lower per-person burdens.
Three of the nine named companies are fully owned by the Government of India, meaning the Indian state is not merely a regulator but a direct supplier.
While India celebrates the principle of national freedom, Kashmiris remind the world that their own political future remains unsettled.
The Taliban administration in Kabul continues to deny harbouring any terrorist groups, the UN says otherwise.
India does not like the Afghan Taliban; it opened an embassy anyway, which tells you everything about what India is doing in Afghanistan.
On average, close to 11 children were reported as victims of abuse across Pakistan every single day during the first six months of 2026.
Pakistan hosted 190 delegates from 57 nations even as it sits dead last among 148 countries in global gender parity.
They sealed the graveyard and placed leaders under house arrest; they replaced the martyrs’ holiday with the Maharaja’s birthday.
PAF Group Captain Asim Tariq was martyred after intervening to protect a woman in Islamabad; the suspect was arrested within nine hours.
In reality, a tax cut merely alters a number on a balance sheet; it leaves supply chains entirely untouched.
As Muslims around the world prepare for Eid ul Adha, India’s 200 million Muslims face a reality that turns a sacred obligation into a legal and physical risk.
On Thursday, the Federal Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, approved the draft Defence Forces Act 2026 and amendments to the National Command Authority
Five years after seizing Kabul, the Taliban still governs a fractured state recognized by only one country in the world.
While India celebrates the principle of national freedom, Kashmiris remind the world that their own political future remains unsettled.
