President Zardari declared emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, arresting PTI’s chief minister as supporters prepared a march on Islamabad.
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Pakistan Strikes Kunar and Helmand as Taliban Says Nine Civilians Killed
Pakistan launched air raids on two Afghan provinces on October 1, killing at least nine according to Kabul, in the latest escalation of a year-long cross-border conflict.
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Form Islamic Defense Pact
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a collective-defence pact in Mecca on August 7, bringing 1.4 million troops under a NATO-style mutual defence clause.
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Sign Mecca Defence Pact
The three nations signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, pledging collective defence in language explicitly modelled on NATO’s mutual defence clause.
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Avalanche on Broad Peak Kills Nirmal Purja and Nine Other Climbers
Nirmal Purja, the British-Nepali mountaineer who summited all 14 eight-thousanders in six months, was killed by an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak on August 1, 2026, along with nine others.
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Pakistan declares Iran-US deal text agreed as Tehran awaits supreme leader’s sign-off
Pakistan announced on June 12 that the US and Iran have agreed a final deal text including nuclear dismantlement and Strait of Hormuz reopening, with Iran’s supreme leader’s approval the last remaining step.