Foreign Affairs Correspondent
Nida Hashmi
Stories by Nida Hashmi
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International — Region / International — RegionIran ties Strait of Hormuz reopening to seven Islamabad MoU conditions
Iran's parliament speaker says the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until seven conditions in the June Islamabad MoU are met, as US-Iran talks stall.
International — Region / International — RegionHouthis claim strike that set an Aramco refinery near Riyadh ablaze
Yemen's Houthis claimed a missile and drone strike that set an Aramco refinery south of Riyadh on fire, as Saudi Arabia hit Sanaa with dozens of strikes.
International — World / International — WorldEthiopian federal forces take Tigray's capital Mekelle as TPLF pulls out
Ethiopia's federal army and allied militia entered Mekelle after the TPLF withdrew, deepening a rift with Eritrea and raising fears of a wider Horn of Africa war.
International — World / International — WorldBrazilians vote in a tight Lula–Flávio Bolsonaro presidential election
Brazil votes on 4 October in a presidential election pitting incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with a runoff likely.
International — Region / International — RegionUAE says flydubai co-pilot used crash axe in attempted 'terrorist act'
The UAE prosecutor general says the co-pilot of flight FZ1073 attacked the captain with a crash axe and tried to seize the controls on the Dubai–Tel Aviv service.
International — Region / International — RegionSaudi-led coalition blames Houthis for drone attack on Madinah power station
The coalition says drone debris confirmed a Houthi attack on a Madinah station supplying the Prophet's Mosque, as Yemen fighting escalates and Pakistan restates its pact pledge.
International — Region / International — RegionFour Pakistani crew from hijacked tanker Honour 25 to return home 3 October: Dar
Deputy PM Ishaq Dar says Yasir Khan, Aqeel Khan, Amin bin Shams and Usman Ghani will reach Karachi on 3 October, while remains of three dead Pakistanis are being repatriated.
International — Region / International — RegionUS-led coalition ends Iraq mission as Baghdad declares Sovereignty Day
The last US-led coalition troops left Iraq on 30 September 2026, closing a 12-year anti-ISIL mission as Baghdad marked the withdrawal and weighed the security risks that follow.
International — Region / International — RegionThree Pakistani sailors killed as pirates open fire during Somali rescue of MT Honour 25
Somali pirates killed three Pakistani crew and two others on 29 September while fleeing the hijacked oil tanker Honour 25 during a Somali–Puntland rescue operation.
International — World / International — WorldSpaceX's Starship reaches orbit for the first time, then returns early
SpaceX's Starship reached orbit for the first time on 28 September 2026 and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites before returning early to a Pacific splashdown.
International — Region / International — RegionSCO national coordinators begin three-day meeting in Islamabad under Pakistan's chairmanship
The first SCO Council of National Coordinators meeting under Pakistan's 2026-27 chairmanship opens in Islamabad on 28 September, setting up the 2027 summit.
International — Region / International — RegionSaudi FM tells UN that Gulf security is inseparable from global stability
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan told the UN General Assembly on 26 September Gulf security is inseparable from global stability, backing Pakistani de-escalation.