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Pakistan’s neighbourhood and its diplomacy: relations with Afghanistan, India, Iran and China, ties with Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states, Pakistan’s mediation efforts, and the regional conflicts, talks and agreements whose consequences reach Pakistan.

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A large rust-coloured above-ground oil pipeline running across sandy desert beside a barbed-wire security fence, with sparse shrubs and distant vehicles on the horizon.

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Houthis claim attack on Saudi East-West pipeline pumping stations as Riyadh airport reopens

The Houthis said on 26 October they hit Saudi East-West crude oil pumping stations and Riyadh airport, with satellite imagery showing damage, as two airport terminals reopened.

Rolling grassland and bare mountains under a cloudy sky in Nagqu County, Tibet, photographed in 2007

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Magnitude 7 earthquake in Tibet kills 16 and prompts relocation of 12,000

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northern Tibet on Thursday night, killing at least 16 people, injuring 65 and prompting the relocation of more than 12,000 people.

Istanbul's skyline seen from the Asian shore of the Bosphorus at dusk, with the domes and minarets of the historic peninsula silhouetted on the horizon and boats on the water.

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Dar leads Pakistan at first R4+E3 foreign ministers' meeting in Istanbul

Ishaq Dar reached Istanbul on 23 October for the first joint R4 and E3 foreign ministers' meeting, with the Strait of Hormuz and the Iran war on the agenda.

The exterior of the US Embassy in Riyadh lit green at night, with two palm trees reflected in a pool in the foreground.

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US orders non-emergency staff to leave Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate

The State Department ordered non-emergency US government employees and families to leave Saudi Arabia after attacks killed three people at Dammam airport and an oil facility.

Grainy surveillance-camera still showing three small fast-attack craft closing on a larger merchant vessel on open water.

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Qatar and France demand Strait of Hormuz reopening as Iran ties it to US concessions

Qatar and France jointly called for free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, days after Tehran said the waterway stays shut until Washington accepts its conditions.

Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz, showing the narrow channel between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula and pale sediment swirling in the water.

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Iran claims four ships struck as IRGC adopts 'offensive' doctrine

Iran's IRGC said it struck four vessels near Hormuz and that three more hit mines, as Tehran announced an 'offensive' doctrine and warned Gulf infrastructure could be targeted.

Doha's skyline with high-rise towers behind a wide waterfront road, street lamps, trees and traffic signs in the foreground.

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Pakistan, Qatar, Türkiye and Indonesia sign 'Badr' defence cooperation pact

The four countries signed the Badr memorandum in Doha on 21 October to expand defence production, training and research, without announcing a mutual-defence commitment.

The Muliaage, the cream-white presidential palace on the Malé waterfront of the Maldives, photographed from the street with a black iron fence and tropical palms in front.

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Pakistan, Maldives sign 20 MoUs and target $200m trade as Muizzu wraps visit

Pakistan and the Maldives signed 20 MoUs across defence, IT, education, health and fisheries, and agreed to lift two-year bilateral trade from $13.9m to $200m, on 21 October.

Field Marshal Asim Munir seated in an armchair across a table from Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf during a meeting in Tehran.

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Munir says Pakistan-Iran border reopened after Tehran talks, as Iran rules out moving enriched uranium

Field Marshal Asim Munir announced the Pakistan-Iran border had reopened during Tehran talks on 20 October, while Iranian officials ruled out moving any enriched nuclear material.

Exterior view of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara, showing its long colonnaded facade and broad forecourt.

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Türkiye sends Makkah defence pact to parliament for ratification

Türkiye submitted the 16-article Makkah Joint Defence Agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to parliament on 20 October, beginning a ratification process that could take weeks.

A wide panoramic view of northern Tehran against snow-capped mountains under a clear sky, with low-rise city buildings stretching across the foreground.

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Pakistan's CDF Munir visits Tehran to revive US-Iran mediation

Field Marshal Asim Munir is in Tehran on 20 October for talks on Pakistan's mediation between the US and Iran, following Mohsin Naqvi's Doha security forum speech.

Official portrait of Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Director-General of Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations, in army uniform

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DG ISPR says Pakistan would evaluate any Yemen military request, collective deterrence 'will come into play'

Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told Independent Arabia on 19 October Pakistan would evaluate any Yemen military request and the Makkah pact's deterrence will trigger if talks fail.