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A wide view over Kabul's low-rise cityscape and surrounding hills seen from the city's TV Hill viewpoint.International — Region / International — Region

Pakistan strikes Taliban sites in Kabul and Nangarhar as Afghanistan alleges hospital hit

Pakistan said its aircraft hit Taliban military sites in Kabul and Nangarhar on the night of 16 March, while Afghanistan alleged a drug treatment hospital was struck.

Portrait of Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a grey suit and dark polka-dot tie, photographed in 2024.Pakistan / International — Region

PM Shehbaz Sharif flies to Saudi Arabia to press Pakistan's Iran-war diplomacy

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif flew to Saudi Arabia on 12 March 2026 for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as Pakistan cast itself as a 'bridge builder' in the Iran war.

Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces.International — Region / International — Region

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia weigh joint response to Iran strikes under defence pact

Field Marshal Asim Munir and Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman discussed measures to halt Iranian attacks on the Kingdom under their mutual defence agreement.

A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-200ER on the tarmac at an airportInternational — Region / International — Region

Pakistan condemns US-Israeli strikes on Iran as PIA halts Gulf flights

Pakistan's Foreign Office condemned US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliation against Gulf states on 28 February, as PIA suspended flights to the Gulf.

A UK Entry Clearance visa vignette sticker on a passport page, with the holder's photograph and personal details blanked outInternational — Region / International — Region

UK rolls out e-visas for Pakistani visitors, ending passport-sticker collection

British High Commission says Pakistani tourists, family visitors and business travellers can now use a digital e-visa, keeping their passports.

A helicopter flies over the Tarbela Dam and its reservoir on the Indus River, with spillway water visible below.International — Region / International — Region

Pakistan asks World Bank and UN to act over Indus waters 'violations'

Pakistani experts urged the World Bank and UN to intervene, warning that reduced Chenab River flows threaten food security in Punjab and Azad Kashmir.

Official portrait of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev wearing a dark suit and tiePakistan / International — Region

Uzbekistan's President Mirziyoyev arrives in Pakistan for state visit

Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev began a two-day state visit to Pakistan on 5 February 2026, received by President Zardari and PM Shehbaz at Nur Khan Airbase.

A view over the centre of Kabul, Afghanistan, photographed in 2009.International — Region / International — Region

China demands Afghanistan protect citizens after Kabul blast kills seven

A bombing at a Kabul restaurant on Monday killed at least seven people, including a Chinese national, prompting Beijing to demand stronger protection for its citizens.

Locator map of Tajikistan with the Khatlon region, along the Afghan border, highlighted in red.International — Region / International — Region

Tajikistan says it neutralised four militants on Afghan border

Tajikistan's security services said on 18 January 2026 that four 'terrorists' who crossed from Afghanistan were neutralised in the southern Khatlon region, state media reported.

Pilgrims performing tawaf around the Kaaba at the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.Pakistan / International — Region

Pakistan asks Saudi Arabia to raise Hajj 2026 quota to 230,000 pilgrims

Religious Affairs Minister Sardar Muhammad Yousaf said Pakistan has asked Saudi Arabia to raise its Hajj 2026 quota to 230,000 in proportion to the country's population.

A river landscapeInternational — Region / International — Region

Uganda cuts public internet access two days before presidential election

Uganda's communications regulator ordered mobile operators to switch off public internet access from 6pm on 13 January 2026, two days before polling in a contested vote.

Persian-script protest graffiti in red paint on the white marble facade of a Tehran bank branch, partially obscured by bare winter trees and parked cars on a quiet Tehran streetInternational — Region / International — Region

Iran's authorities signal intensified crackdown as two-week protest toll climbs past 60

On 10 January 2026 Iranian authorities signalled an intensified crackdown on the two-week-old protest movement as HRANA put the death toll at 65.