Pakistan Military Rules Out TTP Talks, Puts Kabul Ties on Taliban

Pakistan-Afghanistan border tensions escalated sharply into open military conflict in late February 2026, after Pakistani airstrikes targeted major Afghan cities including Kabul and Kandahar. According to Agence France Presse, Reuters, and The Associated Press reporting via Al Jazeera, Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif declared that the neighbors are in an “open war” following months of … Read more

New Trilateral Defense Pact Reshapes Regional Security

Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan Sign Makkah Joint Defense Agreement The Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, signed on August 7, 2026, by Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, establishes that any armed attack against one of the … Read more