Region Lavrov in Tehran on first visit since US-Israeli attack on Iran Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov travelled to Tehran on Monday for talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign… October 19, 2026
Region Rubio meets Central Asian foreign ministers in Samarkand; Uzbekistan joins Artemis Accords US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has begun C5+1 talks with five Central Asian countries in Samarkand, in Afghanistan's northern neighbour… October 19, 2026
Region Araghchi warns Trump: Iran also has 'unfinished jobs' Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi hit back at Donald Trump's threat to 'finish the job' against Iran and accused Benjamin Netanyahu… October 19, 2026
Region Bilawal says KP governor's rule could end if opposition joins anti-terror plan Pakistan People's Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari says the emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa could be lifted if the… October 19, 2026
Region Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaghi as new defence minister Iran's parliament voted 237 to 15 on Sunday to make Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi defence minister, replacing Aziz Nasirzadeh, who was killed… October 18, 2026
Region Pakistan halts trade with Iran at two Balochistan border crossings Pakistan has suspended commercial traffic with Iran through the Taftan and Gabd-Rimdan crossings, leaving about 2,000 trucks stranded;… October 18, 2026
Region Gunmen abduct 18 people from marble factory in Balochistan's Khuzdar Armed men stormed a marble factory in the Naal area of Khuzdar district late on Saturday and took 18 people away, a day after 20 police… October 18, 2026
Region Gunmen abduct 20 police trainees in Pakistan's Balochistan Unidentified gunmen on motorcycles stopped a vehicle near Mastung and took away 20 police recruits who were travelling home on leave. October 18, 2026
Region Rubio heads to Samarkand for C5+1 talks with Central Asian states US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is travelling to Uzbekistan to meet ministers from Afghanistan's northern neighbours, accompanied by… October 18, 2026
Region Zardari tells Guterres Afghan soil must not be used against Pakistan Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has told the UN Secretary-General that Pakistan still faces attacks from groups operating from Afghan… October 7, 2026
Region KP chief minister vows to block any new military operation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi told PTI marchers in Khyber district on Wednesday that he would not allow another military… October 7, 2026
Region Guterres: Afghan returns from Pakistan must be voluntary and safe UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in Islamabad that the return of Afghans from Pakistan must be voluntary, safe and dignified, and… October 7, 2026