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World
Cairo may enter the widening Gulf conflict alongside Pakistan's Makkah pact partners. Sisi says Egyptian forces would defend Saudi territory, not attack Yemen.
4d ago
World
Talks on an interim agreement have collapsed, Houthi missile debris has fallen in Makkah and Jeddah, and Gulf fuel prices are on edge. What it means for Pakistanis.
6d ago
World
Saudi civil defence told residents in four western regions, including Makkah, to move to safety before the coalition said it shot down both missiles. Here is what Pakistanis in the kingdom and Umrah travellers should know.
24 Oct 2026
World
One killed at King Fahd airport and two at Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield, where a Pakistani was hurt. Riyadh's airport is still shut. What Pakistani workers and travellers need to check.
22 Oct 2026
World
Britain will fly defensive missions only, with a transport aircraft and advisers, after Riyadh's airport was hit 20 times this month.
20 Oct 2026
World
The Saudi-led coalition said an AH-6i reconnaissance helicopter came down near the Yemen border on Sunday. The Houthis had claimed on Saturday to have downed an Apache.
18 Oct 2026
World
Egypt's parliament meets in an emergency session on Sunday to authorise support for Saudi defences if Riyadh asks. Sisi says it is about defence only. Why it matters to Pakistan, a party to the Mecca defence pact.
17 Oct 2026
World
The Houthis had threatened Riyadh airport, a refinery and an Aramco site in Dammam if Sanaa was hit. What it means for Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia and anyone flying there this week.
14 Oct 2026
World
Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and Multan saw dozens of cancellations after Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, and PIA has stopped flying to Riyadh until further notice. Here is what passengers should do.
9 Oct 2026
Pakistan
Ishaq Dar, Asim Munir and Khawaja Asif signed up in Riyadh to send the agreed forces to Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks. What was decided, and what Pakistan is doing there now.
26 Sept 2026
Politics
The defence minister said Pakistan will honour the trilateral pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, while the petroleum minister warned against any strike on a Pakistan-flagged tanker stranded in the Red Sea.
17 Sept 2026
World
Saudi defences destroyed a drone south of Makkah on Tuesday evening. Pilgrimage operations were not disrupted. Here is what happened, how Pakistan responded, and what to check before you travel.
16 Sept 2026
