Pakistan

The Turkish defense industry is set to strengthen Pakistan's army by establishing production facilities, as a growing number of countries prioritize domestic manufacturing of defense products amid escalating global conflicts.

Turkish defense firms are in high demand for their reliable design and production capabilities, one of which is Repkon, based in Istanbul.

A bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashed in central Iran, killing at least 28 people, an official said on Aug. 21.

The crash happened Aug. 20 night in the central Iranian province of Yazd, said Mohammad Ali Malekzadeh, a local emergency official, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.

Trade Minister Ömer Bolat, accompanied by a delegation of Turkish businesspeople, is paying an official visit to Pakistan to bolster ties between the two countries.

Bolat first met with Finance Minister Mohammad Aurangzeb.

The International Monetary Fund said it reached a new $7 billion loan deal with Pakistan in a bid to bolster its faltering economy.

Islamabad agreed in exchange to conduct further unpopular reforms, including widening the South Asian nation's chronically low tax base.

Amid a surge in violence targeting Chinese interests, a devastating suicide bombing struck a convoy of Chinese engineers in northwestern Pakistan, claiming the lives of six individuals. This latest attack marks the third significant assault on Beijing-linked projects in the country within a week, raising alarm over the security of foreign investments in Pakistan.

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In a significant development following tit-for-tat strikes, Pakistan and Iran have reached an agreement for the return of their respective ambassadors by January 26. The decision comes after a series of missile and drone attacks between the two nations, raising concerns about regional stability.

Pakistan's prime minister held an emergency security meeting on Friday with military and intelligence chiefs after trading deadly air strikes with Iran on militant targets this week.

The rare military actions in the porous border region of Baluchistan — shared between the two countries — have further stoked regional tensions already enflamed by the Israel-Hamas war.

Pakistan's Prime Minister will hold an emergency security meeting on Friday with military and intelligence chiefs after trading deadly air strikes with Iran on militant targets this week.

The rare military actions in the porous border region of Baluchistan — shared between the two countries — has further stoked regional tensions already enflamed by the Israel-Hamas war.

Pakistan said on Thursday that it has launched missile strikes into Iran and that "a number of terrorists were killed during the intelligence-based operation," codenamed "Marg Bar Sarmachar".