https://sagire.online/topic/pakistan/ Rolling analysis and coverage of geopolitics, energy, security and supply chains. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:48:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/wire/5c558c15/https://sagire.online/wire/5c558c15/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:24:00 -0300China has pledged to work with Pakistan to advance “high-level security cooperation” and ensure the security of the two countries’ joint infrastructure project, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), according to the South China Morning Post. The messages were conveyed by Liu Haixing, head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party, in separate meetings with Pakistan’s top military leader Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday, on his first official visit to the country since taking office just over a year ago. In his meeting with Munir, Liu said Beijing stands ready to deepen exchanges with Islamabad and pursue the “2.0” version of the corridor, according to a statement from the department released on Monday.ChinaPakistanDiplomacyTrade https://sagire.online/wire/86cce01e/https://sagire.online/wire/86cce01e/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:22:00 -0300Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Saturday, during a session on regional security at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, that Damascus is considering joining the Mecca alliance, a mutual defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. Under the agreement, signed on August 7 in Mecca, an attack on one signatory is treated as an attack on all three, an arrangement similar in principle to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which has 32 member states. Samy Akil, an analyst at Syria Report, told Middle East Eye the talks are at an early stage and that Syria is unlikely to become the pact's fourth member in the near term.SyriaSaudi ArabiaTurkeyPakistanDefenseMiddle East https://sagire.online/wire/627e0d00/https://sagire.online/wire/627e0d00/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 04:21:00 -0300The liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Al Mayeda, carrying cargo from Qatar to Pakistan, was struck by unidentified objects near the Strait of Hormuz, despite reports that Pakistani authorities had prior Iranian clearance for safe passage. Qatari carrier Nakilat confirmed in a statement that the attack happened on the evening of October 30, with no crew injuries and no reported environmental damage, and shipping data indicates the vessel changed course and headed back toward the Gulf.QatarPakistanIranStrait of HormuzThe Gulf https://sagire.online/wire/89a4105e/https://sagire.online/wire/89a4105e/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:22:00 -0300Pakistan warned Afghanistan that it reserves the right to take all necessary measures to eliminate cross-border terror threats and said terrorism is a “red line”. Pakistan’s information ministry accused the Afghan Taliban of a “persistent refusal to address terrorism” and warned Kabul that it reserves the right to take “all necessary measures” to eliminate threats to its security “wherever they originate”, according to The Hindu and Independent Pakistan.PakistanAfghanistanSouth AsiaConflictDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/742ec137/https://sagire.online/wire/742ec137/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:22:00 -0300Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Saturday at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain that discussions are under way to evaluate Syria’s entry into the Mecca alliance, according to Al Jazeera. The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan in the Saudi city of Mecca in August and states that an attack on one country is to be considered an attack on all three. Arab News also heard from the Syrian foreign minister that Damascus was considering whether to join the defense alliance binding Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.SyriaSaudi ArabiaTurkeyPakistanDiplomacyMiddle East https://sagire.online/wire/4af178f0/https://sagire.online/wire/4af178f0/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:22:00 -0300More than 150 Afghan immigrants are expected to be deported from the United States, in what would be one of the largest single expulsions of Afghans ever organized by the country, the Jerusalem Post reported. Dozens are already detained in Louisiana and the first deportation flight could depart as early as Monday, according to The New York Times, cited by the Jerusalem Post. The removals will take place through Pakistan because Washington lacks diplomatic relations with the Taliban, a US official told Reuters.United StatesAfghanistanPakistanMigration https://sagire.online/wire/4a46b55f/https://sagire.online/wire/4a46b55f/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:22:00 -0300Pakistan’s army said it is cautiously optimistic about mediation between Iran and the United States, according to Al Jazeera. Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir has been to Tehran twice this month, most recently on Monday, alongside Saudi and Turkish officials, Al Jazeera reported.PakistanIranUnited StatesDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/389e7063/https://sagire.online/wire/389e7063/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:24:00 -0300A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced the human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha, a married couple, to 10 years in prison on Thursday in a security breach case, her family said, according to the Hindustan Times. The couple was accused of endangering an international cricket team's security plans by staging a protest and blocking a road in a 2024 case.PakistanHuman rightsJusticeSouth Asia https://sagire.online/wire/778a15d3/https://sagire.online/wire/778a15d3/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:22:00 -0300Egypt’s foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, held separate phone calls on Tuesday with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan, and with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) foreign minister, Abdullah bin Zayed, the Egyptian ministry said on Wednesday. The Egyptian and Saudi ministers agreed to continue coordination through the four-way mechanism, which includes Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan, according to the ministry.EgyptSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesTurkeyPakistanDiplomacyMiddle East https://sagire.online/wire/b3cc7b51/https://sagire.online/wire/b3cc7b51/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:24:00 -0300Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met with Iran in Tehran on Monday in an attempt to stop the Middle East war from reigniting, France 24 reported. It was the first joint visit to Tehran by the three countries since they formed a defense alliance in Mecca in August. Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, told state television the talks were “very good”.IranSaudi ArabiaTurkeyPakistanDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/29db04a3/https://sagire.online/wire/29db04a3/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:23:00 -0300Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for “regional unity” at a meeting in Tehran on Monday with representatives of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, which recently signed the Makkah defence pact, Dawn reported. Iran’s state broadcaster said the quadrilateral meeting discussed regional cooperation, the US-Israeli aggression against Iran and its consequences, among other topics. The talks also included Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Turkiye’s intelligence chief, Ibrahim Kalin.IranSaudi ArabiaPakistanTurkeyDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/f766c91f/https://sagire.online/wire/f766c91f/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:23:00 -0300High-level delegations from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey were in Tehran on Monday for meetings with Iranian authorities, in an attempt to avert renewed fighting between Iran, Israel and the United States, according to the Associated Press (AP), in a text republished by the Times Herald. Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, Pakistani army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and the head of Turkey’s intelligence service, Ibrahim Kalin, were to meet Iran’s top security officials and negotiators to push for a deal between Tehran and Washington. The war in Yemen and strikes by Iran-backed Houthi rebels against Saudi Arabia were also topics of the talks, according to AP, in a text republished by Bay News 9.IranSaudi ArabiaTurkeyPakistanUnited StatesDiplomacyConflict https://sagire.online/wire/107e4824/https://sagire.online/wire/107e4824/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:23:00 -0300Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, and Turkey's intelligence chief arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials, according to Mehr News. Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said officials from the countries that signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement will hold regional security talks in Tehran on Monday, according to Sputnik. In an interview with state broadcaster IRIB, he said Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin will take part in the joint meeting.IranSaudi ArabiaPakistanTurkeyDefenseDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/62c04379/https://sagire.online/wire/62c04379/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:22:00 -0300Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are set to meet their Iranian counterparts in Tehran on Monday to discuss regional coordination, the Jerusalem Post reported. Saudi Arabia will be represented by Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, and Pakistan by army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, according to Reuters. It will be the first high-level contact between Iran and all members of the three-nation bloc since Saudi Arabia came under escalating attacks, the Middle East Eye reported.IranSaudi ArabiaTurkeyPakistanDiplomacyThe Gulf https://sagire.online/wire/df5398c0/https://sagire.online/wire/df5398c0/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 04:23:00 -0300Pakistan reopened the Gabd-Rimdan crossing in Balochistan, and trucks resumed crossing the border with Iran after a week-long halt to cargo traffic, according to the Times of India. The reopening took place on Saturday, when trucks carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and essential food supplies resumed movement, Mehr News reported, placing the start of the suspension on October 17. Mir Naveed Jan Kalmati, president of the Gwadar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, confirmed the reopening and said trucks and other vehicles were allowed to move in both directions with import and export goods, according to Mehr News. The Times of India reported a seven-day shutdown; Mehr News places the start of the suspension on October 17.PakistanIranTrade