Pakistan

In Peshawar, one craftsman keeps Pakistan’s ‘Jinnah Cap’ tradition alive

At nearly 80, Haji Bashir has spent seven decades crafting Karakul caps, a traditional headwear made from Balkhi sheep pelts, and has supplied caps to some of Pakistan’s most prominent historical figures.

AN HOUR AGO

This handout photograph taken and released by the Turkish Presidency press office on August 7, 2026, shows Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) shaking hands with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin

Erdogan says Makkah Defense Agreement vision not limited to three countries

Describing the agreement as rooted in "collective deterrence," Erdogan says it is designed to deepen security and defense cooperation among its signatories, open the door to joint defense-industry projects, and reinforce cooperation against terrorism.

A DAY AGO

FILE: A Pakistani worker sieves a heap of rice at a wholesale market in Rawalpindi (AFP)

Pakistan hails Australian court ruling rejecting India’s Basmati trademark appeal

Federal Court of Australia orders India's export development authority to pay the respondent’s legal costs.

2 DAYS AGO

A Pakistani worker collects salt stones to be loaded onto a truck outside the Khewra salt mines.(AFP/File)

Pakistan envoy calls for expanded US investment in minerals, surgical sectors

During engagements with business leaders in Chicago, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US calls on attendees to 'strengthen business-to-business (B2B) linkages and explore expanding ventures in Pakistan.'

5 DAYS AGO

Makkah pact a game changer, other regions will copy it: Turkish professor

Turkish professor Mehmet Ozkan calls the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia-Turkiye defense pact a game changer, saying it strengthens regional security, deters aggression and could inspire similar alliances.

7 DAYS AGO

Pakistan, US move closer to reciprocal trade framework as negotiations gain momentum

Both sides express satisfaction with the pace of negotiations and agree to continue to work closely to finalize the remaining elements of the reciprocal trade framework.

August 6, 2026

The Chatroom: Ahmad Hassan Al-Arabi on Fitna al Khawarij, terrorism and Pakistan's security

International relations expert Ahmad Hassan Al-Arabi joins The Chatroom with Shizza to discuss Fitna al Khawarij, extremist ideology, radicalization, Pakistan's counterterrorism efforts and the role of education in confronting violent narratives.

August 5, 2026

Sajid Khan of Pakistan celebrates the dismissal of unseen Shai Hope of the West Indies during the third day of the second Test match between the West Indies and Pakistan at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on August 4, 2026. (Photo

Pakistan close on series-levelling win against West Indies

Hosts stumble to 103 for six in their second innings, a lead of just 60 runs, on an eventful third day of the second and final Test in Trinidad.

August 5, 2026

Pakistan to develop historic Buddhist heritage site in Islamabad

The caves, which date back almost 2,400 years, first hosted Buddhist monks who prayed here, followed by Hindu ascetics, and later Muslim mystics, including Shah Allah Ditta himself, giving the caves their name.

August 4, 2026

Mohammad Ali (R) of Pakistan reacts as Justin Greaves (L) of West Indies hits 4 during the first day of the second Test match between West Indies and Pakistan at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on August 2, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Greaves steadies West Indies in second Test against Pakistan

Justin Greaves makes an unbeaten 64 to steer West Indies to 239-5 at stumps on a rain-shortened opening day of the second and final Test against Pakistan in Trinidad on Sunday.

August 2, 2026