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Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said tensions with Pakistan can be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy. He accused Pakistan's military of relying on force rather than political understanding, while saying Afghanistan has a legitimate right to defend itself against aggression

Reuters: Pakistan has deployed between 30,000 and 40,000 soldiers in Saudi Arabia to assist in defending the Kingdom, primarily by intercepting drones and missiles. The troops have arrived in batches, starting last year, as well as after the recent escalation, but Pakistan has not yet decided to send forces to Yemen to participate in combat operations.

Pakistan is accusing Kandahar governor of hosting militant leaders - including BLA, al-Qaeda and Hafiz Gul Bahadur group - to plot attacks inside Pakistan. Kabul rejects the claim as a smear campaign, a day after Pakistani airstrikes slaughtered 10 civilians in Helmand and Kunar

Pakistan airstrikes on Saturday killed 10 civilians, most of them children, and injured 9, UN says. Afghan officials condemned the attacks on civilian homes in Kunar and Helmand; Pakistan claims it killed 22 militants

Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan, has strongly condemned the killing of Afghan civilians, particularly children, in Pakistani military airstrikes on parts of Helmand and Kunar provinces

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has condemned Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Kunar and Helmand provinces, describing the attacks as a violation of Afghanistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity

Saudi Defense: Chiefs of Staff affirmed their commitment to collective defense, reflecting determination to defend Saudi Arabia's security.

Saudi Defense: Chiefs of Staff of the Makkah Agreement countries confirm their immediate commitment to translating obligations for effective military cooperation

Pakistani Foreign Ministry: Military leaders to meet today and discuss providing support to Riyadh under the joint defense agreement

Joint statement: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey condemn attacks targeting Mecca and Saudi facilities

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate has once again summoned the Chargé d'Affaires of the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul and lodged a strong protest with him regarding the repeated violation of Afghanistan's airspace and the Pakistani military's airstrikes

Pakistan announces raids on 10 sites in Afghanistan after drone attacks

An overnight airstrike hit the Afghan city of Kandahar, home to the Taliban government's supreme leader, a resident told AFP early Thursday. Pakistan's minister of information said its forces had struck 10 targets in Afghanistan - without specifying where

The European Union Delegation to Afghanistan has called for the protection of civilians following recent Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan's Kunar and Paktika provinces

Afghan Official: Pakistan's airstrikes will not go unanswered Hayatullah Muhajir Farahi, Deputy Minister for Publications at Afghanistan's Ministry of Information and Culture, has condemned Pakistan's latest airstrikes on Afghanistan

Pakistan: 28 killed in air raids on Afghan militant hideouts

Pakistani raids in Afghanistan kill 3, injure others

Imran Khan's sister Aleema Khan arrested ahead of protest demanding ex-Pakistan PM's release: Report

Pakistan's chargé d'affaires in New Delhi Ambassador has lodged a strong protest with India's MEA after Indian Navy's attempts of venturing into Pakistan's Exclusive Economic Zone and trying to pry on Pak Navy's SEASPARK-26 exercise

A Pakistan Navy vessel collided with a frontline Indian warship in the Arabian Sea after manoeuvring in an "unprofessional and unsafe" manner, prompting New Delhi to summon Pakistan's most senior diplomat on Wednesday to lodge a strong protest over the incident

Pakistani Prime Minister: Praises the exceptional vigilance of the Saudi Armed Forces

Pakistan has delivered a Saudi warning to Iran to rein in its Yemeni Houthi allies after they stepped up attacks on the kingdom, in a coordinated effort to prevent the crisis from spiralling, Saudi, Pakistani and Iranian sources said

Pakistan has warned Houthi militants in Yemen that any attack on any of the three members of the newly formed Jeddah Defense Alliance will be considered an attack on all three. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan are the current members of the alliance

Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry on the Mecca Defense Alliance: A secretariat will be established, headed by a Secretary-General in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to support the work of the three countries within the framework of the Mecca Agreement. The Secretariat will initially be headed by a Secretary-General from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for a three-year term. The three countries will work through joint activities to enhance their defense capabilities and the cohesion of their armed forces through robust cooperation in the field of defense industries and the development of joint production and technologies

Turkish Foreign Minister: The Mecca Defense Pact was established with the aim of expansion and including new countries.

Turkish Foreign Minister: We are working on a roadmap for the participation of other countries in the joint defense agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.

Pakistan says 6 to 7 Muslim countries are interested in joining the Mecca defence agreement, as officials are working on an agreement to make it easier for countries to join. Bangladesh is the latest country to publicly express interest in joining the pact. -Bloomberg

Pakistan and Kuwait signed a joint defense and military cooperation agreement months after Iranian strikes caused significant damage in Kuwait and exposed weaknesses in US defenses against Iranian missiles and drones. Under the agreement, Pakistan will assist in training Kuwaiti armed forces and enhance military cooperation between the two countries.

Pakistan and Iran discuss restoring MoU, as Islamabad says 'significant progress' made in talks

Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir will arrive in Tehran tomorrow while heading a delegation for an official visit, the Iranian FM Spokesperson says