The United States has approved $1.3 billion in financing for Pakistan’s Reko Diq copper and gold project during the 2026 Critical Minerals Ministerial in Washington. The decision highlights growing U.S. engagement in diversifying global critical mineral supply chains, with Pakistan emerging as a key partner amid rising foreign investment in its underdeveloped mineral sector.
Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder fighter jet has emerged as a major attraction at Riyadh’s World Defense Exhibition, with Islamabad claiming strong interest from multiple countries as it pushes the aircraft as a cost-effective alternative to Western fighters amid shifting global security dynamics.
Pakistan is redesigning its security architecture in the restive province of Balochistan after a surge in coordinated militant attacks prompted Canada’s Barrick Gold to reassess its multi-billion-dollar Reko Diq mining project.
In testimony before U.S. lawmakers, Maria Kari detailed how Pakistan’s military and intelligence services are carrying out transnational repression against journalists, activists, and political opponents living in the United States and abroad.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a sweeping trade agreement with India that cuts U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50% in return for New Delhi halting purchases of Russian oil and lowering trade barriers.
World Bank President Ajay Pal Singh Banga visited Gurdwara Sri Panja Sahib in Hasan Abdal, offering prayers and sharing langar, as Pakistan highlights religious harmony and discusses long-term economic cooperation with the World Bank.
Newly released Epstein documents detail a controversial 2017 shipment of sacred Kiswah cloth from the Kaaba in Mecca to Jeffrey Epstein’s U.S. residence, raising serious religious and ethical questions.
