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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif grimases prior to a bilateral meeting, on December 12, 2025 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
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Pakistan announces austerity measures amid Mideast conflict

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announces austerity measures, including school closures and fuel cuts for government departments amid rising oil prices

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 March, 2026
US President Donald Trump departs at the end of a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 2, 2026, in Washington, DC
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Pakistani convicted of plotting to kill Trump over death of Iran commander

The New Arab Staff
07 March, 2026
Afghan refugees along with their belongings on trucks await deportation to Afghanistan near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on October 29, 2025.
Afghan-Pakistan border clashes
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Pakistani, Afghan border clashes as UN says 100,000 displaced

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 March, 2026
Afghans rally near the Pakistan border to protest civilian deaths and back troops as clashes kill dozens, displace thousands and disrupt food aid.
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Afghans rally against Pakistan and civilian casualties

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 March, 2026
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Pakistan might join Iran war over pact with Saudi Arabia

The New Arab Staff
04 March, 2026
Tens of thousands of Afghans displaced by Pakistan conflict
Afghan-Pakistan border clashes
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Tens of thousands of Afghans displaced by Pakistan conflict

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 March, 2026
Afghan forces attacked Pakistan’s border positions, killing 67 troops as cross-border clashes escalate amid ongoing Taliban and militant tensions.
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Pakistan says it killed 67 Afghan force members

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 March, 2026
Police fire tear gas at Shiite Muslims as they stage protests in solidarity with Iran, outside the US consulate in Karachi on March 1, 2026
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US Marines fired on protesters storming consulate in Karachi

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 March, 2026
Pakistan deployed troops and imposed a three day curfew after protests over US Israeli strikes that killed Iran's leader left at least 25 dead.
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Pakistan deploys troops after deadly Iran strike protests

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 March, 2026
Security personnel fire tear gas as Shiite Muslims shout slogans during a protest outside the US consulate in Karachi on March 1, 2026 (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP via Getty Images)
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Protests break out in Pakistan over Khamenei death, 21 dead

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 March, 2026
Pakistani soldiers patrol near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing in Chaman on February 27, 2026, following overnight cross-border fighting between the two countries
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Pakistan bombs Kabul in 'open war' on Afghanistan's Taliban

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 February, 2026
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Will Haftar and Pakistan's defence deal deepen Libya's divide?

Dania Gamal
24 February, 2026
Pakistan's Air Force fighter JF-17 fighter jets fly past during the multinational naval exercise AMAN-25 in the Arabian Sea
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Pakistan strikes seven militant camps in Afghan border region

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 February, 2026
This photograph taken on February 16, 2026 shows relatives carrying an injured blast victim inside a hospital in Bannu city of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Pakistani army officer among two killed in bombing

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 February, 2026
Kapil Dev (L), captain of the 1983 World Cup winning Indian cricket team and Sunil Gavaskar (R) speak to media at Lords Cricket ground, in London
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Cricket grandees Gavaskar and Kapil join appeal for Imran Khan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 February, 2026
Suicide bombing and gun attack on Pakistan security post in Bajaur kill 11 soldiers and a child as military blames Pakistani Taliban militants
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Over dozen killed in bomb blast, gunfire in northwest Pakistan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 February, 2026
Pakistani people protest supporting Imran Khan opposite Downing Street. (Photo credit should read Matthew Chattle/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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Imran Khan’s sons voice health concerns, seek Pakistan visas

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 February, 2026
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150,000 Afghans have returned from Pakistan, Iran this year: UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 February, 2026
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Pakistan to play India at T20 World Cup after boycott called off

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 February, 2026
Mourners attend the funeral of Shia Muslims, a day after a suicide bombing at a mosque in Islamabad
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Islamic State claims Pakistan mosque bombing that killed 31

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 February, 2026
Security forces are seen at the site of a suicide attack at a Imam Bargah (a Shite mosque) during the weekly Friday prayers in Islamabad, Pakistan, on February 06, 2026.
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Suicide bomber kills 31 in Shia mosque in Pakistan's capital

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 February, 2026