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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey are set to sign a joint defence agreement on Friday in Jeddah, according to Saudi military and government sources. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will meet in the Saudi port city as regional powers seek to strengthen security ties amid the Iran war. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

<p>Eight Muslim countries, including Pakistan, have once again condemned Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip, terming them violations of international humanitarian law and relevant United Nations resolutions.</p> <p>The Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday that foreign ministries of Pakistan, Egypt, Turkiye, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, in a joint statement, condemned the continued <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2012709">humanitarian crisis</a> in the

<p>England have recalled Dan Lawrence from two years of Test exile to face Pakistan, with the batsman pencilled in to fill the middle-order vacancy created by the retirement of captain Ben Stokes.</p> <p>National selector Marcus North, announcing a 16-man squad for the first two matches of the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1926314">three-Test series</a> on Thursday, confirmed Lawrence would bat at number six. Jordan Cox, who replaces the injured Jacob Bethell, will bat at number three.</p>

Ollie Pope, Dan Lawrence and Sam Cook have all returned to the Test squad, while Jordan Cox is also back and is expected to bat at No. 3, according to The Guardian. Cox gets the opportunity after Jacob Bethell was ruled out of the series with an injury.

<figure class='media w-full sm:w-4/5 media--center ' data-original-src='https://i.dawn.com/large/2026/08/060417029e85071.webp'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.dawn.com/large/2026/08/060417029e85071.webp' alt=' PAKISTAN boxer Qudratullah ' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>PAKISTAN boxer Qudratullah</figcaption> </figure> <p>LAHORE: Pakistan auth­orities have launched a high-level effort to trace boxer Qudratullah, who

<p>• Smaller mines and larger copper, antimony projects under consideration<br>• US Embassy official says Reko Diq moving forward, but slower than expected<br>• Encourages Pakistan to provide level playing field to American firms<br>• Finance minister, US trade representative review progress on bilateral trade talks</p> <p>ISLAMABAD: Amid a big push from the Trump administration to secure global critical mineral supply chains, US companies are exploring opportunities to take over and dev

<p>WASHINGTON: The United States and Pakistan on Tuesday held the fourth counter-terrorism dialogue in Washington, reaffirming their commitment to combating terrorist groups and strengthening security cooperation at a time when regional tensions remain high.</p> <p>The talks were led by US Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Gregory LoGerfo and Foreign Ministry Special Secretary Ambassador Nabeel Munir, a <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://w

<p>The military and civilian leadership on Wednesday said just and lasting peace in South Asia was closely linked to the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute as the country marked Youm-i-Istehsal (Exploitation Day) to mark the anniversary of India <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1498227">revoking </a>the occupied region’s special autonomy in 2019.</p> <p>President Asif Ali Zardari said that Youm-i-Istehsal was being observed to “reaffirm our unwavering solidarity” with the people