ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will consider any Indian assault on its territory as an attack on Saudi Arabia, and any Israeli strike on Saudi Arabia will be met with full force, Prime Minister’s political adviser Rana Sanaullah said, pointing out the tactical importance of the new defense pact.

LAHORE: In a significant development following the recent defence agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, both countries have initiated urgent efforts to elevate bilateral trade and

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Beijing’s flagship Belt and Road project, may now gain a de facto extension to the Persian Gulf, providing China with an energy lifeline that bypasses the Strait of Malacca, long considered its most vulnerable chokepoint.

The kingdom signed a new defense pact with Pakistan a week after Israel carried out a missile attack targeting Hamas political officials in Qatar, another key U.S. Arab Gulf partner.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to meet Saudi Arabia’s crown prince as he departed for Riyadh on an official visit on Wednesday, the Foreign Office (FO) said. The two countries have long shared a multifaceted relationship rooted in mutual economic interests, strategic military cooperation, and shared Islamic heritage.

Iran’s Larijani and Pakistan’s Sharif visit Saudi Arabia as Riyadh seeks diplomatic balance amid Israel’s war and regional instability,