Pakistan Will Lead the Makkah Defence Alliance – What ‘Look West’ Actually Buys It
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye named their pact the Makkah Defence Alliance – Pakistan takes the first secretary-general. What 'Look West' buys Islamabad.
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Analysis: The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement Offers Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan a Capacity-Building Path Plus Pro
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement on 07 August 2026. Why the MJDA's value is capacity building, not Article 5.
Heavy Industries Taxila Reveals D-248 and S-369, Pakistan’s Longest-Range Loitering Munitions Plus Pro
Heavy Industries Taxila revealed the D-248 and S-369 at the 2026 Indus RAS Expo – Pakistan's longest-range loitering munitions, with up to 3,000 km reach.
Heavy Industries Taxila Reveals New C-UAS Solution Pairing Interceptor Drones with Radar Plus Pro
On 23 July 2026, Pakistan’s Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) revealed its own interceptor drone-based counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS), called P-905. The HIT P-905 consists of...
The Next Phase of Pakistan’s C-UAS Efforts is to Build an Integrated Counter-Drone System Plus Pro
It seems that Pakistan’s current approach to counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) involves disparate systems – both soft-kill and hard-kill – trying to stop quadcopters and...
Field Marshal Asim Munir Visits Türkiye for Defence Talks as Ankara–Islamabad Ties Deepen
Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir met President Erdoğan and defence officials in Ankara during a two-day Türkiye visit focused on defence cooperation.
Pakistan’s Military Reports 42 Dead in Four-Day Wave of Balochistan Attacks
Pakistan’s military says 42 people, including security personnel and civilians, were killed across Balochistan over four days in what the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) described...
Pakistan Strikes Afghan Border Provinces in Response to Karachi Attack
Pakistan says a ground operation and cross-border strikes in Afghanistan's Paktia, Paktika and Kunar killed 29 militants, a day after a deadly Karachi attack.
Pakistan Announces 17.65% Defence Budget Increase, Gains Constrained by Weaker Rupee Plus Pro
Pakistan's PKR 3 trillion (about $10.76 billion U.S.) defence budget for 2026-2027 is the largest it has ever set in dollar terms. But a weakening...
Pakistan, the Abraham Accords, and the Limits of Mediating the US-Iran War Pro
Trump's demand that Islamabad join the Abraham Accords is the opposite of the dividend Pakistan's mediation was meant to secure. The real strain is at...