Articles by Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS: The United States has reiterated its support for Pakistan’s right to defend itself against terrorist attacks, while the United Nations struggles to maintain consensus on i...
WASHINGTON: The United States Air Force is creating a new military speciality dedicated to defending its air bases against missile and drone attacks, after recent conflicts exposed vulnerabilities at ...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has held a series of meetings with senior national security officials to review US policy towards Iran, including whether Washington should continue negotiations ...
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Monday heard renewed calls to halt Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories, as delegates warned that escalating violence and con...
• May move some military assets in Middle East farther west, potentially to Israel• Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain among most affected sites, says WSJ• Estimates suggest $5bn damage across 11 US mili...
Pakistan used a high-level diplomatic gathering at the United Nations on Wednesday to build international support for stronger global action against viral hepatitis, while new World Health Organisatio...
UNITED NATIONS: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to take notice of India’s “brazen violations” of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), warn...
WASHINGTON: The US-Iran agreement has placed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in one of the most difficult political positions of his career, leaving him squeezed between Washington, Tehran, ...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signalled his willingness to submit the recently negotiated Iran agreement to Congress for review, as lawmakers from both Republican and Democratic law...
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (Unama) until June 17, 2027, whi...
