Khawaja Asif

The announcement comes as Houthi attacks intensify and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces fight to reclaim strategic territory

New alliance prompts swift military action in Gulf region

Oil prices are climbing on Thursday over reports that Chinese refiners banned fuel exports in October

There is reason to believe that once the U.S. midterm elections have passed, President Donald Trump will escalate against Iran

As Iran and the United States work with mediators to end seven months of hostilities, the reality in the Strait of Hormuz is shifting in ways that could prove to be a game-changer in ongoing negotiations

Iran's Revolutionary Guards urge American voters to punish Trump at the ballot box in November midterms

Crown Prince reaffirms Kingdom’s resolve for de-escalation and diplomacy in inaugural address to Shoura Council

Saudi Arabia has largely been on its own in confronting the Iranian-backed rebels, who rapidly captured more territory in Yemen over the past week and strengthened their ability to choke off Saudi oil exports out of the Red Sea

But while Houthi forces have successfully pushed into coastal territories, seizing the Greater and Lesser Hanish islands and Mayyun Island, retaining these gains presents a deeply complex challenge

Yemen faces a potential return to civil war as tensions escalate with an Iranian-backed rebel group

Yemen faces a potential return to civil war as tensions escalate with an Iranian-backed rebel group

There was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia on Sarea's latest claims

Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, on Friday, discussed the recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia with Iran

There was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia on Sarea's latest claims

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's remarks on Tuesday come hours after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi forces launched a wave of missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting cities and economic and energy infrastructure and injuring at least 73 civilians

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's remarks on Tuesday come hours after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi forces launched a wave of missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting cities and economic and energy infrastructure and injuring at least 73 civilians

The three nations raised concerns about military stances of Israel as their long-time ally the US failed to quell regional interest that has caused a significant global energy crisis

The Kuwaiti delegation also included Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces Lt Gen Khalid Al-Shriaan

Stock futures were little changed on Wednesday nights as traders awaited more inflation data and weighed fresh earnings reports

NEW YORK — US stocks slipped a bit further from their records Tuesday, while oil prices kept swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again

Pakistan has urged Muslim nations to set aside their differences and join its defence arrangement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, seeking to develop a military alliance modelled on the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif calls for a united Islamic military front against Israel, declaring it a threat to the entire Muslim world

The new triple-axis doesn't necessarily pose a new military threat, but could reshape the region to their liking: a constrained Trump Middle East policy, a weaker Israel with less influence in Washington, and a new regional stance on Iran

Guards in white traditional robes line the corridor on both sides as men in business suits and traditional Saudi attire walk side by side

Asif made the comments in an interview with the Urdu edition of the British publication The Independent, days after former Israeli Air Force officers publicly disclosed details of Israel's military assistance to India during the 1999 Kargil War

Asif's remarks come amid a spate of civilian killings in PoK's Rawalakot area over the last few days

Musadik Malik's remarks come a week after Pakistan threatened to “go to war” over the decades old Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)

Musadik Malik's remarks come a week after Pakistan threatened to “go to war” over the decades old Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)

PoK leader asks Asif to ‘apologize’

PoK leader asks Asif to ‘apologize’

India on Tuesday launched a scathing counter-attack against Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif following his recent provocative military threats, characterising the remarks as a frantic bid by Islamabad to obscure its dismal domestic record and egregious human rights violations

Over the years, India warned Pakistan to shun its terror doctrine after the 2016 surgical strikes and the Balakot airstrikes in 2019 or face severe consequences

President Donald Trump's push for Islamic countries to improve their ties with Israel with the signing of Abraham Accords rubbed Pakistan the wrong way on Tuesday as it triggered a rare event of a no in response to its friend United States to push back against the proposal — bending to which might also lead to a change in Pakistan passports

Munir has emerged as a key intermediary in negotiations aimed at preventing renewed conflict with Iran, placing Pakistan — despite decades of accusations involving Taliban safe havens, nuclear proliferation and Osama bin Laden — back at the center of U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East

Tampa: Donald Trump dramatically expanded the scope of Iran peace talks by demanding Arab nations sign agreements with Israel and threatening to freeze key Gulf allies out of the negotiations if they failed to do so

According to a statement from the Ministry of Defence, addressing the German Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and Security in Berlin on Day-1 of his three-day visit to Germany, Singh said "... For a developing country like India, which relies on the West Asian region for a significant share of its energy requirements, disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are not distant events, they are stark realities with direct implications for our security and economic stability."

Pakistani Minister of Defense Khawaja Asif launched a harsh attack against Israel on Thursday amid the Pakistani-mediated ceasefire and negotiations between the United States and Iran, and the Israeli campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon

A political storm has erupted after Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif allegedly threatened an attack on Kolkata

A political storm has erupted after Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif allegedly threatened an attack on Kolkata

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has issued another threat, specifically mentioning Kolkata

Afghanistan will defend its territory if conflict is imposed on it, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said on Tuesday, after accusing Pakistan's military of carrying out a devastating airstrike on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul that reportedly killed more than 400 people

The high-stakes process became the Islamic republic’s version of Game of Thrones: an empty throne, a council of clerics and two dynasties — Khamenei and Khomeini — competing

Slogans against Pakistan Army Chief and PM Shehbaz Sharif were raised in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan after reports that 13 people were killed in firing during violent protests

Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul and Kandahar on Friday, hours after Afghan forces reportedly attacked Pakistani border troops in retaliation for earlier strikes conducted this week

Fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban military entered its third day on Saturday, following overnight clashes as the international community expressed increasing concern about the conflict and ‌called for urgent talks

His comments appeared to reference Pakistan’s military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

This week it became clear just how badly Pakistan had miscalculated how it could rely on the Taliban, as Islamabad unleashed airstrikes in Afghanistan and troops from both countries fought each other on the border

Residents in Pakistan’s Bajaur district reported shells hitting civilian homes, with injured families taken to local hospitals as clashes spread across frontier areas

Clashes near the key Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan resumed on February 27

Unlike the military leadership of Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is increasingly presenting himself as a realist, openly acknowledging the profound crises crippling the state

Following this, the Pakistan Women's A team's status for their Rising Stars Asia Cup clash with India is now uncertain, though preparations are currently normal

Pakistani security forces have killed at least 145 fighters in the restive Balochistan province in a manhunt launched after a series of coordinated gun and bomb attacks that left nearly 50 people dead