Türkiye’s parliament has ratified the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia by 279 votes to 119, formalising a trilateral pact under which an armed attack against one member would be treated as an attack against all three. The agreement provides for military coordination, intelligence sharing and mutual defence assistance, while any deployment of Turkish troops to Saudi Arabia would require separate parliamentary approval.
Pakistani security forces have arrested an Afghan national during an alleged infiltration attempt in Kurram, recovering a submachine gun, ammunition and a notebook containing bomb-making notes. Separately, a hand-grenade attack on a contractor’s guesthouse in Bannu injured two people.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels claim Saudi-led coalition airstrikes killed at least 30 people and wounded eight others at a crowded market in Yemen's Taiz province. Yemeni government-aligned authorities have disputed the Houthis' account, while the Associated Press says it could not independently verify responsibility for the attack.
Satellite imagery shows Iran rebuilding damaged missile bases and expanding underground military facilities as Tehran prepares for possible renewed US-Israeli airstrikes. The reconstruction comes amid growing speculation about further American military action and political divisions in Washington over the war's consequences.
Three polio workers have been abducted by armed militants in Pakistan’s Kurram district, while a vaccination supervisor kidnapped in neighbouring Khyber district has been released after three days in captivity.
More than 25 flights across Europe have been targeted by bomb threats this week, forcing emergency diversions, fighter jet escorts and security inspections. No explosives have been found aboard any of the affected aircraft.
The US has sanctioned an Indian couple and several companies for allegedly operating fraudulent maritime registries and helping Iran’s shadow tanker fleet transport oil while evading international sanctions.
Four people, including a police constable and an FC personnel, were abducted by armed militants after a vehicle was intercepted on Hussain Khel-Ghundi Road in Lakki Marwat’s Bettani subdivision, triggering intense gunfire and tribal mobilisation.
The Saudi-led coalition says it has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile allegedly launched by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis towards the Madinah region, while the group has denied targeting the holy city, insisting its attacks are limited to Saudi oil facilities and military bases.
