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Field Marshal Asim Munir Asim Munir laying a wreath at the Martyrs' Memorial during a guard of honor review ceremony at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on 21 May 2025.
 AFP

Pakistan emerges as a Middle East power broker 

With 2026 unfolding amidst unprecedented global uncertainty, Pakistan's military has carved out a global role from the White House to the Levant

Kamal Alam 16 January 2026
A man walks across a bus stand at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border town of Torkham on October 13, 2025, amid cross-border clashes between the two countries. Abdul MAJEED / AFP

Border clashes recall Pakistan's tricky history with the Taliban

The flare-up is no isolated episode. Rather, it is the most dangerous chapter in a fraught, decades-long relationship that began during the Soviet-Afghan War in the 1980s.

Kaswar Klasra 16 October 2025
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ahead of their meeting in Riyadh. SPA

Saudi-Pakistan defence pact cements already robust ties

For decades, Riyadh and Islamabad have been on the same page when it comes to defence and security, but their alliance has always been based on understandings. That is now evolving.

Kamal Alam 23 September 2025
Activists from a local youth organisation wave Iranian flags and chant anti-Israel slogans during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, on June 15, 2025.
 AFP

Pakistan sides with Iran, but may only be able to offer words

Tehran appreciates the rhetoric from Islamabad, but to succeed in its war with Israel, it needs tangible support and reliable allies, something Pakistan may find difficult to muster

Kaswar Klasra 18 June 2025

From Tokyo to Tampa: the rise and rise of Asim Munir

After Pakistan's recent military tensions with India, Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir emerged as a powerful and stabilising force. Who is he?

Kamal Alam 08 June 2025
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From Buddha’s Smile to Nasr: inside India-Pakistan nuclear rivalry

The recent military flare-up begged questions on who would win in the event of a nuclear or conventional war. Here, Al Majalla compares their arsenals and respective journeys to become nuclear powers.

Mohammed Mansour 23 May 2025
India vs Pakistan: arsenals and military spending Diana Estefanía Rubio

India vs Pakistan: arsenals and military spending

India-Pakistan tensions reached a fever pitch after a 22 April attack in Pahalgam, a town in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a disputed region divided by a de facto border called the Line of Control. The…

Al Majalla - London 13 May 2025
Taylor Callery

How a multipolar world helped India and Pakistan back from the brink

With "three dozen countries" involved, international diplomacy was key to de-escalation, showing how a multipolar world can offer more levers for peace

Christopher Phillips 13 May 2025

A tenuous truce holds India and Pakistan from the brink

Fares Garabet 12 May 2025
Kashmiri men react after the ceasefire announcement between India and Pakistan, in Srinagar May 10, 2025. REUTERS/Sharafat Ali

A nerve-wracking ceasefire holds between India and Pakistan—for now

Tensions will simmer even as they step back from full-blown war

The Economist 11 May 2025
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Rivalry in the Horn of Africa

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Is the Red Sea moving toward an ordered space governed by capable states or toward a grey zone edging toward disorder? Read our February cover story to find out.

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Why Saudi Arabia is against escalation with Iran

05 February 2026

Its position reflects a political outlook grounded in strategic foresight and a steadfast commitment to national interest

Saud Al-Masaud
Ambulances wait in line at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian Gaza Strip, in northeastern Egypt on the first day of the evacuation of some 50 Palestinian, at the Rafah crossing on 2 February 2026. AFP
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The Rafah crossing is open, but so is the battle for Gaza

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Israel wants Palestinians to leave the Strip as part of its 'depopulation and resettlement' strategy, but Egypt is fighting to give Palestinians the option to return to their homeland

Amr Emam
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How the US got the SDF to capitulate to Damascus

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Al Majalla publishes a full account of what transpired during negotiations, the draft integration framework, and proposed constitutional amendments

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Libya after Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's assassination

04 February 2026

Supporters say his killing deals a blow to the country's prospects for peace and stability

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