The Oct. 16 kidnapping of 14 Iranian security personnel by a Pakistan-based terrorist group is putting the spotlight on the viability of the nascent security cooperation between Iran and Pakistan.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said in a televised speech on Wednesday that he is mediating between Iran and Saudi Arabia to end the war in Yemen. Pakistani Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said the idea for Pakistan to mediate was first floated by Khan in a trip to Saudi Arabia after his election, and that "since then, Pakistan has been carrying out a Track II process.” Read More
BY KUNWAR KHULDUNE SHAHID
Riyadh gave Pakistan a bailout package worth US$6 billion at a time it desperately needed diplomatic support, given the crisis over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi