Islamabad
Pakistan and Maldives sign 20 MoUs, target $200m trade
PM Shehbaz Sharif and President Muizzu agreed to lift trade from $13.9m to $200m in two years as 20 MoUs were signed on the first Maldivian visit in 11 years.
Indus Waters Treaty
Indus Waters Treaty: 9 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: Pakistan and Maldives sign 20 MoUs, target $200m trade. Key developments, background and analysis.
9 stories on Indus Waters Treaty since 27 September 2026; the latest was published on 21 October 2026.
Key developments
- Pakistan and Maldives sign 20 MoUs, target $200m tradePakistan and the Maldives signed 20 agreements and MoUs during President Mohamed Muizzu's three-day state visit, the first by a Maldivian president in 11 years.
- EU migration chief calls Pakistan's 50pc Schengen visa refusal rate 'too much'EU migration chief Magnus Brunner said the bloc must ease legal travel for Pakistanis, as irregular migration from Pakistan to Europe fell by more than half.
- Pakistan presses UN on climate finance and respect for water treatiesAt the UN Second Committee, Pakistan sought $300bn in climate finance, debt reform and respect for water treaties amid its Indus dispute with India.
- Pakistan rejects India's 'internal matter' claim on Kashmir at UNPakistan told a UN General Assembly committee that Kashmir is a disputed territory whose status must be decided by its people, rejecting India's claim.
- Pakistan will not let India weaponise water, says TararAttaullah Tarar warned that India's move to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance threatens water governance worldwide, at the launch of an ISSI report.
Islamabad
EU migration chief calls Pakistan's 50pc Schengen visa refusal rate 'too much'
EU migration chief Magnus Brunner said the bloc must ease legal travel for Pakistanis, as irregular migration from Pakistan to Europe fell by more than half.
Islamabad
Pakistan presses UN on climate finance and respect for water treaties
At the UN Second Committee, Pakistan sought $300bn in climate finance, debt reform and respect for water treaties amid its Indus dispute with India.
Azad Kashmir
Pakistan rejects India's 'internal matter' claim on Kashmir at UN
Pakistan told a UN General Assembly committee that Kashmir is a disputed territory whose status must be decided by its people, rejecting India's claim.
Islamabad
Pakistan will not let India weaponise water, says Tarar
Attaullah Tarar warned that India's move to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance threatens water governance worldwide, at the launch of an ISSI report.
Islamabad
Pakistan asks UN to press India to honour Indus Waters Treaty
Ishaq Dar wrote to the UN chief urging the Security Council to stop India interfering with Pakistan's waters, citing an August court ruling that the treaty is binding.
Middle East
At the UN, PM Shehbaz calls for open sea lanes, backs Saudi Arabia and warns India over Indus waters
In his UN General Assembly address, PM Shehbaz Sharif urged that Hormuz stay open, defended the Makkah defence pact and said blocking Indus waters would be an act of war.
Opinion
Editorial: A troubled UN is still the world's best forum, and Pakistan is showing why
The UN faces a crisis of effectiveness, but this week in New York showed why Pakistan still needs it. The answer is to strengthen it, not walk away.
Asia
Pakistan accuses India of 'exporting terrorism' in sharp UN General Assembly reply
In its right of reply at the UN General Assembly, Pakistan accused India of sponsoring terrorism and 'weaponising water', and restated its Kashmir stance.