Diplomacy Must Not End When the Shooting Starts
Bilal Javed on why the UN Security Council's statement on diplomacy during war matters for Pakistan, and why it will mean little unless it is applied in Gaza, Iran and beyond.
Pakistan foreign policy: 11 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: Diplomacy Must Not End When the Shooting Starts. Key developments, background and analysis.
11 stories on Pakistan foreign policy since 25 September 2026; the latest was published on 7 November 2026.
Bilal Javed on why the UN Security Council's statement on diplomacy during war matters for Pakistan, and why it will mean little unless it is applied in Gaza, Iran and beyond.
The UN Security Council adopted a Pakistan-initiated presidential statement on the role of diplomacy during active hostilities, urging mediation and ceasefires.
At the SCO heads of government meeting in Dushanbe, Ishaq Dar said Pakistan's one demand of the Taliban is that Afghan soil is not used for terror against it.
The Pakistan Caucus chair urged US intelligence sharing and arms sales to Pakistan, an arbitration board for investors and Kartarpur as a bridge to India.
The information ministry dismissed Kabul's claim that Pakistan-backed men were behind clashes in Nuristan, saying not a shred of evidence had been produced.
SCO national coordinators meet in Islamabad from September 28 to 30 to plan the programme of Pakistan's chairmanship, ahead of the heads of state summit in August 2027.
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.
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.
In its right of reply at the UN General Assembly, Pakistan accused India of sponsoring terrorism and 'weaponising water', and restated its Kashmir stance.
Pakistan, Saudi and Turkish military chiefs pledged to 'immediately' put the Makkah defence pact into practice. What that means, and what it does not.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye's foreign ministers met in New York and agreed to convene their military chiefs after Houthi missile attacks.