At a time when the Gulf's two most consequential powers are pulling regional security in opposite directions, the question of where Pakistan plants its flag is not an academic one.

The US and Iran, with Pakistan as mediator, have announced a preliminary deal to end the war, with an immediate cessation of military operations and the reopening of the Strait of…

The budget was already on a tightrope; whether it walks it or falls depends less on what happens in Islamabad and more on goings-on in Washington and Tehran