Sources say Sharif aims to internationalise the Kashmir issue and solidify domestic support amidst the challenges posed by Imran Khan

Iranian authorities have carried out arrests and executions of people suspected of links to Israeli intelligence agencies. 

​Iranian authorities have carried out arrests and executions of people suspected of links to Israeli intelligence agencies.  

India declined to endorse the joint statement at the SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting in Qingdao due to the omission of its terrorism concerns. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh insisted on acknowledging the Pahalgam attack, attributed to Lashkar-e-Taiba, while the statement referenced activities in Balochistan. Consensus eluded the member states, leading to the abandonment of the joint statement.