In September 2026, Shafqat Ali Khan was appointed as Pakistan’s
first ambassador to Armenia.
Pakistan and Armenia established diplomatic relations in
August 2025.
Pakistan had been the only UN member state that withheld
recognition of Armenia’s sovereignty since 1991, citing solidarity with
Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Pakistan’s first-ever National Security Policy (NSP) for 2022–2026 places economic security at its core, marking a shift from the traditional focus solely on military strength.
It emphasizes building a strong economy to bolster overall national resilience.
On August 18, 2026, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated Google’s first office in Pakistan in Islamabad.
The opening marks a significant expansion of Google’s presence in the country, with a focus on digital skills, AI, cloud technology, startups, and supporting Pakistan’s IT-export ambitions.
Google had already been active in Pakistan for years through digital-skilling and other programs, but this was its first permanent local office.
The Old Police Lines complex in Kohat, a city in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, came under a deadly terrorist attack and suicide bombing on September 18, 2026.
At least 31 people were killed with over 100 injured.
A local militant faction linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility.
The Old Police Lines complex in Kohat, a city in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, came under a deadly terrorist attack and suicide bombing on September 18, 2026.
At least 31 people were killed with over 100 injured.
A local militant faction linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility.
The Old Police Lines complex in Kohat, a city in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, came under a deadly terrorist attack and suicide bombing on September 18, 2026.
At least 31 people were killed with over 100 injured.
A local militant faction linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility.
The Old Police Lines complex in Kohat, a city in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, came under a deadly terrorist attack and suicide bombing on September 18, 2026.
At least 31 people were killed with over 100 injured.
A local militant faction linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility.
The Old Police Lines complex in Kohat, a city in
Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, came under a deadly terrorist attack
and suicide bombing on September 18, 2026.
At least 31 people were killed with over 100 injured.
A local militant faction linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban
Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility.
