The United States has raised concerns over Pakistan’s military and intelligence spending, calling for greater civilian and parliamentary oversight of defense budgets and improved transparency in government finances.

According to the US State Department’s 2026 fiscal transparency report, Pakistan has faced criticism over limited public scrutiny of its defense and intelligence budgets, delayed disclosure of its executive budget proposal and insufficient information about government debt and liabilities linked to state-owned companies.

Washington has also highlighted the lack of public disclosure surrounding some major military imports and defense acquisitions, which are reportedly funded outside the main defense budget.

US Pressures Pakistan Over Defense Spending | Washington Demands Greater Civilian Oversight

Pakistan’s Balochistan province is facing a fresh wave of security tensions, with the Baloch Liberation Army claiming attacks against Pakistani military personnel while Pakistan’s military has reported operations against militants.

The crisis has expanded beyond battlefield clashes. An explosion damaged a major gas transmission pipeline, disrupting supplies to several areas, while seven miners working for a private copper mining company were reportedly abducted by armed men.

Baloch activists have also alleged that Pakistani fighter jets carried out strikes in the Surab region, claiming civilian casualties. These allegations have not been independently verified, while Pakistan’s military has presented a different account of the reported deaths.

Pakistan’s Balochistan Crisis Escalates | Rebel Attacks, Civilian Deaths And Pipeline Blast

#Gravitas Russia is warning of 'chaos' in global food markets after a major Ukrainian attack disrupted grain terminals at the black sea port of Novorossiysk.  The strikes are threatening a crucial export route at a time when the war is already putting pressure on global supplies.   

Ukraine Attacks Will Cause Worldwide Food Crisis, Warns Putin | GRAVITAS 

The security situation in Balochistan is escalating as the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claims to have carried out 38 operations across the province in eight days.

According to the claims cited in the report, the attacks targeted Pakistani military convoys, armoured vehicles, camps and patrols, along with police posts, trade routes, bridges, railway infrastructure and commercial vehicles. The BLA has also claimed casualties among Pakistani security personnel and the seizure of military equipment.

Pakistani authorities have not independently verified all of the BLA's claims.

The latest developments come amid reports of intensified clashes between Baloch militants and Pakistani security forces. The report also cites allegations of Pakistani airstrikes in Balochistan that reportedly killed civilians, including women and children.

Balochistan Conflict Escalates: BLA Claims 38 Attacks Against Pakistan Forces

Pakistan is staring down a perfect storm of crises.
From escalating protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to a rapidly deteriorating security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, pressure is mounting on the Shehbaz Sharif government. Is the Shehbaz Sharif government losing its grip and can it contain the political, economic and security crises threatening to overwhelm Pakistan?

Protests, Security Crisis & Political Turmoil Rock Pakistan

Pakistan's ex-Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Shabbar Zaidi blamed China for his country's economic crisis. This comes amid reports that only 38 out of 90 projects envisaged under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor have been completed so far. China remains Pakistan's biggest creditor.

Ex-Top Pak Official Blames Economic Woes on China: Here's How CPEC Has Been a Failure

The United Kingdom is facing growing political pressure after Pakistan refused to accept the deportation of convicted child rapist Shabir Ahmed despite Britain revoking his citizenship. Opposition parties, including Reform UK and the Conservative Party, have urged the Labour government to suspend foreign aid and impose visa restrictions on Pakistan until it accepts Ahmed's return. The controversy has intensified after reports revealed that the UK approved a new aid package for Pakistan while negotiations over Ahmed's deportation remain unresolved. British officials insist the aid is meant for humanitarian programs, while political leaders continue demanding tougher action.

UK-Pakistan tensions rise over convicted child rapist's deportation | Deportation row 

Azerbaijan is looking to invest in Pakistan. it joins a sizeable list of nations including Saudi Arabia and Turkey who are keen on putting their money in Pakistani institutions.

Azerbaijan's state oil company to invest $1 billion in Pakistan

According to reports, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan or the TTP with whom Imran Khan-led the PTI govt. had reached a precarious truce earlier this month has called for the implementation of Sharia law across the country's north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan holding the promise of peace on Pak's head

The results for Pakistan's sham & void election in Gilgit-Baltistan are out. Thousands have hit the streets saying the mandate has been stolen by Pakistan-Tehreek-I-Insaaf. Molly Gambhir gets you the story.

Gravitas: Pakistan's sham election in Gilgit-Baltistan

A Pakistani reporter who went missing in Karachi returned home on Saturday, his family and government officials said.

Pak journalist returns home a day after going missing in Karachi

Pakistan has improved its full compliance on only two of the 40 FATF recommendations, the APG report noted.

FATF's special group to review Pak's progress | FATF 2-Day meet

Pakistan is among a handful of countries to have witnessed a dramatic drop in the number of daily coronavirus cases, from nearly 7,000 to 200 over the past few months

Pakistan schools reopen after 6 months of lockdown

Pakistan`s Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday he would like convicted rapists to be publicly executed or chemically castrated, reacting to a question on the rape of a woman on a highway last week that has caused an uproar in the South Asian nation.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan suggests chemical castration for rapists

A 14-year-old Hindu girl has been allegedly kidnapped and forcefully married in Sindh, Pakistan by faking her actual age on the documents.

Pakistan: 14-year-old Hindu girl forcefully converted and married to her abductor

Pakistan is close to being the blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The global terror-financing watchdogs will meet in coming days to decide on Pak's fate. PM Imran Khan will hold a meeting with all opposition parties for proposed legislations related to the FATF.

Pakistan to hold meeting with opposition parties regarding FATF greylist

A global watchdogs comprising of eminent jurists from across the world has pulled up Pakistan in the issue of enforced disappearances. Over the year hundreds of activists & dissidents have gone missing in Pakistan.

International commission of jurists pulls up Pak govt over enforced disappearances

Thousands of Islamist protestors rallied in anti-france demonstrations across Pakistan against French satirical paper.

Charlie Hebdo protest across Pak as French paper reprints Prophet's caricatures

The Pakistani security agencies have arrested and tortured activist Tanveer Ahmed after he removed the Pakistani flag from Dadyal in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.

Activist Tanveer Ahmed tortured by security agencies after he removed Pakistani flags in PoK

German state government has slammed Pakistan on its proliferation record. According to a report by the southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg

German state govt slams Pakistan for trying to obtain nuclear know-how illegally

Pakistan has registered its highest single-day spike of coronavirus cases with over 5,000 infections in the last 24 hours

COVID-19: Pak PM Imran Khan backtracks on his statement over pandemic

Panic gripped across Pakistan on June 9 after social media users wondered whether Indian Air Force fighter jets crossed the LoC and flew over Karachi.

Another Balakot? Pak twitter claims IAF jets spotted near Karachi

Pakistan on Saturday began easing the month-long lockdown despite a steady rise in the number of the coronavirus cases which rose to 27,474.

Pakistan eases lockdown even as COVID-19 cases continue to rise