How a comedy of errors ‘ruined everything’ for athletes at the Asian Games
Athletes transported to the wrong venues, three matches in 18 hours and an accommodation crisis add to organisers’ woes.
![Turkish Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu meets with Saudi Arabia's Chief of General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili and Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 25, 2026. [Turkish Defence Ministry/Handout]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/image-1790426840.jpg?resize=770%2C433&quality=80)
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Houthi attack on Mecca, Medina would cross ‘red line’, Pakistan PM tells UN
Shehbaz Sharif speaks as Islamabad, Riyadh and Ankara army chiefs meet to discuss Mecca pact, closer military ties.
From: NewsFeed
Pakistan PM calls Houthi threats to Saudi holy sites a ‘red line’
Pakistan PM, a signatory to the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia at UNGA 81.
Published On 25 Sep 2026
ANALYSIS
Pakistan, Turkiye edge closer towards joining Saudi war against Houthis
Pakistani and Turkish military chiefs head to Riyadh for urgent talks, but both countries remain cautious on involvement
![Pakistan's Ishaq Dar (L), Saudi Arabia's Prince Faisal bin Farhan (C) and Turkiye's Hakan Fidan pose for a photo during a meeting in New York on the sidelines of UN General Assembly meeting. [Handout/Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/HTB2EDnX0AAxR-I-1790322577.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Pakistani forces kill Afghan Taliban fighters in border escalation
Pakistan’s security forces report ongoing cross-border fire in latest fighting with Afghanistan.
![A member of Taliban security forces uses a metal detector amid the rubble of a house that was damaged in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani airstrike in Gurbuz district of Khost province, Afghanistan, September 24, 2026 [Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-24T092006Z_1498853770_RC2KPNA6I1N1_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-1790305246.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
From: NewsFeed
Four civilians killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan
Four civilians have been killed in the latest Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan.
Published On 24 Sep 2026
‘Source of anxiety’: Pakistan cracks down before march to free Imran Khan
The government has blocked highways to the capital and set up container barriers in preparation for the PTI protest.
Afghanistan vows to respond after Pakistani air strikes kill four
Pakistan said it carried out air strikes on 10 locations in Afghanistan used to store and launch drones.
EXPLAINER
Pakistan-administered Kashmir votes for president amid unrest
Lawmakers will choose a president despite seven vacant seats in districts at the centre of months of unrest.
Pakistan must ‘catch up’ with India in T20 cricket, says coach Hesson
Pakistan could face India in the knockouts of the Asian Games, where the world champions won gold in 2023.
Pakistan’s latest Trump bet is on drone firm already selling to India
The company’s cofounder is also an ex-Israeli soldier. Pakistan does not recognise Israel.
![Officials from Powerus, a US-based drones company, and US embassy in Islamabad met Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's chief of defence forces on September 16, 2026 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. [Handout/Inter-Services Public Relations]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/045ce01c-bc3f-4ff7-845a-24893e48cc3b-1790078066.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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