On 21 December, 2024, Pakistan’s Foreign Office “strongly rejected the United States’ criticism of Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missile programme, calling it irrational and devoid of historical context...

Amidst the tense relations between Bangladesh and India, Foreign Secretary Vikram Mishri visited Dhaka on December 9, 2024. At the beginning of the visit, in the afternoon, while he was meeting Foreign Secretary Md. Jasim Uddin at the state guesthouse Padma, the Indian Coast Guard entered Bangladeshi maritime territory and seized two ships named 'FB Meghna-5' and 'FB Laila-2' with 78 sailors.

A lawyer was killed on Tuesday after a scuffle broke out between Hindu protestors and security forces in Bangladesh over the denial of bail to Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari. A police inspector, Nurul Alam, told AFP that the victim has been identified as Saiful Islam Alif, a public prosecutor and had deep injuries on his head. 

The recent protest called the “Final Call”, began on 24 November 2024 and concluded at the D-Chowk square in Islamabad on the 27 November. In addition to the closure of roads, schools and internet networks, around a dozen people, including law enforcement agencies and civilians, were killed and several dozens were injured.