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The Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway (M6), costing $1.7 billion and spanning 306 kilometers, is a key infrastructure project in Pakistan aimed at improving regional connectivity and boosting economic growth.
In 2026, the Islamic Development Bank provided $603 million in financing, ensuring the project’s timely progress and development impact.
In January 2026, President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan was conferred Bahrain’s highest civilian award, the Order of Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa First Class, by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa during his official visit to Manama. This honour acknowledged his role in strengthening ties between Pakistan and Bahrain.
In mid‑January 2026, the United States Department of State announced that it would pause immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries — including Pakistan — starting 21 January 2026.
Pakistan’s ranking fell slightly from the previous year, placing it 130th out of 143 countries, reflecting ongoing challenges in governance, judicial effectiveness, and rule of law.
Despite being low globally, Pakistan ranks fifth among South Asian countries, indicating that several neighboring countries also face similar rule-of-law challenges.
The WJP Rule of Law Index assesses countries on multiple factors including constraints on government powers, absence of corruption, order and security, fundamental rights, and civil and criminal justice systems. Pakistan’s low ranking reflects weaknesses in these areas.
Pakistan’s ranking fell slightly from the previous year, placing it 130th out of 143 countries, reflecting ongoing challenges in governance, judicial effectiveness, and rule of law
In early 2026, large wildfires in the Argentine Patagonia scorched nearly 12,000 hectares of forest and land, threatening local communities and infrastructure such as schools and a power plant. The fires broke out in the Chubut province of Argentina, and authorities have been investigating the causes, which may include deliberate ignition.
In January 2026, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado — who had been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize — presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House as a symbolic gesture of respect and gratitude for his actions related to Venezuela. Trump accepted the medal, but the Nobel Peace Prize itself remains hers, since the prize cannot actually be transferred or awarded to someone else by the Nobel Committee.
Among key U.S. allies, France has publicly declined to participate in the Board of Peace, citing concerns that it could undermine the role of the United Nations and the established international order
To secure permanent membership on the Board of Peace, a country is expected to make a contribution of $1 billion to the board, which otherwise offers a shorter, three‑year term without that payment.