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The latest statements, developments and activities from PAK.
KRG presses Baghdad on 2027 budget as customs and border rows continue
A high-level Kurdistan Regional Government team was due in Baghdad on Sunday to lock in the Region’s share of Iraq’s 2027 federal budget, while Erbil and Baghdad still disagree on unofficial border crossings and a timber-cutting dispute flares along the Turkish frontier.
PUK says ice melting with KDP as Kurdistan weighs security and power cuts
A senior PUK official said Saturday that talks with the KDP on the Kurdistan Region’s tenth cabinet are easing, while Kurdish authorities remain wary after the US withdrawal and electricity supply falls during Khor Mor maintenance.
US leaves Erbil as Kurdistan faces a new security and budget fight
Washington has withdrawn from Erbil, leaving the Kurdistan Region without coalition air defense as it argues with Baghdad over oil and its share of the 2027 budget.
Kurdish disappointment is a bigger story than Ocalan’s rhetoric - opinion
Ocalan's anti-Israel statements should not automatically be regarded as a reflection of the general views of Kurdish society, since he has been in Turkish custody for decades.
PAK Welcomes UK Terrorist Designation of IRGC
Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) Welcomes the United Kingdom’s Decision to Designate the IRGC as a Terrorist Organization
Iran Uses White Phosphorus in Early‑Morning Drone Strike on PAK Forces
Medical evidence from nine wounded Peshmerga fighters and the fires at the strike site show Iran used white phosphorus in today’s drone attack on a PAK base. A serious violation of international humanitarian law demanding urgent accountability.