Strait of Hormuz closure chokes trade and aid for AfghanistanAfghanistan's trade routes are severely disrupted. Conflicts in the Middle East and border closures with Pakistan have crippled businesses ...
27 May, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
China-Pakistan agree to 'unswervingly safeguard' bilateral tiesPakistan and China have pledged to strengthen their relationship and build a shared future. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's visit to China ...
26 May, 2026, 03.44 PM IST
EU to greenlight 'return hubs' migration reformThe European Union is expected to reach a deal Wednesday on a migration reform to create so-called "return hubs" outside the bloc, with som...
20 May, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
Eight Pakistani troops killed in nighttime storming of border outpostMilitants attacked a security outpost in Pakistan's northwest. A vehicle bomb and gun battle resulted in eight soldiers killed and 35 injur...
15 May, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
Why Pakistan backstabs the US, and always gets away with itFor decades, the US grappled with Pakistan's dual role as a terror war ally and a supporter of militant groups. Despite accusations of shel...
12 May, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Nine killed, more than two dozen injured after bomb rigged to rickshaw explodes in Pakistan bazaarA bomb attack in Pakistan's Lakki Marwat bazaar killed at least nine people and injured over two dozen. The explosion targeted a rickshaw. ...
12 May, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
Death toll rises to 14 in Pakistan suicide attack. Pakistan Taliban splinter group claims blastIn a tragic escalation of violence, a suicide bombing at a police station in Bannu, Pakistan, has resulted in the deaths of 14 officers. Th...
10 May, 2026, 09.31 PM IST
15 security officials killed in militant attack in northwest PakistanThe incident took place on Saturday in the northwest district of Bannu where an explosive-laden vehicle approaching a police post was fired...
10 May, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
Pakistani troops destroy Afghan Taliban posts amid rising tensionsPakistani forces launched a targeted assault on Afghan Taliban positions in response to unexpected provocations. In addition, they went aft...
29 Apr, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
Hafiz Saeed's close aide and key LeT figure Sheikh Yousaf Afridi shot dead in PakistanLashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) figure Sheikh Yousaf Afridi, a close associate of Hafiz Saeed, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's Khy...
28 Apr, 2026, 09.17 AM IST
Afghan officials say Pakistani strikes killed 7, wounded 85 in first attacks since peace talksMortars and missiles from Pakistan struck a university and homes in Afghanistan's Kunar Province, killing seven and wounding 85. Pakistan d...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.01 AM IST
Caught between wars, US Afghan allies trapped in Qatar without safe exitOver 1,100 former Afghan allies of US forces remain in limbo at Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar, facing uncertainty after US processing halted. N...
27 Apr, 2026, 08.12 AM IST
Afghanistan calls on Afghans who helped US in war and are now stuck in Qatar to return homeAfghanistan's foreign ministry states Afghans who assisted the US war effort and are in Qatar can return home safely. This comes as reports...
25 Apr, 2026, 10.19 PM IST
Pakistan and Afghanistan hold talks in China to end 'worst conflict'Pakistan and Afghanistan are meeting in Urumqi, China. Senior officials from both nations are engaged in discussions. China is hosting and ...
02 Apr, 2026, 01.23 PM IST
View: What the new Taliban Government in Afghanistan signifiesThe road ahead is not easy. In the current situation, Afghanistan is slowly becoming a country where there is no food, but guns are in abun...
08 Sep, 2021, 10.31 AM IST
Taliban, Haqqani network retain safe havens in Pakistan: Pentagon"The US continues to be clear with Pak about steps it should take to improve the security environment and deny safe havens to terrorist and...
17 Dec, 2016, 02.30 PM IST
Pak Taliban captures rival group's headquartersThe Pakistani Taliban have captured large tracts of the Tirah Valley in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan.
19 Mar, 2013, 02.58 PM IST