Afghanistan

The Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, delivered a keynote address at the National Ulema and Mashaikh Conference held on December 10, 2025, in Islamabad, with participation from…

Pakistan and the European Union have called on Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to play a constructive role in rooting out terrorism from Afghan soil, according to a joint statement issued after the seventh Strategic Dialogue held in…

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has issued a firm response to what he called the “misleading and malicious” statement made by an Afghan Taliban spokesperson, reaffirming Pakistan’s unified national stance on security…

Islamabad: During high-level talks held in Istanbul, the Pakistani delegation presented a firm and final stance to the Afghan Taliban delegation, making it clear that Pakistan will not accept the Taliban’s continued patronage…

ISLAMABAD: Trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan through the Torkham border remained suspended for the 11th consecutive day, sources confirmed. According to official sources, Pakistan is currently reviewing options to resume…

DOHA: Pakistan and Afghanistan have reached a landmark ceasefire agreement, marking a major breakthrough in efforts to restore peace and stability along their troubled border, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry announced late Sunday. The…

ISLAMABAD: At least 45 terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij — a term used for outlawed groups like the TTP — were killed in Mohmand district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during an attempted border incursion, security sources said on Thursday.…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is prepared to operationalise the Badini border crossing with Afghanistan as soon as road infrastructure leading to the site is improved, the Special Secretary of the Interior Ministry informed a Senate…

UNITED NATIONS: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday voiced strong concerns over the presence of multiple terrorist groups operating from Afghanistan, warning that they posed a “grave threat to regional and…

KABUL: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan over the weekend rose sharply on Thursday to more than 2,200, making it the deadliest to hit the country in decades, according to a Taliban government toll.…