On May 27, 2025, Moscow and Kabul announced that they had signed a military?technical cooperation pact–the first formal step since Russia recognised the Taliban regime almost a year ago after removing it from the list of banned terrorist groups. Interestingly, around the same time, Pakistan’s deputy premier and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, en route to […]
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Pakistan demarches Afghan regime over Bannu terror attack
Pakistan on Monday summoned the Afghan chargé d’affaires and lodged a strong protest with the Afghan Taliban administration over a deadly terrorist attack on a police post in the country’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Foreign Office said. According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, the protest followed a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device […]
FIA offloads two Afghan nationals over fake immigration stamps
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration offloaded two Afghan nationals at Islamabad International Airport for allegedly using fake immigration stamps on their passports while travelling to Afghanistan. An official told APP on Sunday that the accused, identified as Noor Muhammad and Aamna Siraj, were travelling to Afghanistan through Kam Air flight RQ-928 when they were referred […]
Five injured as Afghan shelling targets civilians in S Waziristan
Shelling from Afghanistan once again targets Pakistani civilian populations in border areas adjacent to Angoor Adda, South Waziristan. A mortar shell fired from the Afghan side struck the house of local residents Karim Khan and Rehmatullah. As a result of the mortar explosion, five individuals, including four children and one woman, were injured. The injured […]
Indian media giant breached by Afghan hackers
In a humiliating breach that has sent shockwaves through India’s digital security landscape, the prominent media network, OneIndia, was successfully compromised by a group identifying themselves as “True Muslim Afghans.” The hackers successfully infiltrated the network’s digital platforms, which boast a massive reach of over 30 million followers, to broadcast a defiant political message. The […]
Afghan Taliban Rule by Sharia or by Force?
In the complex geopolitical landscape of South and Central Asia, Afghanistan’s trajectory since August 2021 continues to evoke deep concern and critical reflection. The return of the Taliban to power self-styled as the “Islamic Emirate” has been presented by its leadership as the re-establishment of an Islamic system grounded in Sharia. Yet, a closer examination […]
ICT police detain 3,383 suspects, including illegal Afghan nationals
Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police carried out 597 combing operations in the first quarter of 2026, checking 57,961 individuals and over 25,000 households and detaining 3,383 suspects, including 362 illegally residing Afghan nationals, during an extensive security crackdown across the federal capital. An official told APP on Sunday that the operations were conducted under the […]
Balochistan lifts lid on Afghan pipeline as insurgency hides behind women, children
Senior officials of the Balochistan Home Department have revealed that recent incidents of terrorism and cross-border infiltration in the province are linked to networks operating from Afghanistan. Speaking at a press conference in Quetta, Additional Chief Secretary Home Hamza Shafqaat, DIG CTD Aitzaz Goraya, and Special Assistant to the Home Department Babar Yousafzai said that […]
Court rejects bail pleas of 50 illegal Afghan residents
A local court here on Tuesday rejected the bail applications of around 50 Afghan nationals residing illegally in the city. The hearing was conducted by Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mirza Muhammad Kashif. During the proceedings, the court dismissed the bail requests of the detainees, stating that none of them possessed valid legal or travel […]
Pakistan won’t tolerate use of Afghan soil for terrorism, reiterates CDF
Emphasising the critical role of religious scholars to strengthen unity and counter extremism, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Thursday reiterated that religious sentiments must not be exploited to incite violence in the country. “Violence in Pakistan, on the basis of incidents occurring in another country, […]