Pakistan considers itself in an “open war” with neighboring Afghanistan, Pakistan’s defense minister said Friday, in the worst escalation of violence since a Qatar-mediated ceasefire in October. The comments by Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif came after Afghanistan launched a cross-border retaliatory attack on Pakistan overnight that saw Islamabad hit back with airstrikes on Kabul. […]
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Pakistan imposes nationwide drone ban amid rising border tensions
The federal government has imposed an immediate nationwide ban on all commercial and private drone operations following escalating tensions and recent border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, officials confirmed on Friday. Read More: DG ISPR outlines Pakistan’s response to Afghan border Ffring The Ministry of Interior issued a formal notification prohibiting the outdoor use of drones, including […]
Pakistan warns of decisive response after cross-border provocation
Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) on Friday warned that any further provocation by the Afghan Taliban regime or militant groups operating from Afghan territory would be met with a “measured, decisive and befitting response,” following a fresh escalation along the border. Read More: DG ISPR outlines Pakistan’s response to Afghan border Ffring The statement came after Pakistan launched […]
Pakistan wary of militant attacks after Afghanistan air strikes: No let-up in terror attacks as seven more security personnel martyred
Three security personnel were killed and another injured on late Tuesday when unidentified attackers opened fire on a security vehicle in the Roghani area on the outskirts of Chaman, security officials said. The attack occurred during a routine movement through the area, and the assailants fled immediately after the shooting, according to law enforcement sources. […]
Afghanistan turns into hub of terror, illicit networks under Taliban Rule
Afghanistan has emerged as a major center of terrorism, narcotics trade and human trafficking since the return of the Taliban to power, according to international observers and policy analysts. Militant networks operating from Afghan territory are not only destabilizing neighboring countries but are also posing security concerns for nations beyond the region, including the United […]
Pakistan conducts airstrikes on Afghanistan border, kills over 80 TTP militants
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan carried out intelligence-based airstrikes across the Afghanistan border on Sunday, targeting seven camps belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Islamic State-Khorasan Province, killing more than 80 militants, according to Pakistani security sources. The operation was described as retaliatory, following a series of recent suicide attacks in Bajaur, Bannu, and Islamabad that […]
Pakistan demarches Afghanistan over Bajaur terror attack
Pakistan issued a demarche to the Taliban regime over the use of Afghan soil for a terrorist attack on security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur that martyred 11 soldiers, it emerged on Thursday. According to a press release by the Foreign Office (FO), the demarche was issued on Wednesday afternoon when the FO summoned the […]
Terror Nurturing in Afghanistan
The world has started understanding the concerns expressed for a long time by Islamabad about the emergence of cross-border terrorism from Afghanistan. New disclosures surfacing through regional and international forums are substantiating the genuineness of Pakistan’s stance amid the existence of banned terrorist groups under the shelter of the Taliban interim government in Afghanistan. Infiltration, […]
Afghanistan beat UAE to keep faint Super 8 hopes alive
Afghanistan clung to their fading hopes of making the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup after Azmatullah Omarzai’s all-round brilliance fashioned their five-wicket victory against the United Arab Emirates in a Group D match on Monday. The outcome sent group leaders South Africa, who have six points from three games, into the Super […]
US affirms Pakistan as key partner in South Asia strategy
WASHINGTON: Pakistan remains an important partner for the United States (US) in South and Central Asia, with Washington aiming to expand trade, economic cooperation, and security ties, Assistant Secretary of State Paul Kapur told Congress on Wednesday. Read More: Pak-US relations enter new era in 2025, reports Washington Times Speaking before the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s […]