Pak Afghan Ties
Khyber DC Bilal Rao, Afghan officials confirm border crossing in KP reopened for refugees; trade remains suspended.
Updated 01 Nov, 2025 02:03pm
Islamabad says ceasefire with western neighbour not "open-ended", any breach will trigger "all options"; FO insists Istanbul statement a "preface", not full text of accord.
Updated 01 Nov, 2025 07:30am
THROUGH the efforts of foreign interlocutors, the failed parleys between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul have...
Updated 01 Nov, 2025 08:23am
News of border reopening for returning Afghans celebrated by stranded refugees.
Updated 01 Nov, 2025 10:37am
Questions on whose behalf Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Barrister Danyal Chaudhry was speaking in terms of enforcing peace, disarming Hamas.
Published 31 Oct, 2025 09:46pm
Pakistan hopeful of positive outcome from November 6 talks, FO spokesperson says.
Updated 31 Oct, 2025 07:57pm
“Peace talks are the only way to move forward," he says.
Published 31 Oct, 2025 06:16am
Joint statement released by Türkiye says "further modalities of the implementation will be discussed and decided" during another meeting on November 6.
Updated 31 Oct, 2025 01:25pm
Defence minister says Pakistan has "leverage" in the matter of Afghanistan building a dam on the Kunar river.
Updated 30 Oct, 2025 11:39pm
Foreign ministry spokesperson accuses Pakistan of practising "cross-border terrorism with impunity".
Published 30 Oct, 2025 05:01pm
Khawaja Asif says Pakistani delegation still in Istanbul on the request of mediators Turkiye and Qatar.
Updated 30 Oct, 2025 03:10pm
The defence of the country is non-negotiable. Yet, diplomatic efforts should also continue.
Updated 30 Oct, 2025 08:40am
Tarar says Pakistan has superior capabilities in conventional warfare and will defeat Afghanistan in proxy warfare as well.
Updated 30 Oct, 2025 12:01am
PTI chairman notes that Pakistan needs to "live peacefully" with its neighbours.
Published 29 Oct, 2025 10:06pm
The video is dubbed over and has nothing to do with Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Updated 29 Oct, 2025 08:04pm
Iranian president offers to mediate in resolving tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Updated 30 Oct, 2025 07:08am
Tells Kabul to "test our resolve and capabilities, if you wish so, at your own peril and doom"; UN expresses concern over talk failure.
Updated 29 Oct, 2025 06:19pm
"Instead of accepting any responsibility, the Afghan Taliban resorted to blame game, deflection and ruses," he says.
Updated 29 Oct, 2025 10:31am
There should be no doubt that Kabul is responsible for the terrorism in Pakistan and it is a tool for Delhi, defence minister says.
Updated 29 Oct, 2025 12:21am
Intelligence-based operations must be conducted to prevent militants from crossing the border, and targeting innocent Pakistanis.
Updated 28 Oct, 2025 08:14am
Mechanism for verifiable action against terrorists operating from Afghan soil remains main issue between Islamabad and Kabul.
Published 28 Oct, 2025 07:38am
Held under watchful eye of Qatari, Turkish mediators, talks spill over into second day after Pak-Afghan delegations fail to reach consensus.
Updated 27 Oct, 2025 07:28am
The Taliban perpetuates the phrase "Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires" to mythologise the 'invincible' Afghan. But does it make historical sense?
Published 26 Oct, 2025 10:05am
FO says truce largely holding since Doha talks on Oct 19; insists Islamabad entering this round with same "sincerity of purpose".
Updated 25 Oct, 2025 11:37pm
Second round of negotiations with Afghanistan to forge concrete checks against cross-border terror.
Updated 25 Oct, 2025 07:52am
FBR says ready to resume the clearance process as soon as it reopens.
Updated 25 Oct, 2025 07:34am
Says ascertaining the details on reports of Taliban supreme leader ordering construction of dam on Kunar river.
Updated 24 Oct, 2025 11:23pm
The FBR has confirmed that around 500 vehicles carrying transit trade cargo remain stranded at the Torkham and Chaman border crossings.
Published 24 Oct, 2025 07:42am
Disrespect or denial by one country of the borders of another amounts to indirect denial of the integrity and independence of the latter.
Updated 24 Oct, 2025 08:14am
• Customs clearance suspended at border stations; tomatoes among items becoming dearer • Official sees no chance of opening border
Updated 24 Oct, 2025 07:49am
