Pak Afghan Ties
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
Prices of tomatoes have jumped to Rs600 per kg.
Published 23 Oct, 2025 08:57pm
The current Taliban administration has raised the Durand Line issue far more aggressively.
Updated 22 Oct, 2025 09:02am
Three camps located in Samarbagh, Chakdara and Timer have been formally closed.
Updated 22 Oct, 2025 10:17am
Army chief says all necessary actions being taken to pursue “Indian sponsored proxies” and rid Balochistan of their menace.
Published 21 Oct, 2025 06:36pm
Picking so many battles leaves the state in a mode of crisis management all the time.
Updated 21 Oct, 2025 08:49am
There is overwhelming evidence that suggests that terrorist groups indeed have havens in Afghanistan.
Updated 21 Oct, 2025 08:17am
Rubbishes notion that Afghanistan strikes carried out on US behest; downplays controversy over Qatar's press releases on ceasefire agreement.
Updated 20 Oct, 2025 11:04pm
While border crossings remain closed, life has regained a semblance of normality.
Updated 20 Oct, 2025 11:20pm
Russia welcomes agreement, calls on both countries to “expand their cooperation, including in countering terrorism".
Updated 20 Oct, 2025 10:49pm
Pakistan, Afghanistan resolve to establish security mechanisms for lasting stability; next round of talks scheduled in Istanbul on October 25.
Updated 20 Oct, 2025 08:55am
Qatar and Turkiye, which mediated talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, stress need for lasting peace and stability in the region.
Published 19 Oct, 2025 06:00pm
The Taliban perceive the world as something that must learn to accommodate them.
Updated 19 Oct, 2025 09:04am
Dignity in repatriation cannot exist without humanity in intent.
Updated 19 Oct, 2025 08:55am
Red Zone area briefly opened to repatriate Afghan refugees.
Published 19 Oct, 2025 07:51am
Taliban regime seeks confirmed coordinates of TTP hideouts; pledge to address concern.
Published 19 Oct, 2025 07:26am
Defence minister Khawaja Asif says "sincerely grateful" to Qatar and Turkiye, which mediated talks ; delegations to meet again in Istanbul on October 25.
Updated 20 Oct, 2025 01:06am
State minister for interior affairs says Kabul lacks "resolve, commitment" to prohibit use of its soil by terrorists.
Published 18 Oct, 2025 09:36pm
Says talks will focus on immediate measures to end cross-border terrorism against Pakistan emanating from Afghanistan.
Updated 18 Oct, 2025 07:52pm
Maiden tri-series on Pakistan soil scheduled to provide all three sides with preparation ahead of next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Updated 18 Oct, 2025 08:18pm
KP chief minister skips high-level meeting also attended by COAS.
Updated 18 Oct, 2025 09:27am
Hafiz Gul Bahadur group’s positions in the crosshairs hours after audacious gun-and-bomb attack in North Waziristan.
Updated 18 Oct, 2025 07:18am
There will no longer be protest notes or appeals for peace; no delegations will go to Kabul, says Asif.
Published 17 Oct, 2025 11:47pm
Reverse image search yields news reports about North Korean missile test and YouTube video of Operation Bunyanum Marsoos.
Updated 24 Oct, 2025 06:50pm
Even though the fighting has stopped for now, the situation remains extremely volatile, and hence, questions arise: what triggered this situation, and where do we go from here?
Updated 17 Oct, 2025 11:24am
Pakistan has been a patient neighbour — at times too patient for its own security.
Published 17 Oct, 2025 09:20am
A conflict with the Afghan Taliban will only benefit India.
Published 17 Oct, 2025 08:47am
Uncertainty surrounds reports of peace talks in Doha in absence of official confirmation.
Updated 17 Oct, 2025 07:30am
Says Afghanistan should initiate matters for talks if it is sincere and serious.
Updated 16 Oct, 2025 06:01pm