Peshawar civil secretariat shut early amid security concerns
Peshawar Civil Secretariat was reportedly shut early on Friday amid security concerns, with employees instructed to leave their offices immediately
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Precision strikes hit 10 Afghan sites in retaliation for drone incursion, Attaullah Tarar
Pakistan carried out precision air and drone strikes against 10 locations in Afghanistan, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said…
Senior TTP Commander Abdul Wali Dawar eliminated in Pakistan strikes on Afghanistan
Pakistan carried out air and drone strikes on 10 locations inside Afghanistan early Thursday, saying the operation targeted…
Security forces intercept 8 Afghan regime drones targeting civilian areas
Security sources said on Wednesday that the country’s air defence systems intercepted and brought down eight drones
Taliban Rule Has Left Afghanistan Increasingly Isolated: Sami Yousafzai
Afghan journalist Sami Yousafzai has said that due to the Taliban’s policies, Afghanistan is gradually becoming isolated from…
Security forces foil infiltration attempt from Afghanistan, 15 terrorists killed
Security forces killed 15 terrorists during an attempt to cross into Pakistan from Afghanistan in North Waziristan on…
No u-turn on Afghan policy, Taliban an illegitimate group that seized power by force, security source
Pakistan has reiterated that there has been no change in its policy toward Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities, describing the…
Amnesty International condemns Taliban police law
Amnesty International has condemned the Taliban’s latest police law, saying the measure imposes sweeping restrictions on fundamental rights…
Security source contradicts TTP-Afghan Taliban rift claims, says they are “two sides of the same coin”
Conflicting accounts have emerged over the relationship between the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Afghanistan's Taliban authorities, with one…
Residents struggle in Kandahar as groundwater falls 40 metres
Residents of Mandisar village in Kandahar province’s Daman district are facing an acute shortage of clean drinking water…
RAW funds Indian vlogger’s Pak-Afghan border filming
An Indian travel vlogger’s recent visit to Afghanistan has triggered a political and security debate in Pakistan, after…
Afghan General Sami Sadat greets Pakistan on Independence Day, appeals for united front against Taliban
Afghan military commander Gen. Sami Sadat has extended Independence Day greetings to Pakistan while urging closer cooperation between…
Leaked files reveal Taliban’s propaganda operations
Leaked documents reportedly obtained after a breach of the Taliban’s General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) have revealed what…
Senior Taliban official Zabiullah assassinated in gun Attack
The head of the Taliban administration's Information and Culture Department in Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province was killed in…
Pakistani ports emerge as central Asia’s new trade gateway
Uzbekistan is accelerating efforts to expand trade links with Pakistan through China while continuing to back plans for…
Security forces detain 1,686 Afghan nationals in Balochistan as part of repatriation drive
Security forces have detained 1,686 Afghan nationals during a series of operations targeting undocumented migrants in the southwestern…
Deadline ends for Afghan deportation drive as govt prepares for crackdown
Pakistan has decided to accelerate the deportation of Afghan nationals living in the country without valid visas after…
Taliban minister redefines Afghan DNA for sake of economic deals with India
A remark by Afghanistan's Agriculture Minister, Mawlawi Ataullah Omari, during a visit to New Delhi has sparked widespread…
Afghanistan cricketer Shapoor Zadran dies at 38 after prolonged illness
Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran has died at the age of 38 after a prolonged illness, the…
Security forces shot down four drones of Taliban regime, ISPR
Pakistan's military media wing ISPR said it had shot down four drones that were launched from across the…
Armed forces targeted terrorist hideouts inside Afghanistan under operation Ghazab lil haq, Attaullah Tarar
Security forces carried out precision strikes and a coordinated ground operation along the Afghanistan border, targeting terrorist hideouts…
Interior Ministry issues July 10 deadline for action against illegal Afghan refugees
Interior Ministry has ordered authorities across the country to arrest undocumented Afghan nationals starting July 10, marking the…
Earthquake jolts Northern Pakistan, tremors felt in several areas
Earthquake tremors were felt across several parts of Pakistan on Sunday, including Islamabad and multiple districts in Khyber…
Taliban enforce smartphone ban, warns of punishment and confiscation
The Taliban have ordered government employees across Afghanistan to stop using smartphones, introducing a sweeping restriction that
Pakistan retaliates to terror attacks by targeting Fitna al Khawarij hideouts across Afghan border, Attaullah Tarar
Pakistan carried out targeted cross-border strikes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier following a series of deadly militant attacks
Pakistan targets terrorist hideouts inside Afghanistan
Web Desk: Pakistan carried out intelligence-based airstrikes against suspected militant hideouts inside Afghanistan following an attack on a…
4000 Pakistani lives lost to terrorism since Taliban takeover in Afghanistan
Web Desk: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan violence and cross-border militancy have intensified in Pakistan since the Taliban returned to power…
Journalists beaten, phones seized in Taliban raid on leading Afghan media house
Taliban intelligence officers raided the Kabul headquarters of Afghanistan’s largest private media company, detaining journalists, seizing equipment and…
Taliban cross-border attacks leave 52 civilians martyred, 84 wounded since Eid, MOFA
Pakistan on Saturday rejected remarks by a British official on border developments with Afghanistan, saying the comments did…
Journalist bodies raise concern against Taliban crackdown on press freedom
A media rights group has expressed serious concern over what it described as increasing violence, arbitrary detentions
Ban on women’s access to UN facilities hits health and relief efforts in Afghanistan
United Nations experts voiced deep concern on Wednesday over ongoing restrictions barring Afghan women, including
Pakistan fences 32 sq km border area captured from Afghan Taliban
Pakistan’s armed forces have taken full control of a 32-square-kilometre area along the Afghan border, consolidating Taliban's
Afghanistan, Niger mark early Eid today over moon sighting
Afghanistan marked the start of Eid al-Fitr on Thursday after authorities confirmed the sighting of the Shawwal moon,…
‘Afghanistan has always suffered due to unnecessary wars’: Afghan journalist Sami Yousafzai
Afghan journalist Sami Yousafzai has expressed grave concern over the current situation in Afghanistan in a post on…
Operation Ghazab lil Haq: Armed forces destroy several Taliban posts across Waziristan border
Web Desk: Pakistani security forces have launched intensified operations under “Operation Ghazab-ul-Haq” in the South Waziristan sector, targeting…
Imagery shows Pakistan hit ammo storage in Kabul, Omid Hospital miles from target site
Local journalists visiting the alleged strike site in Kabul have confirmed that recent reports of an attack on…
Fact Check: Claim of Afghanistan hospital strike disproven, target was military site
Claims circulating from Afghan sources that a Pakistani strike hit a hospital in Kabul have been challenged by…
Armed forces destroy Taliban positions across Bajaur sector
Security forces have launched a series of retaliatory strikes along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border in the Bajaur sector
Azaad Fact Check: Is Mullah Haibatullah dead or alive?
Web Desk: Claims circulating on social media that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada was killed in Pakistani…
Washington labels Afghanistan as ‘Wrongful Detention’ state
The United States has designated Afghanistan as a “State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention,” with US Secretary of State
Taliban’s attack on unarmed civilians in North Waziristan martyrs one child, several wounded
Web Desk: Cross-border gunfire from Afghanistan killed a child and wounded four others in Pakistan’s tribal district of…
Mossad-linked Afghan blames Pakistan for terrorist factions attacking Chinese interests in Afghanistan
A recent interview in the South Asia publication of The Diplomat has drawn scrutiny among regional observers after…
Taliban set Torkham Market ablaze, put blame on Pakistan
A massive fire tore through a commercial market near the Torkham border crossing inside Afghanistan early Saturday, destroying…
Pakistan Army inflicts heavy losses on Afghan Taliban operation Ghazb‑lil‑Haq
Web desk: Federal Information Minister Atta Tarar released the latest figures on Operation Ghazb‑al‑Haq conducted by the Pakistan…
Ghazab-Lil-Haq: Pakistan strikes Taliban targets in Kandahar, destroys 205 Corps brigade HQ
Pakistan’s military has carried out air and ground strikes against Afghan Taliban-linked positions across the border as part…
Operation Ghazb lil Haq: Taliban suffer heavy casualties as attacks repulsed across multiple locations
Security forces have successfully repulsed multiple attacks by Afghan Taliban in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Satellite images show Pakistan’s strikes damaged Bagram base in Afghanistan
Newly released satellite images indicate that Pakistani aircraft carried out precision strikes on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan
International community call on Pakistan and Afghanistan to De-escalate military standoff
Major world and regional powers called for an immediate halt to fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan, urging restraint…
Taliban regime is backing terrorist organisations, Attaullah Tarrar
Pakistan’s information minister said that Afghan nationals were involved in recent attacks in the capital and warned that…
Fact Check: Pakistan Army soldier Sameen discredits Zabiullah Mujahid’s claims at Tirah Checkpost
A claim by Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid that a Pakistani soldier had been captured was swiftly rejected…
PAF launches large scale attack on Afghanistan
Web Desk: Pakistan’s armed forces launched retaliatory strikes in Afghanistan’s eastern Laghman province under what officials described as…
DG ISPR holds important presser on Pakistan-Afghanistan situation
Web Desk: DG ISPR said that Taliban fighters, backed by allied proxies, launched unprovoked attacks on 53 locations…
Taliban’s ministry of defence hit by infighting, Aamaj News
Web Desk: Fierce clashes broke out inside the Afghan Taliban’s Defence Ministry building in Kabul, according to sources…
Aerial strike by PAF destroys two Brigade HQs in Kabul
Web Desk: The Pakistan Armed Forces have destroyed key military installations of the Afghan Taliban regime in Kabul,…
Afghanistan’s official revenue portal crashes in massive DDoS attack by Pakistan’s cyber vigilantes
Web Desk: Afghanistan’s official revenue portal, Arian.gov.af, went offline after a powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack rendered the…
Vigilant and precise attacks by Pakistan leaves Taliban fighters running
Web Desk: Pakistani security forces launched a counteroffensive at the Torkham border crossing after what officials described as…
Pakistan Air force launches attack on Afghanistan
Security forces pushed back Afghan Taliban fighters from key positions at the Torkham border crossing after what officials…
Heavy casualties inflicted on Taliban Regime in Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes, MOIB
Web Desk: Security forces thwarted coordinated attacks by Taliban from Afghanistan’s Paktika province, including members of the Afghan…
No Shia, No Sunni; Khurram unites for Pakistan’s defense against Afghanistan
Web desk: The people of Kurram have delivered a bold and historic message. If Afghanistan launches any attack…
Fugitive youtuber Adil Raja declared analyst by Afghan media
Web Desk: Adil Raja, a Pakistani YouTuber known for spreading controversial content and defaming Pakistan’s state institutions, has…
Afghan suspect stabs passengers at German train station, several injured
Web desk: Panic spread at a busy and well known railway station in Germany when a 35 year…
Terrorists behead innocent citizen in Bannu
Web desk: A tragic incident has emerged from Jani Khel where terrorists allegedly killed another innocent civilian after…
Details emerge on seven destroyed terrorist centres inside Afghanistan,80 killed
Pakistan carried out intelligence-based strikes overnight in eastern Afghanistan, targeting seven suspected militant centers linked to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan
Pakistan executes security driven action inside Afghanistan
Web desk: Pakistan has carried out operations against hideouts of what it describes as Fitna al Khawarij inside…
Pakistan strikes terrorist hideouts inside Afghanistan, 40 killed
Web Desk: Pakistan carried out precision strikes on seven terrorist safe havens inside Afghanistan, sources familiar with the…
Pakistan summons Afghan diplomat over Bajaur terror attack
Foreign office strongly protested against the use of Afghan territory for terrorist operations after a deadly car bombing…
Taliban announce their position on a potential US attack on Iran
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid stated that the Taliban government would provide support and cooperation to Iran in the…
Pakistan rejects UN report based on Afghan allegations
Web desk: Pakistan has strongly rejected the recent UN report, saying it is based on unilateral and unverified…
Clergy and Rights groups criticise Taliban’s new Penal code
Web Desk: Afghan religious scholars and human rights groups are sharply criticising a newly endorsed Taliban penal code,…
Heavy losses inflicted on TTA after ceasefire breach at Pak-Afghan Border
Security forces responded to what they described as a fresh provocation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border
Blast in Kabul claims several lives, multiple injured
Web Desk: An explosion hit a busy neighborhood of Kabul on Monday, killing several civilians and injuring others,…
Abandoned US weapons in Afghanistan pose serious regional security threat
Web Desk: The advance American weapons left behind in Afghanistan after the US forces withdrawal have now become…
Taliban publicly flog drug and alcohol smuggling accused
Taliban carried out public floggings of 11 individuals
Pakistan issues demarche to Afghan chargé d’affaires
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday formally protested with the Afghan Taliban government over a terrorist attack on a military…
Afghan national arrested in Islamabad for using fake US Embassy ID
Web Desk: Islamabad police arrested an Afghan national for impersonating a US Embassy employee using a fraudulent identification…
UK advises citizens to avoid travelling to Afghanistan
United Kingdom has advised urging its citizens to avoid all travel to Afghanistan due to rising security risks…
Nation Observes 11th Anniversary of APS Peshawar Attack
The country is observing the 11th anniversary of the Army Public School (APS) attack in Peshawar today (Tuesday),…
Afghan Religious Conclave Pledges No Use of Afghan Soil for Terror; Pakistan Reacts with Cautious Optimism
In a major development, a large gathering of Taliban-aligned religious scholars in Kabul has issued a new resolution…
TTA’s unprovoked firing at Chaman border, effective response from Pakistani security forces
The situation has once again become tense at the Chaman border. According to security sources, TTA opened unprovoked…
Security forces hit back after afghan side opens fire at chaman
unprovoked fire at the Chaman crossing
Pakistan Reopens Torkham Border on Humanitarian Grounds
Pakistan has decided to reopen the Torkham and Chaman border crossings for humanitarian trade with Afghanistan
Afghan Border Attacks Kill Chinese Nationals in Tajikistan
This past week attacks have been launched by Afghanistan on its neighouring country Tajikistan.
Serious talks underway on KP governor’s rule: State minister
State Minister for Law Aqeel Malik said on Sunday that the federal government is seriously considering imposing governor’s…
Afghan Arrested in Texas for Alleged Bomb Plot
A breaking development has emerged from the United States. Another Afghan national has been arrested in Texas on…
Armed Forces Foil Infiltration Attempt on Afghan Border in Kurram
Security forces thwarted an attempted armed infiltration from across the Afghanistan
Three Chinese Nationals Killed in Drone Attack on Tajik Border Camp
Within the control area of the 1st Border Guard Post "Istiqlol" in the Khatlon region of Tajikistan
US stops immigration processing of Afghan nationals after White House shooting
US has stopped processing all immigration cases from Afghan nationals after a shooting incident near the White House
No hopes from ragtag Taliban regime anymore, says Khawaja Asif
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Tuesday that Pakistan no longer had any expectations from the Afghan Taliban,…
Pakistan did not strike Afghanistan: DG ISPR
Pakistan has not carried out any attack against Afghanistan adding that we never target civilian population, DG ISPR…
Claims of Pakistan airstrikes in Afghanistan refuted
The reports that Pakistan late night carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan have been denied.
Border closure hits Afghan economy hard
Despite facing heavy economic losses from Pakistan’s border closure, the Afghan Taliban remain unmoved, even as tensions and…
Khalilzad tweet about operation against ISIS-K termed baseless
Okara’s District Police Officer has refuted claims circulating on social media that an operation targeting an alleged ISIS-Khorasan…
‘If traffic from Afghanistan decreases, terrorism in Pakistan will also decrease’: Khawaja Asif’s
Defense Minister Khawaja Asif, responding to the statement of Afghan Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul…
Khwaja Asif hints at action inside Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has hinted that Pakistan may take action inside Afghanistan if cross-border terrorism continues…
Deadlock Persists in Pakistan-Afghanistan Talks in Istanbul
Web Desk: Talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan reached a deadlock in Istanbul, as Pakistan reaffirmed its principled stance…
Pakistan, Afghan Taliban to hold third round of talks today
ISLAMABAD: The third round of negotiations between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban aimed at curbing cross-border terrorism will…
Pakistan and Afghan Intelligence Chiefs Head to Türkiye for Key Talks
Web Desk: Pakistan’s Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt. Gen. Muhammad Asim Malik and Afghanistan’s Director General…
Doha Agreement breached as Afghan Taliban harbor terrorists
KABUL: Afghanistan, under Taliban control, has once again become a safe haven for terrorist organizations, undermining the very…
Earthquake strikes Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region, over 20 dead
KABUL: A powerful earthquake jolted Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region, leaving more than 20 people dead and around 320…
10,000 cross into Afghanistan Today via Chaman, Repatriation resumes at Torkham too
Peshawar / Quetta: Pakistan has today reopened the Torkham border crossing to facilitate the repatriation of undocumented Afghan…
Ties can’t normalize unless Afghanistan stops backing TTP: Asif
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Pakistan’s relations with Afghanistan cannot return to normal until Kabul…
India waging proxy war from Afghanistan: Khawaja Asif
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said New Delhi is fomenting a low-intensity conflict against Pakistan from Afghan territory.…
Hosts’ request: Pakistan agrees to resume Istanbul Talks
ISTANBUL: Pakistan has agreed to resume talks with the Afghan Taliban at the request of the hosts, according…
Narcotics production in Afghanistan poses regional threat
KABUL: Afghanistan, under Taliban rule, has turned into a hub for narcotics, smuggling, and terrorism, posing a serious…
Stalemate persists as Istanbul Talks enter third day
ISTABUL: The third round of talks between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban took place in Istanbul, continuing for…
Taliban orchestrate online propaganda campaign against Pakistan
ISTANBUL: With the Istanbul Talks reaching a deadlock due to the Afghan Taliban delegation’s rigid stance, the regime…
Khawaja Asif Warns of “Open War” if Talks with Afghan Taliban Fail
Sialkot: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that Islamabad could face an “open war” with Afghanistan if ongoing…
Pakistan Keeps Afghan Border Crossings Closed Amid Security Concerns
Islamabad: Pakistan has announced that its border crossings with Afghanistan will remain closed until further notice due to…
Taliban Curbs Force 60% of Afghan Media to Shut Down: HRW
KABUL: Human Rights Watch has exposed the severe restrictions on freedom of expression and the growing repression of…
Torkham Crossing is set to re-open after nine days of closure
PESHAWAR: Torkham crossing, the main transit point between Pakistan and Afghanistan, is set to reopen after a nine…
Pakistan and Afghanistan Agree to Immediate Ceasefire in Doha Talks
ISLAMABAD: In a significant diplomatic breakthrough, Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following extensive negotiations…
More than 60 Kharjis of Gul Bahadur group killed in precision strikes
Web Desk: More than 60 Kharjis of Gul Bahadur group killed in precision strike in Paktika province by…
Has Pakistan’s Delegation reached Doha for Talks with Taliban?
Islamabad: Pakistan’s delegation has not left for Doha for talks with the Taliban. According to security sources an…
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif wants all Afghans to be Repatriated
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif in a recent tweet has presented a detailed account of Islamabad’s diplomatic…
Choose between terrorists or Pakistan, PM Shehbaz tells Afghanistan
PESHAWAR: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed that the entire nation, along with Pakistan’s brave armed forces, stands…
Afghanistan to face Pakistan in Tri-Series final after thrashing UAE
Afghanistan thrashed United Arab Emirates (UAE) by four runs in their T20 tri-series match in Sharjah to reach…
Pakistan, China, Afghanistan FMs to meet in Kabul amid India global isolation
As India faces isolation on the global front, the foreign ministers (FMs) of China, Pakistan and Afghanistan are all…