Pakistani media reported Saturday that representatives from the country’s military and intelligence agencies, including the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), are part of the delegation currently engaged in ceasefire talks with the Taliban in Turkey. According to unnamed official sources cited by multiple outlets, the Pakistani team includes a senior ISI official from the agency’s Afghanistan desk, the Director General of Military […]

Pakistan’s defense minister warned on Saturday that if ongoing negotiations with the Taliban do not yield results, the country is prepared to enter into an “open war” with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers. Speaking to reporters in the city of Sialkot, Khawaja Muhammad Asif said that Islamabad remained committed to diplomacy but would resort to military action if current talks — […]