The Taliban’s Commission for Refugees said on Monday that more than 7,700 Afghan migrants were deported from Pakistan the previous day, as Islamabad continues a sweeping crackdown on undocumented foreigners. An additional 246 individuals were expelled from Iran on the same day, the commission said. The deportees entered the country through the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings in the […]

The Pakistani Taliban claimed a suicide bombing that killed at least 12 people in Islamabad on Tuesday, a rare attack by the militant group on the country’s capital. The first such attack to hit the city in years sent people fleeing in panic, leaving shattered glass and charred vehicles on the road outside district court buildings. “Judges, lawyers and officials […]

Pakistani authorities said Friday they had arrested four suspected militants allegedly involved in a deadly suicide bombing outside a district court in Islamabad earlier this week, a rare attack in the capital that killed 12 people and wounded 28 others. The suspects are believed to be members of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP. In a statement posted on social media, the […]

The rare explosions in the country’s capitals have not been directly linked, but there are fears the governments will blame each other after their previous military conflict alarmed the world. The bombings in the capital cities of India and Pakistan were just a day apart and nearly identical in damage and impact — about a dozen people killed in each […]

The closure of the Durand Line crossings has led to an estimated loss of $200 million within just 24 days, disrupting not only bilateral trade but also Pakistan’s commercial links with Central Asian states. Officials report that the blockade has cost millions of dollars in daily losses since it began in mid-October. According to an official source, the crossings were […]

Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed its commitment to continued dialogue with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to address bilateral issues but emphasized that Kabul must take “serious and visible steps” to prevent the use of Afghan territory by terrorist groups. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andarabi, responding to media queries on Sunday about the third round of Pakistan-Afghanistan […]

Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Saturday the latest round of peace talks with Pakistan had failed, blaming Islamabad’s “irresponsible and uncooperative” approach and stoking fears of further violence. The two sides met on Thursday in Turkey to finalise a truce agreed on October 19 in Qatar, following deadly clashes between the South Asian neighbours. Both have remained virtually silent on the […]

On November 6, 2025, Pakistan and Afghanistan are scheduled to resume mediated peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, aimed at extending a recent ceasefire agreement between the two countries. Just weeks earlier, on October 9, Pakistani jets launched strikes on sites in Kabul, the heart of Afghanistan’s capital. These attacks targeted strongholds of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) but Taliban denies the […]

Islamabad has yet to find a convincing answer to separatist militants. Militant attacks have become routine in Pakistan in recent years. Relentless campaigns by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in particular, have left the country’s security forces in a state of paralysis, unable to effectively respond to the deteriorating security situation. Tight censorship over the […]

Deadly clashes with the Afghan Taliban have put Islamabad in the spotlight, but internal unrest may present a greater risk. In recent weeks, deadly clashes between the Pakistani military and the Afghan Taliban have drawn international attention. Since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, relations have greatly deteriorated between Islamabad and Kabul, disrupting what had previously been a mutually […]