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 […]

Whether we are talking about the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the Al-Tanf base in Syria or the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, they all share one undeniable quality: immense strategic importance in shaping today’s world order. Not long ago, US President Donald Trump publicly announced that it was time for the United States to take Bagram back. […]

Nearly two weeks after the Doha truce and three busy days of negotiations in Istanbul, the government of Pakistan and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan have failed to conclusively resolve their differences. The failure of negotiations at a moment when South Asia has entered a new normal of violating the sovereignty of neighboring states signifies the growing strategic instability in […]

Islamabad (TDI): Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said early Wednesday that the latest round of talks between Islamabad and Kabul in Istanbul had failed to produce a workable solution. He added that Pakistan would continue to take every necessary measure to protect its citizens from terrorism. The discussions followed days of fighting along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border and […]

On October 29, 2025, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, expressed concern over the inclusion of several Baloch activists on Pakistan’s terrorist Watchlist under Section 11-EE of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997. In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter), Lawlor observed that “that more human rights defenders in #Balochistan, including Sabiha Baloch, Shalee […]