Talking about Islamabad’s past alignment with the US in Pakistan’s National Assembly, Asif said Pakistan often denied its terror history, calling it a “mistake committed by dictators in the past.” Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif accused Washington of ‘exploiting’ Pakistan for strategic interests and throwing it away ‘like a used piece of toilet paper’.

Relations between Russia and Pakistan have come from the Cold War antagonism to a pragmatic partnership in the 21st century. Historically, Pakistan has been a key U.S. ally in South Asia, while the U.S.S.R. supported India. However, the change in the global geopolitical architecture, in particular, the formation of a multipolar world, the shift of the world economic center of […]

Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari has warned that the presence of militant groups in the region poses risks to global peace, and repeated Islamabad’s concerns regarding what it describes as the activities of “terrorist organisations operating from Afghanistan.” Zardari made the remarks in a statement issued Sunday, as he thanked world leaders for expressing solidarity with Pakistan following the recent […]

Leaders to See the Mirror History exists on facts of life and shallowness of a nation’s history are the inept and egoistic leaders. In wars, logic fails to define foes and friends. India and Pakistan have an enriched history to blame games for their failure to preserve freedom, security and the ideological foundation of their existence. Insecurity and injustice stem […]

Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari claimed on Sunday that Afghanistan had become a safe haven for militant groups threatening regional and global peace, following a deadly attack on a Shia mosque near Islamabad. Zardari made the remarks in a statement issued after a suicide bombing at an imambargah in Islamabad on Friday that killed at least 36 people and wounded […]

Taliban deputy chief minister Abdul Ghani Baradar on Sunday urged countries to respect each other’s sovereignty and avoid policies that fuel regional instability, as tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban remain high. Speaking at a graduation ceremony for Taliban security forces in Kabul, Baradar did not name any country but said long-term political and economic interests required states to respect […]

On February 5, 2026, Pakistan’s military media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced that Security Forces (SFs) had concluded Operation Radd-ul-Fitna (Elimination of Discord)-1 in Balochistan, after a series of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) targeting Baloch insurgent networks, killed 216 insurgents. According to the statement, the military began these operations on January 29, 2026, in Panjgur and near Harnai District, targeting […]

Pakistan and Uzbekistan called on the Taliban to address terrorism threats and take “immediate and concrete actions” to dismantle and eliminate all terrorist groups operating from Afghanistan, according to a joint declaration issued after talks between the two countries’ leaders. The call came after Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held meetings in Islamabad with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a […]

A suicide bombing at a Shia mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, killed at least 31 people and wounded more than 160 on Friday. Geo News reported, citing local officials. The blast occurred at the Imambargah Khadijat-ul-Kubra in the Tarlai area of southeastern Islamabad. Quoted by Geo News, police sources said the attacker was linked to Fitna al-Khawarij, a […]

China and Pakistan voiced strong concern at the United Nations Security Council over the presence and activities of militant groups in Afghanistan, urging the Taliban to take action. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s representative, said militants had gained a “new lease of life” under Taliban rule and were operating freely from Afghan territory. He said the groups were responsible for deadly […]