Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has warned that “all options” remain available in dealing with the Taliban, including possible military action, as tensions between the two sides escalate. Speaking at a news conference in Islamabad on Thursday, the ministry’s spokesman, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, said the Taliban have failed to meet what Pakistan describes as their international obligations, including preventing Afghanistan’s territory from […]

On February 17, 2026, a fact-finding report released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) concluded that Punjab’s Crime Control Department (CCD) had adopted a deliberate policy of staged encounters that systematically involved extrajudicial killings. The report documented 670 encounters resulting in 924 deaths in just eight months between April and December 2025, while only two security personnel were […]

Pakistan’s commerce minister has said that national security would remain the country’s top priority in its trade ties with Afghanistan and diplomatic engagement with the Taliban. Jam Kamal Khan warned that Islamabad would not compromise on what he described as militant threats emanating from Afghanistan’s territory. Khan said that “terrorism originating from Afghanistan” is unacceptable and that peace, trade and […]

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 […]