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Pakistan takes on role of peacemaker, but it comes with risks - analysis
As Pakistan steps forward as a peacemaker, it is joined by Turkey, Qatar, China, and other countries. It remains to be seen if Pakistan can build the trust needed for peace.
Gas pipeline blown up in southern Pakistan by unknown assailants, says official
Donald Trump claims Iran seeks deal, Abbas Araghchi rejects negotiations
Trump pitches shared US-Iran Strait of Hormuz control, claims regime change 'already happened'
Pakistan denies deadly Kabul hospital attack, says it struck Taliban military site
Conflicting accounts over a disputed airstrike leave questions about the target and reported civilian deaths unresolved.
Pakistan-Afghanistan border forces continue to clash as UN says war displaces 100,000
Combat has included Pakistani air strikes on Taliban government installations, such as the Bagram air base north of the Afghan capital Kabul.
Pakistan and Afghan Taliban enter fourth day of violent conflict along shared border
The current fighting marks the latest episode of escalation between the two Muslim states after weeks of escalating tensions and is their most significant conflict since 2021.
Pakistan, Afghan forces exchange fire after airstrikes deepen tensions
The incident, just days after Pakistani airstrikes, is the latest flare-up along the border since the declaration of the October ceasefire.
China denounces deadly Islamabad mosque attack, pledges support to Pakistan
An attacker opened fire at the gates of the mosque before setting off a suicide bomb and killing at least 31 people in the deadliest attack of its kind in Pakistan's capital in more than a decade.
Pakistan says hundreds killed in Balochistan attack, including 108 terrorists
State broadcaster Pakistan Television reported that members of an armed group carried out coordinated attacks at more than a dozen locations, including Quetta, Nushki, Dalbandin, Pasni, and Gwadar.
Pakistan’s Gen Z hits a wall of inflation, unemployment, censorship - feature
Young Pakistanis are weighing disengagement or emigration as economic strain and political pressure squeeze opportunity and speech.
Pakistan opposition groups oppose Islamabad’s decision to join President Trump’s Board of Peace
The country’s largest opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said in a statement that it does not accept the Pakistani government’s decision to join the organization.
Pakistan sentences journalists, YouTubers in absentia, but enforcement remains uncertain
Legal experts say extradition hurdles and due-process concerns make enforcing the verdict against journalists living in the US and Europe highly unlikely.
Pakistani journalists, commentators supporting Khan sentenced to life imprisonment for 'terrorism'
The convictions stem from cases registered after violent protests on May 9, 2023, when Khan’s supporters attacked military installations following his brief arrest.
