Pakistan

IED, shooting attack on police van kills five in northwest Pakistan

Five Pakistani police officers were killed when a van was struck by explosives and gunfire in Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The scene of a combined improvised explosive device and shooting attack in northwestern Pakistan, December 23, 2025.
Policemen make way for prison van afer a security raid at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party's headquarters in Islamabad on July 22, 2024.

Pakistan arrests ISKP propaganda chief Sultan Aziz Azzam, report says

 Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Asim Munir holds a microphone during his visit at the Tilla Field Firing Ranges (TFFR) to witness the Exercise Hammer Strike, a high-intensity field training exercise conducted by the Pakistan Army's Mangla Strike Corps, in Mangla, Pakistan May 1, 2025.

Pakistan strikes $4 billion deal to sell weapons to Libyan force, officials say

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 17, 2025.

Is Pakistan pushing for a greater role in the Middle East over South Asia? - analysis


Pakistan court hands Imran Khan, wife 17-year jail terms in another graft case

The latest conviction adds to a series of legal troubles for Khan, who has been behind bars since August 2023.

 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan pauses as he speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023.

Pakistan alleges Israel and India spread disinformation linking it to Bondi Beach attack

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said sections of the international media from what he described as hostile countries, sought to malign Pakistan. 

Community members gather outside of Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach on December 15, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Police raid home of Pakistani Muslim man suspected of Bondi Beach terror attack - report

According to his Facebook page, viewed by the Post, Akram studied at Central Queensland University in Sydney and Hamdard University in Islamabad.

One of the suspected shooters in the Bondi Beach mass shooting, December 14, 2025.

Gaza plan could force breakthrough between Israel and Pakistan, journalist tells 'Post'

Talking to The Post from Islamabad, Ahmed Quraishi reflects on the backlash to his 2022 trip, Pakistan’s long-hidden points of contact with Israel, and the Gaza deal's historic opportunities.

Pakistani journalist Ahmed Qureshi,

US backs Pakistan’s Reko Diq Mine with $1.25 billion Export-Import Bank package

The US Export-Import Bank has approved $1.25 billion in financing to support the Reko Diq copper and gold mine, marking one of Washington's largest commitments to Pakistan's minerals sector.

gold deposit. Illustration.

Pakistan military court jails ex-spy chief Faiz Hamid for 14 years, charged for misuse of authority

The charges ranged from engaging in political activities and violating the Official Secret Act in a way detrimental to safety and state interest to misuse of authority and resources.

Supporters of jailed former Prime Minister of Pakistan and leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party Imran Khan chant slogans as they gather during a protest over concerns about their leader's health, on a road leading to Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, December 9, 2025.

Ohana, Johnson launch bid to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Meeting at the US Capitol for the first time since the ceasefire took effect, Ohana and Johnson signed a joint letter to the Nobel Committee urging Trump’s selection.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and US House Speaker Mike Johnson sign joint letter to the Nobel Committee urging the nomination of US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, December 9, 2025.

Pakistan, Afghanistan trade heavy fire as border tensions rise

The exchange came two days after a new round of peace talks between the South Asian neighbors ended without a breakthrough, though both sides agreed to continue their fragile ceasefire.

An Afghan Taliban fighter sit next to an anti-aircraft gun near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, October 15, 2025.

Pakistani minister says 90% of social media content is false, urges crackdown

Fizza Abbas, a Karachi-based digital rights activist: “In Pakistan, the line between countering misinformation and constraining dissent has always been a delicate one.”

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party supporters protest to demand release of their jailed leader and Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Peshawar on December 2, 2025.

Khamenei’s army: The mysterious US-based Iranian X accounts supporting Iran's regime

A closer examination by The Jerusalem Post of dozens of X accounts replying to Khamenei’s speech revealed a set of numerous common patterns.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over a backdrop of the Iranian flag and screenshots of pro-regime messages on X/Twitter in Arabic.

Sons of former Pakistan PM fear for his health, demand proof of life after three weeks of silence

Imran Khan's sons fear authorities are concealing "something irreversible" about his condition after over three weeks with no verifiable contact or proof of life from jail.

  Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, gestures as he speaks to the members of the media at his residence in Lahore, Pakistan May 18, 2023.