Pakistan

Pakistan escalates tensions with Afghanistan, targets Taliban hideouts after bombings

Tensions escalate as Pakistan targets Afghan hideouts, accusing Kabul of harboring terrorists behind deadly bombings.

AFGHAN TALIBAN fighters patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, October 15, 2025.
AFGHAN TALIBAN fighters patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, October 15, 2025.

Pakistan strikes Afghanistan targets after blaming attacks on Afghan terrorists

PAKISTAN FINANCE Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and US GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst sign a Memorandum of Understanding between Pakistan and the US, February 19, 2026.

Pakistan, US launch partnership to redevelop Roosevelt Hotel in New York

This photograph taken on December 29, 2025 shows Taliban security personnel standing guard near the zero-point border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan at the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province.

Taliban frees three Pakistani soldiers in Saudi-mediated move


Foreign ministers from Muslim, Arab countries denounce Israeli West Bank bill to expand control

A group of Arab and Muslim states condemned Israel’s latest Security Cabinet decisions on West Bank land policy, planning authority, and enforcement powers.

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi attends a press briefing during an EU-Jordan summit in Amman, Jordan, January 8, 2026; illustrative.

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.

People mourn as they attend a funeral for victims following the suicide explosion at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque, in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 7, 2026.

At least 31 killed in Islamabad Shi'ite mosque bombing, Islamic State claims responsibility

More than 170 others were wounded in the explosion, which occured after security guards attempted to block the attacker from entering the mosque compound.

Pakistani paramilitary federal forces stand guard next to a crowd of people gathered near the site of a deadly explosion at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 6, 2026. Picture taken with a phone.

Pakistan working with regional states to ease US-Iran tensions, PM says

For Pakistan, the stakes are practical as well as political: avoiding a broader conflict near its borders, protecting trade routes and energy flows, and limiting instability.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif grimaces prior to a bilateral meeting, on December 12, 2025 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Putin arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the Forum dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust

Pakistani Balochistan town back under government control after deadly attacks, leaving 58 dead

In the desert town of Nushki, home to about 50,000, the insurgents seized control of the police station and other security installations, triggering a three-day standoff.

People gather as others collect recyclable items beside a burnt vehicle along a road on the outskirts of Quetta on February 1, 2026 a day after an attack by Baloch separatists.

The world is growing numb to death, bad actors are counting on it - opinion

The public has to find a middle ground between awareness and overload of bad news, oppressive rulers, and radicals rely on the “blind eye” reflex.

Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025

BLA attacks expose growing instability in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan region - analysis

The BLA attacks may prove to be yet another incident in the long conflict in Balochistan. However, it could also play into larger questions about how restive the Baloch region has become.

A police officer and a person stand amid damages at a police station, following militant attacks, in Quetta, Pakistan, February 1, 2026.

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. 

Afghan citizens wait to register as they attempt to return to their country, with trucks loaded with their belongings seen in the background, after Pakistan closed border crossings for trade with Afghanistan following exchanges of fire between the two nations' forces, at the Chaman border crossing.

Tens of thousands flee Pakistan’s Tirah Valley amid military action warnings

Amid heavy snowfall, tens of thousands of families have evacuated Pakistan’s Tirah Valley, driven by warnings of military operations against Islamist terrorists in the region.

Armed Taliban security personnel keep guard beside the closed gate of the zero point border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan at Spin Boldak district in Kandahar province on October 12, 2025.

Pakistan opposition, religious parties slam Shehbaz Sharif’s Gaza Board decision

Critics fault the government for bypassing parliament as Islamabad joins a US-backed initiative alongside other Muslim states.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif grimaces prior to a bilateral meeting, on December 12, 2025 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Putin arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the Forum dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust, International Day of Neutrality.