Pakistan Afghanistan

Videos: Massive anti-government protests in Pakistan over Peshawar bombing

Thousands of people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in north-west Pakistan on the border with Afghanistan are protesting daily against Islamabad's failure…

1 year ago

Pakistan’s Generals angry with Kabul rulers for not pressuring Pakistani Taliban to lay down arms

<p> With no indication of any positive outcome in the talks with the extremist Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or Pakistan Taliban,…

2 years ago

TTP hits back–kills 3 soldiers to avenge Pak airstrikes in Afghanistan.

<p> The Pakistani army has said that the situation on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border Durand Line has been worsening, “which is…

2 years ago

Pakistan steps up air war against TTP, now admits to drone strikes inside Afghanistan

<p> Pakistan has claimed that its drone has destroyed several hideouts of the banned militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) inside…

2 years ago

Pak-Afghanistan rift widens with the Taliban’s refusal handover TTP militants after air strikes

<p> Ignoring Taliban’s protests of Pakistan air strikes inside Afghanistan, the Pakistani foreign office on Monday summoned the Afghan envoy…

2 years ago

Pak Air force attacks TTP camps inside Afghanistan—is war with the Taliban breaking out?

<p> Afghanistan - Pakistan disputed border Durand Line is simmering and there have been reports of firing between the Pakistani…

2 years ago

Taliban-Islamabad hostility reaches new high after a Pakistani chopper near Durand Line is attacked

<p> <strong>The hostility  between Taliban ruled Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan has touched a new high after a Pakistani helicopter in…

2 years ago

‘Imran Khan fears global pushback if Pakistan becomes first country to recognise Taliban government’

<p> <strong>Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is wary of adverse international pressure if Pakistan becomes the first country in the…

2 years ago

Pakistan takes U-turn on Afghanistan– ISI chief now meets anti-Taliban warlords in Turkey

<p> It seems the honeymoon between Pakistan's military establishment and the Taliban government is over. In a fresh move to…

2 years ago

Desperate Pakistani generals have turned to Afghan tribal Leaders to arrange meetings with TTP militants

<p> Despite the claim that their operations against the militant outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) continue till the menace is wiped…

2 years ago

Pakistan-Afghanistan trade slumps after Taliban takeover in sign of troubled ties

<p> <strong>Notwithstanding the initial euphoria after the US exited Afghanistan last year, trade between Islamabad and Kabul has slowed down.…

2 years ago

Desperate Pakistan threatens Taliban– if you want recognition cage the TTP militants first

<p> If the Taliban wish to gain the trust of the international community, they will have to clamp down on…

2 years ago

Taliban-Pakistan honeymoon ends as border dispute over Durand Line becomes official

<p> While Pakistan has been trying to downplay the rising tensions along the Durand Line, the Taliban regime made it…

2 years ago

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards kill 6 near Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan tri-junction

<p> Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that they killed six “armed bandits” and lost three of their own men from an…

2 years ago

The Pakistan connection: How ISKP became Pakistan’s latest proxy

<p> <strong>Pakistan's double game of keeping up the pretence of being a U.S. ally against terror while sheltering, funding, and…

2 years ago

Contrary to reports, Pakistan-Afghanistan trade has weakened since the Taliban took charge

<p> Several reports emerged just a few weeks ago suggesting that trade between Pakistan and Taliban-led Afghanistan had zoomed.</p> <p>…

3 years ago

Threat of US sanctions on Pakistan hits Karachi stock exchange, rupee hits rock bottom against USD

<p> The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), based in the financial powerhouse of Karachi, suffered one of its biggest falls this…

3 years ago

Instead of muscle flexing in the region, Pakistan can learn from Bangladesh’s focus on human development

<p> ‘Naya Pakistan” was what Prime Minister Imran Khan had promised when he assumed charge in 2018. But as he…

3 years ago

Can Taliban handle a new generation of Afghans who have breathed the air of freedom?

<p> Afghanistan, especially its social hue, in the last two decades has dramatically changed, something that the Taliban or even…

3 years ago

Is Pakistan now controlling the Taliban’s finances in Afghanistan?

<p> After taking control of Afghanistan’s  defence and interior ministries through their proxies, Pakistan is trying to take over the…

3 years ago

Will hardline Taliban 2.0 survive a crumbling economy and infighting ?

<p> As the Taliban formed a government in Afghanistan, led by the UN blacklisted Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, concerns across…

3 years ago