White nets now stretch above the entrances of police buildings in Pakistan’s northern border region, offering a striking example of how tactics developed on the Ukrainian battlefield are being adapted to a
I have been closely following the escalating conflict along the Pak-Afghan border, and the latest developments around the March 16, 2026 Pakistani airstrike in Kabul has left me deeply troubled, but also
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U.S. Marines opened fire on demonstrators during the storming of the U.S. consulate in Karachi over the weekend, according to two American officials, marking a rare and potentially explosive use of force
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Pakistan has declared an open military confrontation against Afghanistan following a series of cross-border attacks and retaliatory airstrikes. Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif announced on X that Islamabad’s tolerance had reached its
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On February 22, 2026, Pakistan carried out a series of predawn airstrikes across eastern and south-eastern Afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of at least 18 civilians, including women and children, and leaving
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Pakistan is close to sealing a major defence deal with the United States that would modernise its entire fleet of F-16 fighter jets, marking one of the most significant upgrades to the
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The family of Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan, has called on King Charles, as head of the Commonwealth, to speak out about Khan’s solitary confinement, raising concerns about his health
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When Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) released a brief video in late November showing a missile launching from a grey warship, it appeared to be a routine announcement of a successful test
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Afghanistan’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, was greeted like a celebrity during his recent visit to India—an extraordinary turn described in The New York Times as a striking departure from decades of
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Pakistan’s 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill, passed on November 8, 2025, marks a decisive transformation in the country’s power structure, formally entrenching the military’s dominance within the constitutional framework. The amendment establishes the
More Violent clashes broke out along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Saturday night after Taliban forces attacked multiple Pakistani military posts, escalating tensions between the two nations. The flare-up follows a Pakistani airstrike in
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Pakistan experienced a dramatic escalation in violence during the third quarter of 2025, with at least 901 fatalities and 599 injuries resulting from 329 incidents of terror attacks and counter-terror operations, according
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Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan formalized a mutual defense agreement on Wednesday, significantly strengthening a decades-long security partnership amid growing regional tensions. The move comes as Gulf Arab states increasingly question the
More President Donald Trump has touted the existence of “massive oil reserves” in Pakistan, surprising industry experts and officials in the South Asian nation, which imports around 80% of its petroleum supply. The
More The Times of India reported on 16 August 2025 that Pakistan’s intelligence agencies uncovered a high-profile espionage case involving a senior military officer allegedly leaking classified defence information to a foreign power,
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A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced 108 members and allies of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), to 10 years in prison each, in what critics are
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