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‘Rammed vehicle into wall’: Suicide attack on Pakistan security forces’ camp; viral video shows huge blast

A snip from viral video on X Pakistan suffered a massive suicide attack on Friday at a military camp in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali district, near its border with Afghanistan, killing seven soldiers.The attack was carried out by suicide attackers linked to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also called Taliban Pakistan, is a coalition of formerly […]

‘Hurt by situation’: Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan seeks parole to mediate Afghanistan tensions; calls for peace

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan (ANI file photo) Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, who has been imprisoned since August 2023, has reportedly requested parole to help mediate tensions with Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, his sister Noreen Khan said on Wednesday, according to Geo TV.After visiting her brother at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, […]

‘Most welcome’: Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif backs Trump’s mediation in Taliban conflict; drags India into row

Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif (File photo) Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday called on US President Donald Trump to help ease tensions with its Taliban-controlled northern neighbor, lauding his past peace efforts and openly welcoming his mediation in the current negotiations.When asked about Trump’s possible role in peace negotiations between Pakistan and the […]

Indian-American expert Ashley Tellis Arrested: What were his views on India, Pakistan, US, and China? | World News

Ashley J. Tellis — long regarded as one of the most influential voices on South Asia and US foreign policy — is now at the centre of a sensational national security scandal. But before his arrest on charges of unlawfully retaining classified defence documents, Tellis was known less as a suspect and more as a […]

‘Access to about $1.0bn’: IMF, Pakistan agree on new deal; $200m tranche cleared under RSF

Pakistan has secured a $1.2 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. IMF on Tuesday said that it has reached a staff-level agreement with the South Asian country under its ongoing loan program, paving the way for Islamabad to access $1.2 billion pending approval from the Fund’s Executive Board.According to the official statement issued by […]

Pakistan’s ‘sharm’ offensive: Will again nominate Trump for Nobel

TOI correspondent from Washington: Pakistan laid it on thick. Donald Trump lapped it up. The US-Pak lovefest took Sharm-el-Sheikh by storm on Sunday, eclipsing a middle-east peace celebration hosted by Egypt, after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said he would renew his country’s nomination of Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize that the US President […]

‘We don’t want conflict with anyone’: Afghan foreign minister on border clashes; calls Pakistan only ‘unhappy neighbour’

Except for Pakistan, all of Afghanistan’s neighbours are “happy” with the country, Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said on Monday. “We don’t want conflict with anyone. There is peace in Afghanistan. Pakistan is not our only neighbour — we have five other neighbours, and all of them are happy with us,” Muttaqi said, […]

Crazy! Pakistan fans cheer after captain’s dismissal against South Africa – the reason will shock you | Cricket News

Shan Masood of Pakistan bats (Photo by Sameer Ali/Getty Images) Pakistani cricket fans at Gaddafi Stadium displayed unusual behaviour during day one of the first Test against South Africa on Sunday, cheering the dismissal of their own captain Shan Masood because it meant fan-favourite Babar Azam would be next at the crease. Masood scored 76 […]

Durand under duress: How Pakistan’s Taliban gamble backfired – and why it struggles to contain TTP

Taliban fighters in Kabul, 2021; Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif (File photo: AP) Afghanistan and Pakistan have once again found themselves on the brink of open conflict after days of deadly cross-border fighting that exposed the fragility of their long and volatile frontier. Afghan officials said their forces killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight “retaliatory operations,” […]

‘If peace efforts don’t succeed … ‘: Afghanistan’s big warning for Pakistan; Torkham border crossing closed

Afghanistan’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has warned that Kabul has “other options” if peace efforts with Pakistan fail, amid escalating border clashes that have left dozens dead on both sides. His remarks came after intense fighting between Afghan and Pakistani forces along the Durand Line, marking one of the most serious confrontations since the […]