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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,” […]

‘Did not publish on time’: US flags Pakistan’s defence budgets; urges transparency

The United States has called on Pakistan to bring its military and intelligence budgets under parliamentary or civilian oversight, identifying this as a key step to improving fiscal transparency. The recommendation was made in the US State Department’s 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report, released on Friday, which reviewed how 140 governments disclose and manage their public […]

11 killed in separate blasts in Pakistan’s Balochistan, insurgent group claims one attack

At least 11 people were killed in two separate blasts in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, officials said, underscoring the growing wave of militancy in the mineral-rich region bordering Afghanistan and Iran.A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a convoy of paramilitary soldiers in Dasht, near the Iranian border, killing five people, including […]

‘Caught on camera’: Pakistan’s jailed former PM Imran Khan’s sister hit with egg – Video

Screengrab of the incident from video (X/@dauranbaloch1) Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan‘s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, was attacked with an egg while addressing reporters outside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on Friday.A video of the episode has gone viral on social media, showing the egg hitting Aleema as she spoke to the media.Supporters of Khan’s […]

BLA labelled foreign terrorist org as Trump plans to develop Pakistan’s ‘huge oil reserves’ | India News

Despite being designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) in 2019, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) surprisingly evaded being labelled as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) until now. However, the US state department’s sudden interest in the rebel group, particularly its subsidiary Majeed Brigade, has raised eyebrows and sparked curiosity about possible motivations.The development comes […]

‘Unbelievable’: Body found almost intact after 28 years in Pakistan’s melting glacier – How did it happen?

The body of a man missing for 28 years has been discovered in a melting glacier in Pakistan’s remote Kohistan region. A shepherd, identified as Omar Khan, came across the well-preserved remains, clothing still intact, in the Lady Valley, located in the country’s eastern mountains.“What I saw was unbelievable,” Omar was quoted as saying by […]

Pakistan’s power struggle narrows to two men: Imran vs Munir

Imran Khan and Asim Munir (R) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s political battlefield has narrowed to two poles: Field Marshal Asim Munir, the army chief whose influence spans parliament, the judiciary and diplomacy, and Imran Khan, the jailed former prime minister who, despite his incarceration in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, remains the most potent political force in the country, […]

Pakistan’s wild chaos: Runaway pet lion attacks woman and children in Lahore, 3 arrested; watch video

Lion attack people on street in Pakistan A runaway pet lion attacked a woman and two children on a busy street in Lahore, Pakistan, according to police statements on Friday. Police footage shared by various media outlets showed the lion leaping over a barrier from its enclosure and chasing a woman carrying shopping bags on […]

Pakistan’s Asim Munir gets White House lunch invite after recommending Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

US President Donald Trump. NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s chief of army staff general Asim Munir bagged a lunch invite at the White House after he recommended US President Donald Trump for Nobel Peace prize. The brief meeting is set to take place at the White House, though specific details about timing were not provided in the […]

Pakistan’s tax exemptions hit $21 billion; exceed external debt repayments: Economic survey reveals

Pakistan’s tax exemptions to various sectors cost the country over $21 billion this year, more than the $17 billion it needs to repay in commercial and bilateral external debt, as revealed in the latest economic survey.Pakistan’s finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2024-25 on Monday, which outlines various economic developments and […]