ISLAMABAD/KABUL – Tensions are running high on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border after clashes in the Dand Patan area in Afghanistan’s Paktia province. Taliban spokesperson Bilal Karimi has confirmed the development, saying Pakistan's and Afghan armed forces were involved in a clash along ...

KARACHI: With the exit of Americans and the Afghan Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, there was a general sense of relief in Pakistan that its security woes along its western borders will be over. But over the past many months, activity in this region has witnessed a spurt, ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani officials conveyed Islamabad’s concern to the highest level to the interim Afghan Taliban government as the soldiers again disrupted the fence constructed on the Durand Line. Reports in local media said the Afghan Taliban leadership was conveyed a strong message that ...

As the Taliban scramble to put up a new governance structure in Afghanistan, analysts reckon that neighboring Pakistan will carry a mixed bag of advantages and challenges under the upcoming regime in the war-torn country. They also caution that things could not be as smooth as Pakistan ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has closed a key southwestern crossing point with Afghanistan, saying the closure is meant to prevent the spread of novel Covid-19 in light of the country’s top monitoring body. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Tuesday announced that cross-border movement at Torkham ...

*Taliban in a new statement has accused the United States of seeking a military presence in the region, “especially in Pakistan,” as part of its efforts to maintain surveillance in Afghanistan, warning that it will lead to “more bloodshed” in the country if it takes place.* The statement ...

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani Foreign Office clarified on Monday there was no US military or airbase in Pakistan and no such proposal was under consideration. Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said in a press release, “Any speculation on this account was baseless and irresponsible ...

The Pakistani government has decided to establish 12 Joint Trade Markets (JBTMs) along with Afghanistan along the Durand Line, Pakistan's embassy said in a statement on Monday. The statement said that one is at Shaheedano Dand in Kurram Agency and will be open by February 2021, as a pilot ...

Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Monday to enhance coordination among border forces amid growing incidents of deadly cross-border shelling, an Afghan official said. Deputy Foreign Minister Mirwais Naab told a press conference in the Afghan capital Kabul that the neighbors also agreed to hasten ...

KABUL - Important progress reported in Pakistan Afghanistan high level dialogues over peace process. Afghan officials and Pakistan’s deputies ministers attended the second review meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS) in Kabul on Monday, discussing ...