KHOST: At least seven Afghan civilians were reportedly shot dead by Pakistani border forces near the Barabcha area of Balochistan on Tuesday, amid escalating clashes along the Pakistan–Afghanistan frontier. According to Afghan and Iranian media outlets, the victims were laborers attempting to cross into Pakistan for work when they were […]
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ISLAMABAD: Fierce overnight clashes between Pakistani forces and Taliban fighters along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border have left dozens dead on both sides, according to conflicting statements issued by the two countries. Pakistan’s military media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), confirmed in a press release that 23 Pakistani soldiers were killed […]
KABUL: The spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Taliban government, Zabihullah Mujahid, has claimed on Sunday that retaliatory operations carried out by Taliban forces in response to Pakistani attacks on Afghan territory resulted in the deaths of 58 Pakistani security personnel and injuries to 30 others. Speaking at a press conference in Kabul, […]
KABUL: The Afghan Taliban government’s Defense Minister, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, said late Saturday night that cross-border operations by Afghan forces in Pakistan have been halted after successfully striking their intended targets. In a statement issued, Mujahid said that Afghanistan’s armed forces carried out “successful retaliatory operations” against Pakistani security […]
PESHAWAR: Afghan forces on Saturday launched fierce attacks on multiple Pakistani military outposts along the Durand Line, triggering intense clashes between the two sides. According to local sources, fighting is reported from nearly all major border points, including Maruf district (Kandahar), Baramcha area (Helmand), Khost, Dangam district (Kunar), Zazi Aryob […]
Dera Ismail Khan: At least 19 people, including 13 police personnel and six attackers, were killed when armed militants launched an assault on a police training school in the Ratta Kulachi area of Dera Ismail Khan on Friday. The exchange of fire lasted for more than six hours before the […]
Shikarpur: The Jaffar Express was targeted in a bomb blast in the Shikarpur district of Sindh on Sunday. According to police officials, the explosion occurred near the village of Sultan Kot, on the railway track, causing four carriages of the Rawalpindi-to-Quetta-bound Jaffar Express to derail. They added that the blast […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military leadership has proposed the development of a new deep-sea port in Pasni, Balochistan, as a strategic alternative to the Chinese-backed Gwadar Port, according to sources familiar with the discussions. The initiative, reportedly led by Pakistani Army Chief General Asim Munir, was presented to U.S. officials and investors […]
London: At the 37th International Conference of the World Sindhi Congress held in London, Sarang Sindhi, a representative of the Voice for Missing Persons of Sindh (VMPS), highlighted the long-standing issue of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Sindh. Addressing the gathering, Sarang Sindhi said that between 2000 and 2025, […]
QUETTA: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Friday strongly condemned ongoing state repression and violent actions by Pakistani security forces in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir, where peaceful protesters organized by the Joint Awami Action Committee were reportedly subjected to a crackdown. In a statement, BYC described the demonstrations in Kashmir […]
