Pakistan
At least 12 killed, 27 injured in suicide blast outside Islamabad court in Pakistan
A suicide blast outside a district and sessions court in Islamabad’s G-11 area on Tuesday killed at least 12 people and injured 27 others, officials said.
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Bangladesh
India relied on one leader for too long. Bangladesh’s outreach to Pakistan shows the cost.
India is losing Bangladesh. The warmth that once marked relations between the two South Asian neighbors has chilled since the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government. Accusations of “fake news” by Dhaka’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus and Bangladesh’s growing outreach to Pakistan are symptoms of a deeper failure in New Delhi’s foreign policy.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh and Pakistan renew economic cooperation after 20 years at Dhaka talks
Bangladesh and Pakistan have agreed to strengthen cooperation in trade, agriculture, IT, energy, pharmaceuticals, and connectivity at the 9th Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting in Dhaka — the first in 20 years.
Pakistan
Pakistan Navy seizes nearly $1 billion in drugs in Arabian Sea
The Pakistan Navy said Wednesday its ship PNS Yarmook seized narcotics worth nearly $1 billion from two stateless sailboats in the Arabian Sea during a Saudi-led maritime operation. The vessel intercepted the dhows within 48 hours, confiscating more than two tons of crystal meth and 50 kilograms of cocaine valued at about $972 million, according […]
Pakistan
IMF, Pakistan reach staff-level deal for $1.2 billion in loans
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday it had reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan to unlock $1.2 billion in funding, pending approval by the Fund’s Executive Board. The deal includes $1 billion under the Extended Fund Facility and $200 million under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility, bringing total disbursements to about $3.3 billion. IMF […]
India
Balochistan chief rejects insurgency narrative. Points to Indian intelligence as main destabilizing force.
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Tuesday dismissed the presence of an insurgency in the province, blaming “India-backed so-called separatist movements” for escalating violence. Addressing participants at the 17th National Workshop in Quetta, Bugti accused India’s intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), of playing a “clear role” in destabilizing Balochistan. “There is no […]
Afghanistan
At least 23 Pakistani soldiers, 200 Afghan Taliban fighters killed in border clashes
At least 23 Pakistani soldiers and an estimated 200 Afghan Taliban fighters were killed in fierce overnight clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, officials from both countries said Sunday, marking one of the deadliest confrontations between the neighbors in recent years. According to Pakistan’s military media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Afghan Taliban and allied […]
Afghanistan
Brotherhood demands restraint as Pakistan and Afghanistan trade fire across colonial-era border
What unfolded along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border overnight was not just another skirmish, it was a tragedy between two nations that share faith, history, and kinship. When Muslim soldiers fire on one another across a line drawn by colonial powers, the entire region bleeds.
Afghanistan
Heavy fighting erupts along Pakistan-Afghanistan border after Taliban forces attack military posts
Heavy clashes erupted along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border late Saturday after Afghan Taliban forces attacked several Pakistani military posts, prompting a fierce response from Islamabad, officials said. Pakistan interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi praised security forces for their “prompt and effective response,” saying Afghan forces’ firing on civilians violated international law. “Afghanistan is being answered with stones […]
Pakistan
OpenAI brings low-cost ChatGPT Go plan to Pakistan as part of Asia rollout
Pakistan has been included in OpenAI’s latest expansion of ChatGPT Go, a budget-friendly plan designed to make its GPT-5 model accessible in more countries. The plan, which costs around $4.50 a month in nearby markets, provides extended access to image generation, file uploads, and data-analysis tools. OpenAI said the move responds to growing demand for […]