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Pakistan warns of rising militant threat from Afghanistan, urges evidence-based UN reporting
By Shahana Naseer
/ June 16, 2026
Pakistan warned on Monday of an “alarming rise” in militant threats emanating from Afghanistan and called for evidence-based and balanced...
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Peshawar economy under pressure amid ongoing crossing closures
By Shahana Naseer
/ June 15, 2026
Senior Pakistani lawmaker and Member of the National Assembly, Asad Qaiser, has warned that the continued closure of crossings with...
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Fragile Hopes Amid Enduring Rifts
By Shahana Naseer
/ June 9, 2026
By Abdul Waheed Waheed Following the intense confrontations that reached their peak in early 2026, emerging unofficial contacts in Kabul...
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China Urges Taliban To Reopen Schools For Girls In Afghanistan
By Shahana Naseer
/ June 9, 2026
China’s representative at the UN Security Council called on the Taliban to reopen secondary schools to girls. He said that...
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Pakistan says 27 militants killed in multiple operations in restive northwest
By Shahana Naseer
/ June 8, 2026
Twenty-seven Pakistani Taliban militants were killed in multiple intelligence-based operations in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the military said on...
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Pakistan, China agree to closer counterterrorism cooperation over Afghanistan militancy concerns
By Shahana Naseer
/ June 3, 2026
Pakistan’s special representative for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq, said on Tuesday he had held talks with his Chinese counterpart on regional...
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Strange Bedfellows: Russia’s Pragmatic Embrace of Taliban
By Elsa Imdad
/ May 22, 2026
By Elsa Imdad The Kremlin’s growing partnership with the Taliban reflects the hard strategic calculations driving a new regional order...
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Codifying Control: Taliban’s Anti-Women Decrees
By Elsa Imdad
/ May 22, 2026
By Elsa Imdad A new Taliban decree on marriage and separation reinforces unequal legal rights for women, tightening restrictions around...
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Pakistan says 23 militants killed in northwest intelligence-based operations
By Shahana Naseer
/ May 22, 2026
Pakistan’s military said on Thursday security forces killed 23 militants during a series of intelligence-based operations in the country’s northwestern...
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Pakistan says military operation against Afghanistan-based ‘terrorist’ proxies ongoing
By Shahana Naseer
/ May 20, 2026
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that Pakistan is continuing its military operations against Afghanistan-based “terrorist” proxies with full...
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