Border & counterterrorism
Pakistan–Afghanistan Border Conflict
Follow Pakistan’s operations along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, including airstrikes in Kunar, Helmand and Paktika, ground firing exchanges, and the diplomatic track with Kabul.
The reporting trail
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Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceISPR says 2,084 terrorists killed in 2026 as military presses campaign
Pakistan's military said security forces conducted 40,348 intelligence-based operations this year, killing 2,084 terrorists, as the ISPR chief tied security to good governance.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan coal mine explosion kills at least 34 miners near Quetta
A methane gas explosion at a private coal mine in Balochistan's Sorange area east of Quetta killed at least 34 miners and triggered a major rescue operation.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceLahore building collapse kills 10 as monsoon rains batter Punjab
A three-storey house collapsed in Lahore's Baghbanpura area, killing at least 10 members of a family, as monsoon-related deaths across Pakistan passed 100.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan ECC approves urgent import of one million tonnes of wheat
Pakistan's Economic Coordination Committee approved the urgent import of one million tonnes of wheat as market prices climbed past Rs150 per kilogram.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceSecurity forces kill 32 militants in Khyber, Nushki operations
The military said troops killed 24 militants in Khyber district and eight in Nushki during intelligence-based operations, as Pakistan pressed its counter-terrorism campaign.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan monsoon death toll reaches 113 as more floods forecast
The NDMA reported 113 deaths and 364 injuries since late June as the weather agency warned of renewed urban flooding, landslides and flash floods through early August.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceAJK election unrest deepens as JAAC claims 31 killed
Clashes during Azad Kashmir's phased assembly elections left a security official dead and the banned JAAC claiming 31 supporters killed, as the government branded them militants.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceSBP holds policy rate at 11.5pc, flags Middle East and climate risks
The State Bank of Pakistan kept its benchmark policy rate unchanged at 11.5pc, citing renewed Middle East conflict, volatile commodities and climate risks.
Pakistan / Entertainment & CultureShan Masood century undone by Pakistan collapse against West Indies
Pakistan slid to 267-8 at lunch on day three of the second Test in Tarouba as Justin Greaves triggered a collapse after Shan Masood's 109.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceFloodwaters cut Lahore-Faisalabad rail link as rivers swell
Breaches in Nullah Deg and Bherr eroded soil under railway bridges, forcing Pakistan Railways to suspend the Lahore-Faisalabad section and divert trains.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceUS congressmen meet CDF Munir at GHQ on defence, trade ties
Two US House members met Field Marshal Asim Munir in Rawalpindi, discussing regional security, defence cooperation and expanded economic and trade engagement.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan tells global watchdog polio eradication within reach
Pakistan told the Independent Monitoring Board that poliovirus transmission has narrowed to high-risk areas, but warned insecurity in southern KP remains the biggest hurdle.