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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.
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Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceAJK police, JAAC clash in Rawalakot as polling begins
Clashes erupted in Rawalakot between police and the proscribed JAAC as AJK's first phase of legislative assembly polling concluded, with disputed casualty claims.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePTI to move court for permission to hold August 5 protest
PTI leaders said they will approach the courts for permission to hold their planned August 5 protest after Lahore's deputy commissioner did not respond to their request.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan issues glacial flood warning as Gilgit-Baltistan stays cut off
Pakistan warned that accelerating snowmelt could trigger glacial lake outburst floods in its northern mountains through early August, as key roads stayed severed.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceAurangzeb says FBR reforms, cashless drive to widen tax net
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said the government is speeding up FBR reforms, promoting a cashless economy and using technology to widen the tax base.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceSecurity forces foil suicide attack on South Waziristan check post
Security forces killed four militants, including a suicide bomber, and destroyed an explosives-laden vehicle after foiling an attack on a check post in South Waziristan.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan to import 1 million tons of wheat as flour prices climb
Pakistan will import one million tons of wheat and release government stockpiles to provinces after a supply shortfall pushed up wheat and flour prices.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan arrests facilitator of foreign-funded digital propaganda network
Law enforcement agencies arrested a suspect accused of running a foreign-funded digital propaganda network that targeted Pakistan's institutions, officials said.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceTank check post attack martyrs 15, including 12 soldiers
Fifteen people, including 12 soldiers, two policemen and a Forest Department official, were killed when militants attacked a joint check post in Tank district.
Pakistan / Technology & TelecomShehbaz inaugurates Pakistan's first AI-ready data centre
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif opened the Sky47 AI cloud and data centre in Rawalpindi on 24 July 2026, calling it a step towards a forward-looking Pakistan.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceMonsoon rains, flash floods kill 51 across KP and Punjab
At least 28 people died in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 23 in Punjab as monsoon rains and flash floods hit both provinces, disaster authorities said on 24 July 2026.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceCourt clears PM Shehbaz, ministers in Nov 26 crackdown complaint
An Islamabad sessions court dismissed PTI's private complaint over the November 2024 protest crackdown, clearing PM Shehbaz Sharif and senior ministers.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePetrol up Rs6.39, diesel Rs7.83 as Pakistan starts daily fuel pricing
Pakistan raised petrol by Rs6.39 and diesel by Rs7.83 for 23 July 2026 under a new daily pricing mechanism, as pump owners deferred a nationwide strike.