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 & GovernanceShehbaz, UN relief chief discuss Gaza and Afghan aid convoys
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher discussed Gaza, aid convoys into Afghanistan and disaster preparedness in Islamabad.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceMilitant attacks kill three police in northwest Pakistan
Twin attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed at least three police officers and wounded dozens, with a car bombing at a Bannu police station and an ambush in Lower Dir.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceBilawal proposes truth commission to end deadly AJK unrest
PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari proposed an independent truth and reconciliation commission to end weeks of deadly unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceKSE-100 plunges 6,408 points as Hormuz blockade rattles markets
Pakistan's benchmark index fell 3.56% to 173,518.81 on 14 July 2026 as the US reinstated a naval blockade of Iran and floated a toll on Strait of Hormuz cargo.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceSindh says HIV cases linked to Karachi's Valika Hospital rise to 120
Sindh Labour Minister Saeed Ghani said on 14 July 2026 that 120 people linked to a Karachi hospital outbreak had tested positive for HIV, and pledged legal action.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan police arrest alleged mastermind of Karachi Rangers camp attack
Police said the alleged planner of the 27 June attack on a Rangers camp in Karachi was arrested, and that the plot was directed from Afghanistan.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceRoadside bomb kills two police officers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Tank
A buried roadside bomb struck an armoured police vehicle on patrol in Tank district, killing two officers and wounding two others, police said on 13 July 2026.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan marks Kashmir Martyrs' Day with tribute to 1931 dead
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid tribute to the 22 Kashmiris killed in 1931 and urged India to end repression in IIOJK.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceFlash floods close Karakoram Highway in Diamer, strand travellers
Torrential overnight rain triggered flash floods across Diamer district in Gilgit-Baltistan, closing the Karakoram Highway and washing away link roads, homes and machinery.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan's Dar urges restraint as US-Iran truce frays
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar urged de-escalation in calls with Iranian and Saudi officials as renewed US-Iran strikes threatened the Islamabad MoU.
Pakistan / Technology & TelecomPakistan crypto regulator meets cleric Taqi Usmani over Shariah fatwa
The head of Pakistan's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority met Mufti Taqi Usmani after a fatwa questioned the Shariah legitimacy of cryptocurrency transactions.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceOperation Shaban: Balochistan militant toll rises to 102, ISPR says
Pakistan's military said 23 more militants were killed in Balochistan, taking the toll in Operation Shaban and related intelligence-based operations since 5 July to 102.