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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 & GovernancePakistan facilitates return of 22 Iranian crew from seized ship
DPM Ishaq Dar said 22 Iranian crew of the tanker Lenore/Davina reached Karachi on 26 June, the fourth group Pakistan has helped repatriate in two months.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceAshura observed across Pakistan under heavy security
Pakistan observed Youm-e-Ashura on 26 June 2026 with mourning processions nationwide under heavy security, mobile service suspensions and thousands of police deployed.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceCTD kills six terrorists in Lower Dir; girls' school blown up
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CTD and Lower Dir police killed six suspected terrorists in an operation, while a girls' primary school was destroyed in South Waziristan.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceFIA busts human tissue trafficking network in Islamabad
The FIA and HOTA arrested seven people, including three Chinese nationals, over the alleged commercial processing and export of human placenta in Islamabad.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceDar tables US-Iran accord in NA, sets out phase two
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar placed the three-page US-Iran agreement on the National Assembly record and said the next phase would cover nuclear matters, sanctions and Lebanon.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceNA passes Rs18.77tr Finance Bill as opposition walks out
The National Assembly approved the Rs18.77 trillion Finance Bill 2026-27 after rejecting opposition amendments, clearing revised tax relief and new levies for the next fiscal year.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceNA debate erupts over AJK unrest and Khawaja Asif remarks
Opposition and PPP lawmakers criticised Defence Minister Khawaja Asif over remarks about Rawalakot residents as the National Assembly debated unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan / International — RegionPakistan hails Islamabad MoU, Lucerne summit as diplomacy win
The Foreign Office said the Islamabad MoU and Lucerne summit reinforced Pakistan's faith in dialogue, and confirmed US-Iran technical talks would resume after a pause.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceNational Assembly passes Rs18.77tr budget for FY2026-27
The National Assembly approved the Finance Bill 2026-27 after rejecting opposition amendments, clearing a Rs18,771 billion budget with new tax and duty rules.
Pakistan / International — RegionIran president visits Pakistan as PM pledges to keep mediating
President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Islamabad for a day-long visit during which PM Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan would keep mediating until a final US-Iran deal.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceFazlur Rehman agrees to mediate AJK government-JAAC standoff
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said he accepted a request from JAAC leaders to mediate with the AJK government and urged the committee to call off its sit-in.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceFive bomb disposal personnel martyred in North Waziristan attack
Officials said militants opened fire on a bomb disposal unit near a checkpost in Razmak during curfew hours, killing five personnel before forces launched a search operation.