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 & GovernanceNDMA issues nationwide alert over heavy rain and flood risk
The National Disaster Management Authority warned of thunderstorms, urban flooding and glacial lake outburst risks across Pakistan over a 12- to 24-hour window.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan ends fuel subsidy as global oil prices fall
A federal committee chaired by Ishaq Dar approved ending fuel subsidies for motorcyclists, farmers and transport operators after global oil prices fell.
International — World / International — WorldPakistan PM and army chief in Switzerland for US-Iran talks
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir travelled to Bürgenstock for high-level talks on implementing the US-Iran Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceNational Assembly approves Rs3.69tr defence budget for 2026-27
The National Assembly unanimously approved 88 demands for grants, including more than Rs3.69 trillion for defence, with the opposition moving no cut motions.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceKarachi CTD arrests alleged TTP suicide bomber, seizes vest
The Counter Terrorism Department said it arrested a TTP-linked suspect in Karachi and recovered a suicide vest, maps and photographs of sensitive locations.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceLahore ATC acquits Qureshi, jails four PTI leaders in May 9 case
A Lahore anti-terrorism court acquitted former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and sentenced four senior PTI leaders to 10 years each in a May 9 riots case.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan withdraws fuel-conservation and austerity measures
The federal government terminated the fuel-conservation and additional austerity measures imposed on 9 March, keeping only the existing market and bazaar closing hours.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceKarachi transport strike enters third day as police talks fail
Public transport operators in Karachi kept buses off the roads for a third day after talks with traffic police failed to resolve a dispute over e-challans and fines.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePM Shehbaz announces Rs74 cut in petrol, Rs67 in diesel
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a Rs74 per litre cut in petrol and a Rs67 cut in high-speed diesel, passing on falling global oil prices after the US-Iran accord.
Pakistan / Technology & TelecomPakistan to phase out machine-readable passports for e-passports
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced Pakistan will fully switch to e-passports, alongside cashless passport payments from July and home delivery.
International — Region / International — RegionPakistan rejects Afghan Taliban claim of strikes in KP, Balochistan
Pakistan's information ministry called Afghan Taliban claims of air strikes on Daesh hideouts false, saying one drone entered and was shot down.
International — Region / International — RegionPakistan accuses India of 17 Indus projects aimed at 'hydro-hegemony'
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told a Brussels conference that India's reservoirs and diversion projects threaten the Indus Waters Treaty and 240 million Pakistanis.