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 & GovernancePakistan strikes seven militant camps in Afghanistan in overnight raids
Pakistan said it struck seven camps and hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban and Islamic State-Khorasan inside Afghanistan on 22 February 2026, drawing a Taliban vow of retaliation.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceJI chief calls Pakistan's role in Trump's Board of Peace 'unacceptable'
Jamaat-i-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on 21 February 2026 rejected Pakistan's role in the first Board of Peace meeting on Gaza and opposed sending troops.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceLieutenant colonel, sepoy martyred as suicide bomber rams Bannu convoy during IBO
A suicide bomber struck a military convoy during an IBO in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district on Saturday, killing Lt Col Faraz and Sepoy Shah; five militants were killed.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan, US discuss trade and investment in Washington meeting
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington on 21 February 2026 to discuss trade, investment and energy cooperation.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceKSE-100 posts steepest one-day fall as PSX crashes 6,683 points
Pakistan's benchmark KSE-100 index closed down 6,682.81 points, or 3.74 per cent, at 172,170.29, its steepest single-day fall, as oil and geopolitical fears drove panic selling.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan 'won't hesitate' to strike across border, Khawaja Asif warns
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Pakistan would not hesitate to strike inside Afghanistan unless Kabul stops cross-border militancy, which he called an India-Taliban proxy war.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceFIA to file revised charge sheet in PTI foreign funding case by March 5
The FIA told an Islamabad banking court it will submit a complete charge sheet against Imran Khan and others by 5 March after adding two new suspects to the probe.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan and US sign MoU to redevelop New York's Roosevelt Hotel
Pakistan's finance ministry said the two governments signed a memorandum of understanding on 19 February 2026 to jointly renovate and redevelop the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan extends airspace ban on Indian aircraft until 23 March
Pakistan's Airports Authority issued a fresh notice to airmen extending the closure of Pakistani airspace to Indian civil and military aircraft until 23 March 2026.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceGas explosion in Karachi's Soldier Bazaar collapses three-storey building, killing 16
Pre-dawn blast in a crowded Karachi neighbourhood on the first day of Ramadan killed 16 people including women and children; President Zardari ordered an investigation.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceOpposition alliance ends Parliament sit-in as PTI unveils 'Imran Khan Release Force'
The TTAP-led sit-in over jailed Imran Khan's health was called off on 18 February 2026, while PTI's KP chief minister announced a new nationwide release campaign.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceRuet-e-Hilal sights Ramadan moon in Pakistan, first fast to be observed on Thursday
Pakistan's Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee confirmed the sighting of the Ramadan 1447 Hijri moon on 18 February 2026, fixing the first fast for Thursday 19 February.