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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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A 1981 Central Intelligence Agency map of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, showing the Durand Line, the Predominant Pashtun area and the maximum Pashtunistan claim, with road networks and population centres on both sides of the border.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Tarar tells Afghan Taliban to drop 'militant mindset' as Pakistan warns of response to any destabilisation

On 29 September, Pakistan's information minister told an Islamabad seminar the Afghan interim government must shift from a 'militant mindset' to that of a responsible state.

Armed personnel in helmets and tactical vests apprehend suspects on the deck of a vessel during a counter-piracy boarding in the Gulf of AdenInternational — Region / International — Region

Three Pakistani sailors killed as pirates open fire during Somali rescue of MT Honour 25

Somali pirates killed three Pakistani crew and two others on 29 September while fleeing the hijacked oil tanker Honour 25 during a Somali–Puntland rescue operation.

A service station on Pakistan's M-2 motorway, with the petrol pump canopy, forecourt and parked vehicles visiblePakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan cuts petrol and diesel prices from September 29

Petrol falls by Rs2.27 to Rs389.03 and high-speed diesel by Rs3.56 to Rs404.97 from 29 September 2026, under the daily petroleum pricing mechanism.

Pakistani soldiers in combat gear pose for the camera in a mountainous setting in SwatPakistan / Politics & Governance

Six terrorists killed in K-P, Balochistan operations, outlets report

On 29 September 2026, security forces said six militants died in separate intelligence-based operations in KP and Balochistan; another outlet counted seven.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Secretariat building in Beijing with its glass and steel facadeInternational — Region / International — Region

SCO national coordinators begin three-day meeting in Islamabad under Pakistan's chairmanship

The first SCO Council of National Coordinators meeting under Pakistan's 2026-27 chairmanship opens in Islamabad on 28 September, setting up the 2027 summit.

Noor Mahal, the 19th-century palace in Bahawalpur, with its arched facade, domes and manicured groundsPakistan / Politics & Governance

PML-N's Malik Munir Iqbal Channar wins NA-168 Bahawalpur by-election

PML-N candidate Malik Munir Iqbal Channar won the NA-168 Bahawalpur by-election with 79,306 votes, retaining the seat for the ruling party after his father's death.

Tirich Mir, the highest peak of the Hindu Kush, photographed at sunset from ChitralPakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan rejects Afghan claims of role in Nuristan clashes

Pakistan's Ministry of Information dismissed Afghan allegations that Pakistani forces aided Daesh-linked fighters in Nuristan's Kamdesh district as frivolous and baseless.

Rear view of China's Tiangong space station, with its cylindrical modules in a horizontal row and solar arrays extending to both sides against black spacePakistan / Technology & Telecom

Pakistan's first astronaut nears selection as Tiangong training advances

Two Pakistani pilots are training in Beijing for a roughly week-long Tiangong mission, with Suparco expecting to choose which one will fly in mid-to-late October.

Two officials in dark suits walking through an open courtyard with manicured lawns, classical stone buildings and tall trees, on an overcast day at a military headquartersPakistan / Politics & Governance

Field Marshal Munir briefs US-Afghan war commission at GHQ on Pakistan's perspective

Chief of Defence Forces Asim Munir met the US-led Afghanistan War Commission at GHQ on 28 September and urged it to fold regional and Pakistani experience into its 20-year review.

Parliament House in Islamabad illuminated at night, with the flag-draped entrance visiblePakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz invites Achakzai for direct talks on ECP appointments

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai to the PM House for talks on the pending Election Commission appointments.

The illuminated Riyadh skyline at night, with the Kingdom Centre tower prominent among high-rise buildingsInternational — Region / International — Region

Pakistan, Saudi and Türkiye military chiefs meet in Riyadh under Makkah pact

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye's military chiefs met in Riyadh on 25 September under the Makkah pact, condemning Houthi attacks and reaffirming collective defence.

A roadside fuel station with a petrol pump canopy in Khuzdar, Balochistan, with a fuel truck and vehicles parked nearby.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan raises petrol by Rs2.02 and cuts diesel by Rs3.59 from September 26

Pakistan raised petrol by Rs2.02 a litre and cut high-speed diesel by Rs3.59 from 26 September 2026, setting petrol at Rs391.30 and diesel at Rs408.53 for three days.