Pakistan

November 26, 2025 9:05 PM

Pakistan has no moral standing to lecture others, says MEA on flag hoisting at Ayodhya

India on Wednesday strongly rebuked Pakistan over its remarks on the flag hoisting at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, stating that Islamabad has no moral authority to lecture other countries given its record of bigotry, repression, and systemic mistreatment of minorities. Addressing a weekly media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Pakistan should focus on its own human rights record rather than issuing “hypocritical homilies.” He added, �...

November 2, 2025 9:33 AM

‘T.T.P. is your problem; solve your own mess!’ Taliban snubs Pakistan

Peace-talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban remain deadlocked. What started as a glimmer of hope after deadly border-clashes has fizzled into finger-pointing and fresh threats. Both sides say that they will resume negotiations at Istanbul in Turkiye on 6th November. For now, they have agreed to extend the ceasefire. Pakistan warns that the ceasefire is neither open-ended nor unconditional. How did things come to such a pass? Let's rewind a little. In October, tensions exploded al...

October 30, 2025 1:32 PM

Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to restart peace talks in Istanbul

Afghanistan and Pakistan will restart peace talks in Istanbul, Reuters reported on Thursday citing three sources familiar with the matter. Two of the sources said the nations had agreed to recommence talks at the request of host nation Turkey. Negotiation teams from both countries are currently in Istanbul, two of the sources said. The Afghan Taliban and Pakistan's military and foreign office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Dozens were killed this month along the border b...

October 28, 2025 1:18 PM

No resolution as Afghanistan, Pakistan end peace talks in Istanbul

Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul to broker a long-term truce have ended without a resolution, Reuters reported on Tuesday citing two sources familiar with matter. The talks aimed to reach lasting peace between the South Asian neighbours after dozens were killed along their border in the worst such violence this month since the Taliban took power in Kabul in 2021. Both agreed to a ceasefire brokered in Doha on October 19, but could not find common ground in a second round of t...

October 25, 2025 11:12 AM

FATF warns Pakistan, says exit from ‘greylist’ not gives it immunity from money laundering & terror financing

Global terror funding watchdog -- Financial Action Task Force (FATF) -- has said that it has cautioned Pakistan that its exit from the 'greylist' in October 2022 does not make it immune from global scrutiny on terror financing and money laundering. Speaking at a press conference in France after the FATF's plenary session, FATF President Elisa de Anda Madrazo has emphasised that countries, including Pakistan, must remain vigilant and committed to combating illicit financial activity even after d...

October 23, 2025 9:41 PM

Operation Sindoor has given Pakistan a “good dose of caution”: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that Pakistan will now think twice before attempting any misadventure against India after the decisive response it received during Operation Sindoor. Interacting with soldiers during a Barakhana event in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, Singh said the Indian Armed Forces had given Pakistan a “good dose of caution.” He reiterated that the operation has been halted, not ended, and warned that any future provocation would invite an even stronger response. ...

October 15, 2025 10:27 AM

IMF, Pakistan reach staff-level deal on $1.2 billion payout

The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it has reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on its loan program, which would allow the country to access $1.2 billion after approval from the fund's board. The IMF will provide Pakistan $1 billion under its Extended Fund Facility and $200 million under its Resilience and Sustainability Facility, bringing total disbursements under the two arrangements to about $3.3 billion. Countries under IMF lending programs need to pass regular reviews...

October 14, 2025 10:25 AM

India calls Pakistan ‘fountainhead’ for terror, demands it end repression in part of Kashmir it occupies illegally

Calling Pakistan “the fountainhead of terror, violence, bigotry, intolerance, and extremism”, India on Monday demanded that it end stop the “grave and ongoing human rights violations” in the part of Kashmir it has illegally occupied. “Pakistan is the fountainhead of terror, violence, bigotry, intolerance and extremism”, N K Premachandran, the Revolutionary Socialist Party MP from Kerala, told the General Assembly committee that deals with decolonisation. “As recently as April thi...

October 14, 2025 10:21 AM

India turns spotlight on litany of Pak atrocities on children at UNGA

In a powerful address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Nishikant Dubey, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarian, launched a sharp critique of Pakistan’s human rights violations, particularly its failure to protect children in conflict zones. Representing India’s parliamentary delegation, Dubey accused Pakistan of being “one of the most serious violators” of the UN’s Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) agenda, citing the UN Secretary-General�...

October 13, 2025 3:57 PM

Pakistani troops on high alert on Afghan border after fighting, trade halts

Pakistani troops were on high alert on the country's border with Afghanistan on Monday after fierce weekend fighting between the two sides left dozens dead and drew the attention of U.S. President Donald Trump, who said he could help end the conflict. Border trade between the neighbours came to a halt as Pakistan closed crossings along the 2,600-km (1,600-mile) frontier, stranding scores of loaded goods vehicles on either side, a Pakistani industry representative said. Dozens o...