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February 27, 2026 1:11 PM

How do Pakistan and Taliban Afghan militaries stack up as tensions flare?

Cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan intensified overnight, with both sides claiming heavy losses and the Pakistani defence minister saying his country was in an "open war" with its neighbour. As tensions persist, here is a look at how Pakistan dwarfs Afghanistan's military forces and arsenals, according to data from the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. OVERVIEW Pakistan's armed forces benefit from good recruitment and retention, bolstered by...

February 26, 2026 11:46 PM

Afghanistan launches retaliatory attacks on Pakistan border posts, Taliban says

Afghanistan attacked Pakistani military positions along the border late on Thursdayin retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes, the Taliban said, adding to fears of a renewed escalation of violence between the neighbours. Videos shared by Afghan security forces showed Humvees driving through dark, mountainous terrain at night, lit by flashes of gunfire. Sustained bursts of automatic fire could be heard in the background. Reuters could not independently verify the location, timing or authenticity o...

February 17, 2026 2:56 PM

Militants kill 11 Pakistani security personnel, one child near Afghan border, army says

Militants rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into an army checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing 11 security personnel and a child, the military said on Tuesday, as the South Asian nation battles a surge in violence. Women and children were among seven wounded in Monday's attack in Bajur district, which lies along the border with Afghanistan, the military said. The militants drove into the wall of a checkpoint after security forces blocked their attempt to enter a residential compou...

February 13, 2026 4:30 PM

Pakistan’s jailed Imran Khan loses 85% vision in right eye, lawyer says

Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has lost 85% of sight in his right eye, his lawyer told the Supreme Court, an ordeal that adds to legal and political challenges he is already battling. Khan, 73, has been in jail since August 2023, serving a 14-year sentence on corruption charges, one of dozens of cases he says were made up in order by the army to keep him out of politics, a charge the military denies. "He has been left with only 15% vision in his right eye," Khan's lawyer Sa...

February 11, 2026 10:30 PM

Militants kill five police in attack in northwest Pakistan

Militants killed five police officers in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, police said, as the South Asian nation grapples with a rising wave of Islamist violence. Police said they came under attack upon their return from an operation against militants on the outskirts of the city of Dera Ismail Khan. The militants, who were hiding in a forest, opened fire on the police patrols, a police statement said. It said the police killed four of the militants in a retaliatory attack. No one claimed res...

February 6, 2026 6:05 PM

Suicide bomber kills 31 in Shi’ite mosque in Pakistan’s capital, officials say

A suicide bomber killed at least 31 people and wounded almost 170 others during Friday prayers in a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, police and government officials said. Images from the site showed bloodied bodies lying on the carpeted mosque floor surrounded by shards of glass, debris and panicked worshippers. Dozens more wounded were lying in the gardens of the Khadija Tul Kubra Imambargah, in a semi-urban area on the outskirts of Islamabad, as people called for help. ...

February 4, 2026 12:42 PM

Pakistan sends helicopters, drones to end desert standoff; 58 dead

Pakistan's security forces used drones and helicopters to wrest control of a southwestern town from separatist insurgents after a three-day battle, police said on Wednesday, as the death toll in the weekend's violence rose to 58. Saturday's wave of coordinated attacks by the separatist Baloch Liberation Army brought Pakistan's largest province to a near standstill as security forces exchanged fire with insurgents in more than a dozen places, killing 197 militants. "I thought the roof and walls...

January 9, 2026 6:22 PM

India reiterates concerns over Pakistan’s record on minority rights

India on Friday once again rejected Pakistan’s allegations regarding the treatment of minorities, asserting that Islamabad should first address its own record before commenting on others. Responding to remarks by Pakistan’s Foreign Office, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Pakistan has no standing to comment on minority issues given its domestic situation. “I need not elaborate on the situation of minorities in that country. Those who make such comments shoul...

December 23, 2025 2:56 PM

Five Pakistani police personnel killed in ‘gun and bomb’ attack

Five Pakistani police personnel were killed on Tuesday when their van was ambushed in a bombing and shooting attack in the country's northwest, provincial police said, as Pakistan struggles with a resurgence of militant violence. Provincial police said the vehicle was first targeted with improvised explosives before the attackers opened fire, killing four officers and the driver. No group has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's attack. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the at...

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, �...