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

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...

Pakistan closes border with Afghanistan following exchanges of fire

October 12, 2025 1:08 PM

Pakistan closes border with Afghanistan following exchanges of fire

Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan on Sunday, Pakistani officials said, following exchanges of fire between the forces of the two countries. Afghan troops opened fire on Pakistani border posts late Saturday, with the country’s ministry of defence saying this was in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan earlier in the week. Pakistan said that it had responded with gun and artillery fire. Pakistani security officials said that a number of Afghan border posts were d...

Meltdown in Pakistan as India, Taliban reset ties

October 12, 2025 1:16 PM

Meltdown in Pakistan as India, Taliban reset ties

The unprecedented visit of Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi to India could reshape regional power dynamics   It's a seismic shift. Mawlawi Muttaqi's visit to India points to a diplomatic thaw that's shaking up South Asia's fragile fault lines. More on the how and why of it in just a bit but first a quick word about the man at the centre of it all. Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi is the Taliban's acting foreign minister. Mawlawi is a title; it means an Islamic scholar of ...