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Afghanistan says it killed 28 fighters, wounded 32 after group crosses over from Pakistan

The ministry alleged Pakistani militias had supported the fighters and that most of them were former Afghan government security personnel.

A Taliban security personnel stands guard near a damaged house, after Pakistani airstrike struck Gurbuz district in Afghanistan's Khost province on September 24, 2026.
 A poison warning on a bottle; illustrative

Pakistani teenager suspected to have used AI system for guidance in attempted poisoning of father

People gather at a damaged mosque following a suicide attack at a police facility in Kohat Friday, 18th September 2026

Blast in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan kills 11, injures 30

Pakistani police officers keeping security in a public area. Ilustrative.

Chinese national among 212 arrested in Pakistan as authorities crack down on call center fraud


Pakistani, Saudi, Turkish chiefs discuss closer military ties

The meeting follows a Washington Post report earlier on Friday that Saudi Arabia has not ruled out developing a nuclear weapons program, according to US intelligence assessments.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and other officials pose before the first committee meeting for the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, in Istanbul, Turkey, August 31, 2026.

Several Afghan Taliban killed as Pakistan thwarts border attack, sources say

The incident comes as tensions have resurfaced between the allies-turned-foes after three months of relative calm, following a deadly attack on a police facility in northwestern Pakistan last week.

A member of Taliban security forces uses a metal detector amid the rubble of a house that was damaged in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani airstrike in Gurbuz district of Khost province, Afghanistan, September 24, 2026.

Pakistani girl, 3, sold into marriage for $9,000 under 'walwar' custom, sparking int'l outrage

Police arrested the girl’s father and are searching for the 60-year-old man identified as her alleged husband as investigators examine links to the killing of her older sister.

Pakistani girl helps make bricks at a kiln during World Day Against Child Labour on the outskirts of Islamabad on June 12, 2014.

Pakistan launches precision airstrikes on Afghanistan following thwarted drone attack from border

Islamabad accuses Kabul of harboring militants who stage cross-border attacks, but Afghanistan's Taliban government denies harboring anti-Pakistani insurgents.

A Pakistan Air Force fighter jet drops flares during a rehearsal in Islamabad on May 8, 2026 marking one year since the IndiaPakistan clashes that followed an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Saudi Arabia turns to Israel as Houthi attacks expose limits of the Mecca Pact - opinion

Houthi strikes are pushing Saudi Arabia and Israel toward unprecedented military and intelligence cooperation.

(From L) TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chat after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 7.

At least three killed in Pakistani airstrike on Afghanistan - report

The incident comes two days after a police facility in Pakistan was attacked and threatens to reignite fighting between the countries, which engaged in one of their worst conflicts this year.

Aftermath of an air strike in Kabul Wednesday, 18th March 2026

Turkey says it could help meet Saudi military needs under defense pact

Pakistan has said that there were no discussions about a military reaction from Islamabad under the Mecca agreement in response to the Houthis' attacks on Saudi Arabia.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan talks during a press conference following the first committee meeting under the joint defense accord, the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, in Istanbul, Turkey, August 31, 2026.

Archbishop of Canterbury revokes award from Pakistani cleric who praised Osama bin Laden

The Archbishop of Canterbury revoked an interfaith award given to a Pakistani Muslim cleric after facing backlash over the cleric's resurfaced 2007 comments praising Osama bin Laden.

Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally attends St John's Anglican Church in Yaounde Wednesday, 5th August 2026

Death toll rises to 31 in suicide attack on police facility in northwest Pakistan

The interior ministry said in a post on X/Twitter that there had been a blast near a police facility in Kohat.

A paramilitary soldier stands amid the debris after a bomb blast near the Frontier Corps headquarters in Quetta, Pakistan September 30, 2025; illustrative.

Pakistani chess team forfeits opening match against Israel at chess Olympiad in Samarkand

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) did not respond to the Post's emailed request for comment by the time of publication.

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