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The potential exit of the Al-Thani Group marks another setback for CPEC, which has already seen slowing progress and multiple project cancellations due to Pakistan’s inability to meet its financial obligations

Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks: Islamabad presents 'evidence-based' demands to end cross-border terrorism

Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban resumed the third round of talks in Istanbul on Thursday to tackle the issue of cross-border terrorism and avoid further escalation between the two sides.

'Clandestine and illegal': MEA hits out at Pakistan after Trump’s claim of resumed nuclear testing

Trump’s latest remarks on Pakistan’s alleged nuclear testing have reignited concerns about global security and the potential return of a Cold War-style arms race.

Tightening triangle against India: How Turkey’s Rs 95,000 crore Typhoon deal compares to New Delhi's Rafales | Explained

India's focus areas include the indigenous fifth-generation fighter jet programme, next-generation missile systems, and layered air defence networks capable of countering threats from both Pakistan and China.

Moscow slams Pakistan newspaper for 'anti-Russian articles': 'It is bewildering'

The Embassy claimed the publication “invariably gives preference to ardent Russophobes and critics of Russian foreign policy and President Vladimir Putin.”

5 killed in Afghanistan-Pakistan border fire despite ongoing peace talks, says official

Both the countries have attempted to pin the blame for the cross-border fire incident on each other.

Pakistan’s terror pipeline runs through its own cabinet: Sharif's minister meets Hafiz Saeed’s political front in Faisalabad

The minister’s visit to the terror-linked party’s headquarters -- his first -- is being widely seen as a sign of official endorsement of Hafiz Saeed’s political network.

Pakistan violates fragile truce with Afghanistan, fires across border during peace talks in Turkey

The shelling came as negotiators from Afghanistan and Pakistan reconvened in Turkey in a bid to prevent renewed hostilities after their worst cross-border clashes in years.

Pakistan puts price tag on its soldiers: Asim Munir wanted $10,000 per troop for Gaza mission, Israel offered $100

Instead of being seen as a responsible player in the Middle East, Pakistan now risks being viewed as a mercenary state that monetises its military under the guise of diplomacy.

PoK is witnessing its own 'Nepal moment': Why Pakistan’s Gen Z is turning against Islamabad’s control

Inspired by the dramatic “Nepal moment” uprising, these youth are taking to social media and the streets, calling out Pakistan’s decades of occupation, demographic manipulation, and resource theft.

Power sector set for major security upgrade as Centre plans new framework against cyber threats

The draft rules states that any organization that owns, operates, manages, or interfaces with power infrastructure connected to the electricity grid will have to prepare a board-approved cyber security policy, designate a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and align to standards by the Power Ministry.

Trump’s remarks reignite scrutiny of Pakistan’s murky nuclear past: How Islamabad built the bomb in secret despite global bans?

Trump’s accusation may be polemic, but it sheds light on Pakistan’s larger pattern of misuse of nuclear power as policy rather than restraint.

Mansukh Mandaviya rebuts Pakistan on IWT and Kashmir at Doha Summit, showcases India’s social security triumph

Mandaviya’s sharp response came a day after Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari claimed that his country faced “a new threat in the form of weaponisation of water.”

Pakistan to cancel 2.5 lakh ID cards issued to Afghans 'illegally': How it could further strain ties with Taliban

Pakistan’s decision follows a broader crackdown launched in early October, when the government declared that all undocumented Afghan nationals would be deported “as soon as possible.”

'That cup of tea came at a great cost': Ishaq Dar links ISI’s Kabul visit to Pakistan’s bloodshed

Ishaq Dar did not hold back in his criticism. He accused Hameed’s 2021 engagement with the Taliban of enabling the TTP to regroup and re-enter Pakistan’s tribal belt.

Pakistan's new low: Why Hindu pilgrims were stopped from visiting Nankana Sahib | Explained

The incident has sparked outrage across social media, with many accusing Islamabad of trying to create religious divides and sabotaging goodwill gestures between India and Pakistan.

OPINION | Pakistan’s Taliban miscalculation 

The Pakistani State believed that its proxy, once in power, would remain subservient. However, the Taliban’s takeover in 2021 transformed an insurgency in need of sanctuary to a ruling administration providing it

After Pakistan, Yunus gifts ‘Greater Bangladesh’ artwork to Turkey: Why India sees a troubling pattern

This is not Yunus’ first attempt to reference India’s Northeast in controversial terms. During his April 2024 trip to China, he described India’s northeastern states as “landlocked” and said they had “no way to reach out to the ocean.”

Muhammad Yunus: The 'man of peace' who’s turning Bangladesh into Pakistan’s new proxy against India

If India continues to see Yunus as a benign reformer, it will repeat the same mistakes it once made with Pakistan’s so-called “civilian moderates,” who spoke of peace while sheltering hostility.

'Ghulaam, Namak Haraam, Dalal': Taliban releases song calling out Pakistani Army

The song comes weeks after tensions escalated along between Pakistan and Afghanistan along the Durand Line.

Pakistan bets on Chinese submarines to counter India’s naval dominance: Here's why they won't succeed | Explained

China’s influence extends beyond shipbuilding. Beijing is also investing heavily in Pakistan’s maritime infrastructure under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), part of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Field Marshal forever? Sharif govt plans constitutional cover to secure Asim Munir’s extended rule

Officially, Munir’s term as army chief ends on November 28, 2025. Yet confusion persists over whether his new rank allows him to continue until 2027 or whether another formal extension will be required.

China dismisses Trump’s claims of hidden nuclear tests, says strategy is ‘purely defensive’

The statement came amid rising global unease over renewed talk of nuclear testing, after President Trump announced that the United States would prepare to resume its own nuclear weapons testing for the first time in more than three decades.

Pakistan plans navy drills in zone that overlaps with exercise 'Trishul'

The Indian exercise, which the army calls Trishul, is being conducted in Rajasthan, Gujarat and the Arabian Sea and involves tens of thousands of soldiers, fighter jets, warships, submarines, tanks, artillery guns and other weapons and systems. It is the first major military exercise since the four-day military confrontation with Pakistan in May under Operation Sindoor.

Pakistan’s 80% agriculture at risk if India tweaks Indus flow | Islamabad's water peril explained

As climate change intensifies and India strengthens its upstream control, Pakistan’s agricultural heartland may soon face its most severe challenge yet, not from war, but from water.