The Pakistani Taliban has been growing in power and ambition since its ally across the border retook control of Afghanistan in 2021. In recent months, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has ramped up its terror attacks and threats towards Pakistan's all-powerful military,

The growing rift between Pakistan and the Taliban is well-known. Since the Taliban's takeover of Kabul in 2021, border skirmishes between Pakistani and Taliban forces have occurred multiple times.

Afghanistan's Taliban government has moved some family members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan from border areas in an attempt to ease tensions with Pakistan. However, the move is viewed as insufficient to meet Pakistan's demands.

An executive order has halted refugee flights for Afghans who supported the American mission in Afghanistan and had been approved to resettle in the U.S.

The interim Afghan government conceded to the Pakistani authorities in closed door meetings that the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was a problem but objected to Islamabad's approach in dealing the issue, sources familiar with the development told The Express Tribune on Sunday.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has said that an Afghan national, involved in terrorism inside Pakistan, was killed in Sambaza area of Zhob district, Balochistan on January 11.

Pakistan reported at least 73 cases last year, up from only one in 2021, and the disease is now rapidly spreading in the country’s most volatile regions.

While security concerns are important, the strategy is not security-centric but pays equal attention to diplomatic, political and economic engagement.

Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power have appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump to exempt them from an order suspending the relocation of refugees to the United States, some saying they risked their lives to support U.

Plastic pollution is particularly harmful because fish and other marine life often mistake it for food. Consuming microplastics can lead to severe disorders or even death, further depleting the river’s biodiversity. The intertwined fate of turtles, fish, and other aquatic species underscores the urgent need for solutions.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan handed over the body of an Afghan national involved in terrorist activities within Pakistan,

The head of a major humanitarian organisation said U.S. President Donald Trump's order to halt foreign aid for 90 days would have immediate and disastrous consequences in Afghanistan where relief operations are already stretched thin.