Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited Japan on July 1-4, in a period characterized by rapid geopolitical developments and rising tensions. He is the first Pakistani foreign minister to visit Japan in four years, indicating a renewed emphasis on strengthening diplomatic ties and promoting economic collaboration between the two countries. According to a Pakistani Foreign Ministry statement, Bhutto Zardari’s […]

On July 16, 2023, Security Forces (SFS) foiled an attack on the Zhob Cantonment in Zhob Town (Zhob District) of Balochistan. When a group of terrorists attempted to enter the garrison late in the night, SFs who were on alert retaliated, forcing the terrorists to retreat. Though a heavy exchange of fire and explosions continued till early morning of July […]

Pakistan and Iran have had historical, political, economic, and cultural ties that have spanned several decades. These ties have been characterized by cooperation in various areas and mutual interests. Iran was the first country to officially recognize Pakistan as an independent sovereign state after its creation in 1947. The formal recognition came just two days after Pakistan’s independence on August […]

The first month of Pakistan’s monsoon season is not even over yet and unusually heavy rainfall has already wreaked havoc across the country. One hundred deaths are attributed to monsoon-related incidents and overflow of rivers in Punjab have displaced 15,000 villagers. Most recently, a strong downpour in the capital Islamabad caused a wall to fall on construction workers sleeping in […]

Pakistan ever since its inception as an independent Nation State in August 1947 has never been at peace with itself or with its neighbours on both its Western Flank and Eastern Flank— Afghanistan and India. The same holds truer in 2023 when despite its economic and political meltdown which should have impelled Pakistan to sue for peace with its neighbours, […]

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi in a meeting with visiting Pakistan’s special envoy in Kabul said on Wednesday that Afghans will never harm anyone and the Islamic Emirate will not allow Afghanistan’s soil to be used against any other country. According to a statement from Foreign Ministry, Muttaqi said that the Islamic Emirate always seeks security and […]

Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) says efforts are underway to expand economic and trade relations between Kabul and Islamabad. Muhammad Zubair Motiwala, chief executive officer of (TDAP) made the remarks at Imam Abu Hanifa 2nd National & International Expo & Trade Fair which was held in Kabul this week. Motiwala said his country is trying to increase the export […]

Five suspects of a possible Islamic State module were arrested from across Bengaluru on Tuesday, with top intelligence sources telling CNN-News18 that the group was planning a major attack. The case relates to an ISIS module run by a person named Junaid from Baku. Sources said Junaid was in touch with ISI and sent explosives to the accused possibly from […]

A suicide bomber targeted a truck carrying security forces in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, wounding at least eight people, police said, amid increasing violence in the region. The attack took place in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan and is a former stronghold of the militant Pakistani Taliban group, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. No one […]

With millions more internally displaced as well as an estimated 2.3 million residing in neighboring Pakistan and Iran, Afghan refugees are among the biggest and longest-lasting refugee communities in the world. After the Soviet invasion in 1979, the civil war in the 1990s, and the invasion of Afghanistan by the United States in 2001, the bulk of Afghan refugees left […]