ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has ruled out any change in its policy towards Afghanistan’s Taliban government, with officials describing recent diplomatic and institutional contacts as routine engagements rather than signs of renewed political dialogue. The clarification comes amid speculation that Islamabad could be reconsidering its approach following reports that Afghanistan’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani had offered…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s military response to cross-border firing has intensified, with officials confirming significant losses on the Afghan side. According to the prime minister’s spokesperson for foreign media, Mosharraf Zaidi, at least 72 Afghan Taliban combatants were killed and over 120 wounded during counterstrikes carried out under Operation Ghazab lil-Haq. Earlier reports from state media indicated…
Pakistan’s security forces acted swiftly to silence unprovoked cross-border firing initiated by the Afghan Taliban along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, particularly in the Torkham and Tirah sub-sectors. According to Mosharraf Zaidi, spokesperson for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Afghan Taliban regime opened fire without provocation, prompting an immediate and effective response from Pakistani forces. He stated…
