2018-04-30

Second Taliban group details Tehran's plot to sabotage TAPI pipeline

Iranian plotters have for the second time in three months attempted to use the Taliban to attack the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline -- a project Tehran adamantly opposes.

2018-04-19

Handover of security duties in Dir seen as indicator of peace

The Pakistani army transferred security duties to the civilian government of Upper and Lower Dir districts April 11.

2018-04-18

Pakistani, Afghan security officials meet at Torkham to improve neighbourly relations

The flag meeting at the Torkham border crossing comes after a brief flare-up of violence earlier along the border. Such meetings will improve communication and defuse tensions, say observers.

2018-04-17

Pakistan, Afghanistan calm tensions after border clashes

Tribal elders and local officials quickly de-escalated the situation, saying fighting along the border benefits only terrorists.

2018-04-13

Pakistani security forces raise awareness of IEDs, land mines in Waziristan

An ongoing awareness campaign is teaching locals in Waziristan how to recognise IEDs, land mines and other explosive devices left behind by militants.

2018-04-11

In photos: Pakistani forces seize massive weapon cache in Kurram Agency

Authorities also arrested three individuals suspected of involvement in three terrorist attacks in Parachinar.

2018-04-09

KP inaugurates bomb-proof security checkpoints along FATA perimeter

The 'security crescent' of 31 checkpoints installed between FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will ward off terror threats, officials say.

2018-04-04

Rebirth of international cricket in Pakistan hailed as 'great victory' over terrorism

'I don't think teams have any excuses left for not coming to Pakistan anymore,' Pakistan team captain Sarfraz Ahmed said.

2018-04-03

Pakistani couple forced to leave lives behind in Syria following Russia-backed bombardment

Mohammad Akram and Saghran Bibi were forced to abandon their children and grandchildren to escape an unrelenting Russian-backed offensive in Eastern Ghouta.

2018-03-29

Tehran uses Taliban to target Afghan infrastructure projects, weaken Kabul

Following the orders of Tehran, the Taliban have set their sights on disrupting key infrastructure projects in Afghanistan in an effort to keep the country weakened, officials and former Taliban members say.