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Pakistan Plans to Reopen Border Trade Routes With Afghanistan After 300 Days

Posted by Shahana Naseer - August 10, 2026

Pakistan has reportedly decided to reopen its major border crossings and transit routes with Afghanistan after nearly 300 days of

Pakistan Warns UN of Growing Terror Threat From Afghanistan

Posted by Shahana Naseer - August 7, 2026

Pakistan has warned the United Nations Security Council that militant groups operating from Afghanistan continue to pose a serious regional

Mujahid: Islamic Emirate Seeks to Ease Tensions With Pakistan

Posted by Shahana Naseer - August 3, 2026

Zabihullah Mujahid says the Islamic Emirate does not seek continued tensions with any country, particularly Pakistan, and is working to

Durable peace and stability in the region to eliminate the terrorism threat emanating from Afghanistan: Dar at SCO

Posted by Shahana Naseer - July 27, 2026

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has linked durable peace and stability in the region to eliminating terrorism

Pakistan rejects Amnesty International’s call for investigation into Kabul airstrikes

Posted by Shahana Naseer - July 24, 2026

Pakistan’s foreign office spokesperson on Thursday rejected Amnesty International’s call for an investigation into an Islamabad airstrike in Kabul months

Pakistan, Canada discuss Afghanistan, pledge closer security cooperation

Posted by Shahana Naseer - July 22, 2026

The foreign ministers of Pakistan and Canada discussed the situation in Afghanistan and regional security during talks in Islamabad, with

Transit trade with Kabul hits historic low

Posted by Shahana Naseer - July 20, 2026

• Falls to 11,592 containers worth $367m in FY26• Afghanistan increasingly relies on Iran, Central Asian trade routes• Reverse transit

21 of 26 WFP vehicles carrying aid enter Afghanistan via Torkham border

Posted by Shahana Naseer - July 15, 2026

Twenty-one of a total of 26 vehicles loaded with World Food Programme (WFP) aid items crossed into Afghanistan via the

Pakistan’s Afghan deportation drive: When ‘voluntary return’ is not a choice

Posted by Elsa Imdad - July 15, 2026

By Elsa Imdad More than 10,000 Afghans a day have been crossing into Afghanistan since Islamabad’s July 10 deadline. The

Pakistan orders undocumented Afghan nationals to leave by July 10

Posted by Shahana Naseer - June 30, 2026

Pakistan has set July 10 as the final deadline for undocumented Afghan nationals to leave the country, with authorities ordered