A suspected attack by militants on a polio vaccine team in northwestern Pakistan has left one police guard dead. Tuesday's attack in the Matta area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, once a stronghold

Taliban Public Order Ministry spokesman Saif Khyber said clashes with Pakistani border guards continue in eight border provinces of Helmand, Kandahar, Khost, Paktia, Paktika, Nangarhar, Zabul and Kunar. There are the first casualties. Six Pakistani border guards have reportedly been taken prisoner by the Taliban.

As Taliban forces hit back at Islamabad over alleged air raids inside Afghan territory, waves of refugees returning from Pakistan are struggling to rebuild their lives in Taliban-run Afghanistan.

What began as airstrikes by Pakistan on Afghan territory has spiralled into a full-blown military clash, exposing the collapse of Islamabad’s once-vaunted control over the Taliban.

Pakistan’s obsession with India has long overshadowed its internal challenges. In 2025, the nation confronts three critical crises: a violent insurgency in Balochistan, resurgent Taliban-backed TTP attacks along the Afghanistan border,

Pakistan has decided to close 16 Afghan refugee camps in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, affecting over 90,000 refugees amid ongoing security concerns and humanitarian debates. ..

What's happening between Pakistan and Afghanistan? What led to the border clashes? What is the Durand Line, a sticking point between Afghanistan and Pakistan? How many soldiers and civilians have been killed?

Pakistan has warned of a new war with India after 11 of its soldiers were killed by a terrorist group it claims New Delhi backs.