Relations between the two neighbors hit a low point this month, with fighting killing people on both sides of the border. At issue is a rise in militancy in Pakistan since the Taliban took over Afghanistan.

Pakistani Taliban's deputy chief Amjad killed by army during infiltration attempt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, highlighting ongoing security challenges.

Pakistan on Saturday partially reopened the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan to allow thousands of stranded Afghan refugees to return home, officials said. Pakistan closed all border crossings with Afghanistan on Oct.

Afghan negotiators had demanded a written commitment from Pakistan to stop violating Afghan airspace and to prevent foreign drone flights over Afghan territory.

The footage has reignited questions about Pakistan’s continued role as a breeding ground for extremist groups that spill violence across borders.

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Wednesday issued a stark warning to the Afghan Taliban, saying Pakistan would not need to use “even a fraction of its full arsenal” to obliterate the insurgent regime if it persisted with confrontation—remarks that followed the collapse of recent talks in Istanbul.

This special report focuses on the escalating conflict between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban, with Rawalpindi facing threats of attacks on Islamabad and an 'open war' warning from its own Defence Minister,

As the talks in Turkey appear to drift toward deadlock, Pakistan finds itself caught between diplomatic isolation, eroding credibility, and the consequences of decades of misguided policy.