By H. Nawaz Afghan : Afghanistan’s interim government has imposed a complete ban on the import of Pakistani pharmaceutical products, marking a fresh low in Pak-Afghan relations and raising serious concerns over healthcare access for millions of Afghans, while inflicting heavy losses on Pakistan’s pharmaceutical industry. Under the decision, Afghan importers have been given a…
H. Nawaz Afghan | Islamabad, Pakistan : The suicide bombing at an Imam Bargah in Tarlai, a suburb of Pakistan’s federal capital, Islamabad, has once again exposed critical weaknesses in the country’s security strategy. The attack, which killed at least 31 worshippers and wounded more than a hundred others, raises troubling questions about how the…
Women carry the hidden cost of decades long uncertainty conflict and displacement inPakistan’s Tirah Valley By Muhammad Younas : TIRAH VALLEY, Pakistan — The wind in the high mountains of Tirah Valley carries morethan cold. It carries the memory of departure, sweeping through empty courtyards andfrozen paths where families once lived. Here, in the borderlands…
By Muhammad Younas TIRAH VALLEY / BARA — On the dusty roads leading out of Pakistan’s Tirah Valley, the argument over who is responsible for displacement feels distant to the families sleeping inside vehicles, huddled against the cold, and waiting for their names to be called. For them, survival has little to do with narratives….
KABUL — 19-01-2026 A deadly explosion struck the Chinese Noodle restaurant, a joint Chinese–Afghan eatery, in the Gulforoshi street of Shahr-e-Naw, Kabul, at on Monday, killing at least seven people, including one Chinese national, and injuring several others. According to preliminary information,The blast occurred near the kitchen area of the restaurant, which was known for…
By Muhammad Younas and Islam Gul The dusty hills of Khyber have turned silent. Where trucks once rumbled through the Torkham crossing day and night, hundreds of vehicles now stand still in the fading autumn sun. Families sit beside their packed belongings, waiting for a border that refuses to open. What began as a security…
Fazal Aziz Bunairee KABUL: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced the cancellation of its upcoming T20 series against Pakistan, alleging that Afghan cricketers were killed in a recent Pakistani airstrike in Paktika province. According to the ACB, the strike hit the Argun district of Paktika, killing eight people, including three domestic players identified as…
Riaz Hussain Pakistan is witnessing an alarming resurgence of terrorism in 2025, with independent security monitors warning that the country may be headed toward its deadliest year in a decade. According to fresh data compiled by the Pakistan Institute of Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) and the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), over…
Muhammad YounasThe people of Tirah Valley are once again in mourning after overnight airstrikes killed 21 residents, including 12 children, in one of the deadliest incidents the region has seen in recent years. The strikes hit homes in Shadale Aka Khel, a remote part of Khyber district near the Orakzai boundary. Survivors and neighbors worked…
Just days after Pakistan warned Kabul to “choose between Islamabad and the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),” a senior American diplomat has advised Islamabad to adopt a political approach instead of relying solely on force. Zalmay Khalilzad, former US Special Representative for Afghanistan under President Donald Trump, said Pakistan should prioritize dialogue with the Afghan Taliban….
