Istanbul hosts Pakistan-Afghanistan talks amid fragile ceasefire

Representatives from Pakistan and Afghanistan convened in Istanbul on Saturday for a critical second round of talks hosted by Türkiye, seeking to convert a recent truce into a lasting mechanism to halt cross-border violence.The meeting follows a ceasefire agreement brokered in Doha earlier this month after weeks of deadly clashes between Pakistani forces and Afghan […]

Security Forces Stop Terrorist Attack on Bannu Cantonment, Killing 16 Militants.

A terrorist attack on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Banu Cantonment prompted Pakistani security forces to act quickly and decisively, killing 16 militants, including four suicide bombers, while five troops accepted martyrdom. Thirteen individuals were tragically killed in the Tuesday night attack, while thirty-two others were injured. The terrorists drove two trucks loaded with explosives against the cantonment’s […]

ISIS reappears in Iraq as regional unrest intensifies

Clashes erupt between ISIS and Iraq’s Hashd al-Shaabi as Turkey deploys troops near Syria and Israeli airstrikes target Damascus. According to various reports, ISIS is showing signs of resurgence in Iraq, with fresh clashes reported between the militant group and Iraq’s Hashd al-Shaabi in Al-Anbar province. The confrontation underscores the group’s continued threat in Iraq’s […]