Pakistan said its ongoing campaign against Afghan militants have left more than 350 Taliban dead, as clashes between the two sides continued for a fourth day and showed few signs of easing.
Relatives and mourners carry a coffin of a victim killed during Pakistani airstrikes in the Ghani Khel district of Nangarhar province on March 1, 2026 amid ongoing cross-border fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Afghan and Pakistani troops battled along their border, Afghan residents and officials told AFP on March 1, with the fighting coming alongside multiple strikes including the former US air base at Bagram. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
At least 10 pro-Iranian protesters were killed in clashes with police as they tried to storm the gates of the US Consulate in Pakistan’s main port city of Karachi on Sunday.
Police fire tear gas at Shiite Muslims as they stage protests in solidarity with Iran, outside the US consulate in Karachi, on March 1.
Pakistan and Afghanistan edged closer to all-out war this week, escalating tensions in a region where the world’s economic superpowers are vying for influence.
Taliban security personnel stand guard near the border area in the Jaji Maydan district of Khost province, Afghanistan, on Feb. 27. Source: STR/AFP
Pakistan declared “open war” with Afghanistan in a major escalation in fighting between the two countries, as both sides carried out cross-border strikes reaching as far as the Afghan capital and leaving at least dozens dead.
Pakistani soldiers patrol near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing in Chaman on Feb. 27. Photographer: ABDUL BASIT/AFP
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan is pressing for his release, citing a deteriorating eye condition in prison, as his allies enter the third day of a sit-in protest in parliament.
Pakistan has agreed to play India at the T20 Cricket World Cup on Sunday, reversing an earlier boycott after intense diplomatic efforts by countries in the region.
Pakistan says it has fielded requests for its JF-17 fighter from five countries in recent months — a surge of interest that could overwhelm its capacity to jointly produce the jet with China.
Dual-seat JF-17B jets at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex in Kamra, Pakistan. Photographer: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images
Pakistan said it will not play India in this month’s T20 Cricket World Cup, as political tensions in South Asia spill over into the sporting arena.
LAHORE, PAKISTAN - FEBRUARY 01: Players of Pakistan unveil ICC T20 World Cup 2026 jersey after the T20 International match between Pakistan and Australia at Gaddafi Stadium on February 01, 2026 in Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo by Sameer Ali/Getty Images)
Pakistan’s security forces said it had killed 145 militants in less than two days across the southwestern province of Balochistan, as the country confronts one of the most serious episodes of violence in the region.
Security personnel stand at the blast site in Quetta, Pakistan on Feb. 1, 2026, a day after an attack by Baloch separatists. A day after more than 120 people were killed -- including 92 militants -- in brazen, coordinated attacks by Baloch separatists, security remains on high alert, mobile signals jammed, and security forces continue clearance operations.
The Pakistan Air Force said it’s discussing advanced fighter jets with several Asian nations, including Indonesia, as the South Asian country looks to sell aircraft it jointly produces with China.
Pakistan’s inflation rate rose slower-than-expected in December, justifying the central bank’s decision to cut its policy rate to a three-year low to support growth.
A crowded vegetable market in Islamabad. Photographer: RAJA IMRAN/AFP
Pakistan’s inflation rate rose slower-than-expected in December, justifying the central bank’s decision to cut its policy rate to a three-year low to support growth.
A crowded vegetable market in Islamabad. Photographer: RAJA IMRAN/AFP
Pakistan recorded its deadliest year of violence in a decade, with gunfights, airstrikes, and suicide bombings marking much of 2025, as relations with neighboring Afghanistan deteriorated.
Pakistan’s growth slowed in the quarter ending September as weak consumer demand and monsoon floods weighed on the economy.
People use a boat to commute near the closed motorway following monsoon floods at Jalalpur Pirwala, in Punjab province, on Sept. 17. Shahid Saeed MIRZA / AFP) (Photo by SHAHID SAEED MIRZA/AFP via Getty Images)
Pakistan’s central bank unexpectedly cut interest rates to the lowest in almost three years on Monday, following the International Monetary Fund’s approval of another loan payment last week.
The administration of US President Donald Trump has approved sales valued at $686 million of technology and equipment for Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jets to modernize its fleet.
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