ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has cast doubt over Islamabad’s ceasefire with Afghanistan after heavy cross-border clashes between the neighbors in recent days, accusing Kabul of fighting India’s “proxy war.” Asif’s remarks came shortly after Pakistan and Afghanistan announced a 48-hour ceasefire on Wednesday after Pakistani forces hit Afghan Taliban strongholds in Kandahar, in what Pakistan state media described as “precision strikes.” Wednesday’s fighting along the volatile, contested frontier shattered a fragile peace after dozens were killed in weekend clashes, the wors

ISLAMABAD: A leading Pakistani diplomat briefed foreign envoys in Islamabad on the recent escalation of hostilities along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, highlighting the…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has cast doubt over Islamabad’s ceasefire with Afghanistan after heavy cross-border clashes between the neighbors in recent…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday justified its strikes in Afghanistan, saying it had “exercised its right to self-defense,” as an international wire agency reported Afghan and…

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif and intelligence chief will be traveling to Doha today, Saturday, to hold talks with representatives of the Afghan Taliban,…

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif and intelligence chief will be traveling to Doha today, Saturday, to hold talks with representatives of the Afghan Taliban,…

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif is leading the delegation of his country to Doha to hold talks with Afghan officials today, Saturday, demanding an end to…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif announced on Sunday that Islamabad had reached a ceasefire agreement with Kabul in Doha, after days of fierce clashes…