12-11-2025 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ NEW DELHI: Tensions between India and Pakistan appear to be on the rise again after both countries’ capitals were rocked by deadly blasts just a day apart from each other, fueling fears of another full-blown clash this year. On Tuesday afternoon, a …

11-11-2025 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ WANA-PESHAWAR: A ‘suicide attack’ outside a court in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad has killed 12 people and injured at least 27 more, the country’s Interior Minister said. Mohsin Naqvi said a bomber was planning to attack the district courthouse but was unable to …

10-11-2025 By SJA Jafri KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have blamed Pakistan for a lack of results after mediated talks by Qatar and Turkiye in Istanbul, but have insisted a previously agreed ceasefire will hold despite recent clashes between the two neighboring countries. The end of the talks on Friday without …

30-10-2025 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ DHOHA: The peace process between Pakistan and Afghanistan is mired in uncertainty after the pair reportedly failed to find a breakthrough during three days of negotiations in Istanbul. State media in each country blamed the other on Tuesday for the lack of agreement on a …

29-10-2025 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Fresh clashes near the border with Afghanistan have killed at least five Pakistani soldiers and 25 fighters, Pakistan’s army says, even as the two countries hold peace talks in Istanbul. The Pakistani military said armed men attempted to cross from Afghanistan into …

27-10-2025 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ DHOHA/ KABUL: Officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan have met in Istanbul for talks on how to ensure a recent ceasefire deal between the two countries holds, with the Pakistani defence minister warning of “open war” should the efforts fail. The discussions, which …

20-10-2025 HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA: After serving 43 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam was finally free. New evidence had exonerated him earlier this month of the murder of his former roommate but before he could reach his family’s arms, Vedam was taken into custody …

20-10-2025 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies DOHA/ ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire in talks mediated by Qatar and Turkiye following a week of fierce and deadly clashes along their disputed border. Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said early on Sunday that …

18-10-2025 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: Tensions are mounting between Pakistan and Afghanistan amid reports of a brutal border attack on the former’s troops as a fragile temporary truce between the neighbors, and once allies, has expired. A 48-hour ceasefire between the two sides, which came into effect this week …

16-10-2025 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire amid deepening hostilities between the former allies after deadly clashes erupted on the border overnight, according to Pakistani officials. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the ceasefire would come into …