The Latest Breaking News from Pakistan

Pakistan closes border with Afghanistan as Taliban claims 58 soldiers killed in major attack

Pakistan shuts its border crossings with Afghanistan as it promises ‘befitting reply like India’

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025

Pakistan-Afghan Border Crossings Closed After Heavy Clashes

Key border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan were closed on Sunday after fierce clashes erupted overnight following Taliban accusations that Islamabad had carried out air strikes this week, officials said.

International Business Times · Oct 12, 2025

Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations

Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations, in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025

Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE: Cricket score and updates from South Africa in Pakistan 2025

Follow all the action from Gaddafi Stadium

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2025

‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: Malala Yousafzai on growing up, getting cynical – and how getting high nearly broke her

The global icon of women’s education is ready to tell the full story of her turbulent recent life, from arguing with her parents to being ghosted by the statesmen who were once desperate to be seen with her

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2025

Violence erupts in eastern Pakistan as Islamists try to march on capital for pro-Palestinian rally

Officials say violent clashes have erupted between police and Islamists in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore after security forces tried to stop thousands of demonstrators from leaving for the national capital, Islamabad where they planned to stage a pro-Palestinian rally outside the U.S. Embassy

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025

India To Upgrade Afghan Mission To Full Embassy

India will upgrade its technical mission in Afghanistan to a full embassy, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Friday, as he met his counterpart from Kabul in New Delhi.

International Business Times · Oct 10, 2025

Afghanistan's Taliban foreign minister meeting with Indian counterpart for first time since takeover

The foreign minister of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is meeting with his Indian counterpart in a first high-level diplomatic engagement with New Delhi since the group seized power in 2021 after two decades of U.S. military presence

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025

Podcast: Taxing the ultra-rich, last paperboy in Paris, end of the death penalty

The proposal to tax the ultra-rich that could address some of France's budget woes. The last paperboy in Paris, who has been hawking newspapers for nearly 50 years, tells of challenges and successes from Pakistan to Paris. And the man who ended the death penalty in France enters the Panthéon.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 9, 2025

Voices: Poll of the day: Does Donald Trump deserve to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Have your say: The president has been nominated by a mix of world leaders and politicians, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the governments of Pakistan and Cambodia, and US Congressman Buddy Carter

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025