Pak-Afghan tensions dent investor sentiments, KSE-100 sheds over 4,500 points

Cross-border escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan dented investor sentiments at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 shedding over 4,500 points during the intra-day trading on Monday. At 12:35pm, the benchmark index...

Pak-Afghan tensions dents investor sentiments, KSE-100 sheds over 3,700 points

Cross-border escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan dented investor sentiments at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 shedding over 3,700 points during the opening hours of trading on Monday. At 11:30am, the...

Daily Briefing: Behind Pak-Afghan tensions

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KSE-100 recovers partially after sharp plunge amid Pak-Afghan border tensions

Cross-border escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan dented investor sentiments at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 shedding nearly 3,000 points during the opening minutes of trading on Monday. However, the KSE-100...

Pak-Afghan ties nosedive as 23 soldiers martyred, over 200 Taliban, Khawarij killed in clashes

PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have plummeted to an all-time low, as at least 23 Pakistani soldiers were martyred and more than 200 Afghan Taliban and their affiliated terrorists were killed in fierce...

A US return to Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase could reshape region’s strategic calculus

The few times I have flown into Kabul, the descent offered an intriguing view — the sprawling expanse of Bagram airbase, lying just off the flight path, massive runways and a concrete sprawl ringed by mountains. Bagram radiated an aura of...

Overnight violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan threatens a wider conflict

Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban government’s chief spokesperson, told reporters Sunday that the fighting had stopped at midnight after Qatar and Saudi Arabia urged restraint. He warned Pakistan that any violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty would...

What Triggered Deadly Border Clashes Between Pakistan And Afghanistan?

Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clashes: The mountains along the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier echoed with heavy gunfire through October 11 night. Border outposts burned. Soldiers fell on both sides. By dawn, both governments were claiming victory and...

Grand Strategy| India and Afghanistan: The gains of recognising the Taliban govt in Kabul

For the first time since the Taliban assumed power in Kabul in August 2021, India has hosted the Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi. New Delhi’s policy has so far been a slow but steady engagement of the Taliban, but without...

Deadly Border Clashes Claim Dozens of Lives as Pakistan and Afghanistan Exchange Fire

KARACHI, Pakistan – In one of the most violent escalations along the volatile Durand Line since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, overnight clashes between Pakistani and Afghan forces on October 11-12, 2025, have left dozens dead and...

Hurriyat leader denounces joint India-Afghanistan remarks on Kashmir

ISLAMABAD: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference-AJK Convener, Ghulam Muhammad Safi, has strongly rejected the references to Jammu and Kashmir made during the joint press conference of the Indian and Afghan foreign ministers, declaring that the...

World News | China Weaponises Rare Earths, Risks Global Tech Stability

Taipei [Taiwan], October 12 (ANI): Taiwan's technology and manufacturing sectors may soon experience major disruptions following China's latest move to tighten control over rare earth exports, warned Kristy Hsu, director of the Taiwan ASEAN...

Former US diplomat to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad warns of broader repercussions post Pakistan's 'failed' airstrikes

More News 12 Oct 2025 | 5:17 PMKabul/Islamabad, Oct 12 (UNI) Fierce overnight clashes erupted between the Afghan Taliban forces and Pakistani Rangers and Army personnel along multiple points of the Durand Line, forcing the closure of the Torkham...

COAS says action underway against Indian proxies, terrorists in Balochistan

COAS says Balochistan’s people are Pakistan’s true strength. Highlights federal, provincial efforts for socio-economic uplift. Stresses youth empowerment for provincial development. Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Field Marshal Asim Munir, said on...

Pakistani, Afghan forces exchange deadly border fire: What’s next?

Heavy fighting has broken out between Pakistani and Afghan forces at multiple locations on their border, and the two sides claim to have captured and destroyed border posts in one of the worst border clashes in recent years. The Taliban...

Tech moving forward in coaching search

Marty Gordon NRVsports@mainstreetnewspapers.com Virginia Tech officials are taking the necessary next steps in the search for a new head football coach. Late last week, the process included a search committee that includes several former coaches...

Afghan Girls share their stories through art

SALISBURY, Md. — A new program is giving Afghan girls a second chance at education — and a pop-up art exhibit at Salisbury University is helping them share their stories through art. When the Afghan government collapsed in August 2021, girls were...

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

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Afghan Women’s Refugee Team to return to international football, fighting for freedom

Mina Ahmadi, 20, is one of 13 players based in Australia selected in the 23-member squad of the new Afghan Women’s Refugee Team. The women in the team have been in exile since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021. Ahmadi was among those...

Intense overnight military clashes between Pakistan – Afghanistan lead to forceful closure of Torkham crossing

More News 12 Oct 2025 | 2:30 PMKabul/Islamabad, Oct 12 (UNI) Amid rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Taliban carried out retaliatory strikes on multiple Pakistan Army checkpoints along the Durand Line on Saturday night,...