Pakistan’s defense minister warned Afghanistan on Wednesday that any new “terrorist or suicide attack” by militants on Pakistani soil would draw a stern response, hours after talks between the two countries in Istanbul failed to secure a peace agreement.

Afghanistan occupies a central position in Tehran’s changing playbook, as the country is both a risk and a buffer for Iran.

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says Islamabad does not seek further escalation of hostilities with Afghanistan but expects the country’s Taliban rulers to address its security concerns by taking action a

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Pakistan-Afghanistan relations cannot return to normal unless Afghanistan stops backing the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan .In an

Pakistan confirms failed talks with Afghanistan, accusing Kabul of backtracking on commitments to combat cross-border terrorism.

Pakistan's Defence Minister warned Afghanistan of a "50 times stronger" response if attacks on Islamabad continue, accusing Kabul of being an "Indian puppet." These remarks followed the dramatic collapse of peace talks in Istanbul,

The Istanbul talks are part of a broader diplomatic push to ease months of heightened tension between Islamabad and Kabul over cross-border attacks and militant safe havens.

Shortly before a ceasefire brought an end to a week of violence along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in which dozens of troops and civilians were killed, a video of a fire at a plaza in Peshawar was shared in posts falsely claiming it was the result of an Afghan drone attack.