Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan surged over the weekend with the Taliban government claiming to have killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in fierce clashes at the shared border. On the other hand, Islamabad has reportedly killed 200 Taliban terrorists.

TLP has been behind some of Pakistan's violent protests, and frequently calls on the government to expel Western ambassadors.

Amid growing clashes with the Taliban, Pakistan's moves ironically mirror an approach it has decried in the past.

The latest clashes follow weekend violence that killed dozens and was the worst fighting between the neighbors since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021.

At least five people are dead, including a police officer, after major clashes in the Punjab province between the police and the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). Thousands of members of the far-right Islamist party began marching from Lahore to Islamabad on Friday.

By Saeed Shah ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Border clashes over the weekend between Afghanistan and Pakistan led to the deaths of dozens of soldiers, the most serious clash between the two countries since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021,

What began as airstrikes by Pakistan on Afghan territory has spiralled into a full-blown military clash, exposing the collapse of Islamabad’s once-vaunted control over the Taliban.

President Donald Trump, commenting on the fighting on Sunday, said he might try to intervene to help bring peace. On September 18, Trump said the U.S. wanted to take back control of Afghanistan’s Bagram air base, near Kabul, which he said was “an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons.”

Pakistan is expected to experience one of its coldest winters in decades due to the La Nina climate pattern, according to the latest situation report on Pakistan's monsoon floods by the

In an era of multipolar competition, CPEC has evolved into a strategic lifeline for Pakistan and a pivotal foothold for China in South Asia.