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.

MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal condemns Pakistan’s cross-border terrorism and affirms India’s full support for Afghanistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The statement follows the collapse of peace talks in Istanbul between Afghanistan and Pakistan,

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has taken strong exception to the venomous statements by certain Afghan officials saying these clearly reflect the devious and splintered mindset of Taliban regime.

As Pakistan continues to claim that the Taliban are acting at India’s behest, India has said that Pakistan is infuriated with Afghanistan exercising its sovereignty.

Afghanistan faces near-total digital blackout after Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada's directive dismantled the country's fibre-optic network infrastructure.

While Pakistans defence minister immediately blamed Indian interference, Afghan media reports reveal that a secret agreement allowing US drone operations from Pakistani soil was the real reason behind the deadlock.

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has issued a stern warning to the Afghan Taliban, during his conversation on Samaa TV programme "Nadeem Malik Live" on Wednesday (October 29).