The footage has reignited questions about Pakistan’s continued role as a breeding ground for extremist groups that spill violence across borders.

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.

Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban government have agreed to an "immediate ceasefire" after more than a week of deadly fighting. The foreign ministry of Qatar, which mediated talks alongside Turkey, said both sides had agreed to establish "mechanisms to consolidate lasting peace and stability".

Pakistani Taliban's deputy chief Amjad killed by army during infiltration attempt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, highlighting ongoing security challenges.

Despite the challenges to peace, both know they will hurt from continued hostilities – and need a path to peace.

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Wednesday issued a stark warning to the Afghan Taliban, saying Pakistan would not need to use “even a fraction of its full arsenal” to obliterate the insurgent regime if it persisted with confrontation—remarks that followed the collapse of recent talks in Istanbul.

This special report focuses on the escalating conflict between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban, with Rawalpindi facing threats of attacks on Islamabad and an 'open war' warning from its own Defence Minister,

As the talks in Turkey appear to drift toward deadlock, Pakistan finds itself caught between diplomatic isolation, eroding credibility, and the consequences of decades of misguided policy.