Pakistan and Afghanistan are expected to resume peace talks in Istanbul to revive a dialogue that collapsed earlier this week, according to Pakistan's defense minister, two officials and state media i

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.

Field Marshal Munir emphasized that while Pakistan has extended diplomatic and economic overtures to the Afghan Taliban regime in the spirit of regional cooperation, cross-border attacks from Afghan soil have persisted—a situation Pakistan can no longer tolerate. He cautioned that the country’s patience should not be mistaken for weakness.

The Taliban accused Pakistan of violating Afghan sovereignty. Islamabad did not formally acknowledge responsibility for the attacks but urged the Taliban to rein in the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or Pakistan Taliban, whose attacks have killed hundreds of Pakistani security forces in recent years.

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

Dozens of fighters were killed in overnight border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, both sides said on Sunday, in the most serious fighting between the neighbours since the Taliban came to power in Kabul.

While Pakistan's 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 has acknowledged allowing the US to operate drone strikes from its territory targeting militant groups in neighbouring Afghanistan. The shock.