The Pakistani military has conducted a series of airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, targeting hideouts of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group.

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed allegations raised by a senior US official that Islamabad’s ballistic missile program poses a threat to US security as “unfounded” and “devoid of rationality.”

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi have expressed their hope that the recent positive steps taken to restore ties between the two countries will continue until full bilateral relations are established.

At least 13 people have been killed in clashes in northwest Pakistan where a fresh bout of Takfiri violence has targeted Shia Muslims.

A massive demonstration in Pakistan to demand the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan has turned deadly after security forces clashed with protesters in Islamabad. 

At least four security forces have been killed as supporters of Imran Khan fill the streets in the Pakistani capital.

The government in Pakistan has put the capital in lockdown as supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan march towards Islamabad to demand his release.