Imran Khan’s PTI braces to fight federal takeover of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Islamabad says the PTI failed to lead the fight against armed groups, but analysts question the takeover.

Islamabad says the PTI failed to lead the fight against armed groups, but analysts question the takeover.

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Several people have reportedly been killed in an explosion at a mosque near a police complex in northwest Pakistan.
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad describes misgivings about the US handling of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
A court has temporarily suspended a directive to expel the students, but the threat of eviction lingers.
The two men, detained in the western city of Herat on August 9, were released on Thursday morning.
The Taliban navigates a complex web of global trade and security alliances without gaining full political recognition.
















Afghans have gathered in Kabul to mark five years since the Taliban returned to power.
The Taliban government brought security and stability but is facing increasing alienation of the general population.
More than half of women’s organisations operating in Afghanistan could cease operations within next year: UN Women.
UNESCO says the figure could reach four million by 2030 unless Taliban reverses policy.