Four-day negotiations end without a breakthrough after the Afghan side refuses written guarantees; Islamabad says it will continue counterterrorism operations
Behind the aroma of Turkish coffee and autumn rain, Pakistan–Afghanistan Istanbul talks fail, while Afghan GDI-linked networks wage a parallel war online against Türkiye.
Seventy-eight years on, Pakistan and Kashmiri leadership unite in condemning India’s 1947 occupation and 2019 constitutional aggression, urging the world to confront New Delhi’s strategic repression and demographic warfare.
Islamabad aims to deepen trade, investment, and energy ties with Riyadh under Vision 2030 while promoting Pakistan’s investment potential on the global stage.
![A Pakistani soldier stands guard near the border fence at the Kitton outpost in North Waziristan, overlooking Afghanistan, October 18, 2017. [Courtesy: Reuters].](https://htnworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/OCZEONCL2BP5JJPYI3JCMCL3MQ-scaled.webp)
