After last month’s deadly clashes along the Pak-Afghan border, both sides reconvene in Istanbul under Turkish mediation to address cross-border terrorism and ceasefire monitoring mechanisms.
According to diplomatic sources, the Istanbul talks will be hosted by Türkiye’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin and will focus on border tensions, counterterrorism, and confidence-building measures between the two neighbors.
CTD killed three Fitna-al-Khawarij terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in Dera Ismail Khan as security forces intensify action against terrorism.
Pakistan has allowed the re-export of over 6,500 containers stuck at Karachi ports as transit trade with Afghanistan remains suspended after border closures.