The U.S. is seeking to expand its strategic relationship with Pakistan but those ties don’t come at the expense of Washington’s relations with India, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/26/world/politics/us-pakistan-india-rubio/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #pakistan #india #marcorubio #us

A ceasefire agreement between Islamabad and Kabul rests on the ruling Afghan Taliban's ability to rein in militants attacking Pakistan across their shared border, Pakistan's defense minister said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/world/kabul-militants-ceasefire-pakistan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #pakistan #afghanistan #taliban

As fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalated, Islamabad accused India of fueling the conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/19/asia-pacific/politics/india-taliban-ties-pakistan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #taliban #afghanistan #pakistan #amirkhanmuttaqi

Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to an "immediate ceasefire" at talks in Doha after at least 10 Afghans were killed in Pakistani air strikes that broke an earlier truce. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/19/world/politics/pakistan-afghanistan-ceasefire-qatar/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #pakistan #afghanistan #qatar #taliban

A 48-hour ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan took hold late Wednesday after dozens of troops and civilians were killed in cross-border skirmishes earlier in the day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/world/ceasefire-pakistan-afghanistan-clashes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #pakistan #afghanistan

From the age of 10, Amina has been scrubbing, sweeping and cooking in a middle-class home in Pakistan's megacity of Karachi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/asia-pacific/society/child-workers-pakistan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #forcedlabor #childlabor #childabuse #pakistan

Border clashes over the weekend between Afghanistan and Pakistan led to the deaths of dozens of soldiers, the most serious clash between the two countries since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/world/politics/afghanistan-pakistan-conflict-explainer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #afghanistan #pakistan

Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Sunday they killed dozens of each other's troops during a night of heavy border clashes between the two countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/12/world/afghanistan-pakistan-border-clash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #afghanistan #pakistan #taliban #defense

Key border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been closed after fierce clashes erupted following Taliban accusations that Islamabad carried out air strikes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/12/world/politics/pakistan-afghan-border-clashes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #pakistan #afghanistan

Nach Luftangriff auf Kabul: Grenzgefechte zwischen Pakistan und Afghanistan

Nach einem mutmaßlich pakistanischen Luftangriff auf Afghanistans Hauptstadt Kabul ist es zwischen den beiden Nachbarstaaten zu heftigen Grenzgefechten gekommen. Hintergrund sind offenbar zunehmende Taliban-Aktivitäten in Pakistan.

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Nach Luftangriff auf Kabul: Grenzgefechte zwischen Pakistan und Afghanistan

Nach einem mutmaßlich pakistanischen Luftangriff auf Afghanistans Hauptstadt Kabul ist es zwischen den beiden Nachbarstaaten zu heftigen Grenzgefechten gekommen. Hintergrund sind offenbar zunehmende Taliban-Aktivitäten in Pakistan.

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India and Pakistan’s brief war earlier this year has offered numerous lessons on the evolving nature of warfare — particularly for the Indian military, army Chief of Staff Gen. Upendra Dwivedi said in an interview. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/asia-pacific/indian-army-chief-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #india #pakistan #nuclearweapons #china #defense

India's challenge is to maintain strategic autonomy and to promote its vision of a more inclusive, rules-based and connected South and Southeast Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/05/world/indias-dangerous-neighborhood/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #india #nepal #thailand #indopacific #southeastasia #malaysia #cambodia #defense #china #pakistan #bangladesh #democracy

Asian Cricket Council chief Mohsin Naqvi, who also heads Pakistan's cricket board, said Wednesday that India is "welcome" to collect its Asia Cup trophy from his office in Dubai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/02/more-sports/india-pakistan-asia-cup-trophy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #asiancricketcouncil #mohsinnaqvi #india #pakistan #asiacup

#UN spox Stephane Dujarric told reporters at the UN that it was not for the secretary general to tell the flotilla what to do. But he wanted to make sure everyone was safe, Dujarric said.

#Pakistan prime minister condemned Israel action against flotilla

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Pakistan captain Salman Agha said India had "disrespected cricket" while his Indian counterpart Suryakumar Yadav complained his side was denied the trophy after winning the Asia Cup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/29/more-sports/india-pakistan-tensions-asia-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #india #pakistan #asiacup

Donald Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize campaign – which he recently took to the United Nations General Assembly — has followed a familiar pattern: Invent or inflate a problem, claim to have solved it, and then demand a reward. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/28/world/trumps-peacemaker-hype/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #trump #india #pakistan #cambodia #thailand #rwanda #drc #defense #ukraine #russia #ukrainewar #nobelpeaceprize

Massive floods in Pakistan have struck both the rural heartland and industrial centers for the first time in decades, causing billions of dollars in damage while straining food supplies, exports and the economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/asia-pacific/pakistan-floods-fiscal-plans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #floods #pakistan

A source close to the Saudi royal court said Pakistan's nuclear weapons could be used to defend Saudi Arabia, days after the two countries signed a surprise mutual defense treaty. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/world/politics/pakistan-nuclear-umbrella-saudi-arabia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #pakistan #nuclearweapons #saudiarabia

Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a formal mutual defense pact, in a move that significantly strengthens a decadeslong security partnership amid heightened regional tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/world/politics/saudi-arabia-pakistan-defence-pact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #saudiarabia #pakistan #defense