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Quake measuring 5.8 hits Afghanistan, Pakistan; 8 dead in Kabul

The earthquake struck at a depth of more than 180 kilometres, allowing it to be felt across a wide area of both countries.

Representational image. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan raises diesel rates by 54%, hikes petrol nearly by 43% amid US-Iran war

View of a drug rehabilitation centre destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 18, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan, Afghanistan open fresh talks in China to end conflict: Sources

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, on 31 March 2026. Press Information Department/Handout/Reuters

China, Pakistan outline 5-point plan to end Middle East war

US President Donald Trump and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. File Photo.

How Pakistan won Trump’s trust to emerge as an unlikely mediator in the Iran war

Police officers check vehicles as a security measure, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces, along a road leading to the airport in Karachi, Pakistan, February 28, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Asim Hafeez/File Photo

Pakistan, Afghanistan trade fire as Islamabad prepares to host US-Iran talks

Foreign Ministers Badr Abdelatty of Egypt, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Ishaq Dar of Pakistan and Hakan Fidan of Turkey meet to discuss regional de-escalation, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 29, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan prepares to host peace talks as Iran accuses US of ground assault plans

Mohammad Ishaq Dar, deputy prime minister and minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, speaks during a High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution at UN headquarters in New York City, US, 28 July 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Pakistan secures Hormuz passage deal with Iran amid regional conflict

Pictures of child victims killed in strikes, are displayed in a square, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, 28 March 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Pakistan to host talks with Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt amid Iran war diplomacy

Logo of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Photo: Reuters

IMF, Pakistan reach staff-level agreement on $1.2b disbursement

Mohammad Ishaq Dar, deputy prime minister and minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, speaks during a High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution at UN headquarters in New York City, US, 28 July 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Pakistan confirms mediating US-Iran talks, says Turkey, Egypt supporting efforts

A projectile launched from Iran heads towards Israel, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 25, 2026. REUTERS/ Mohammed Torokman

Pakistan has conveyed US proposal; Turkey or Pakistan could host talks, senior Iranian official says

Afghan Taliban fighters patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, October 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Pakistan vows to 'eradicate terrorism' as Afghan truce nears end