Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Islamabad isn't often called on to act as an intermediary in high-stakes diplomacy, but it's stepped into the role this ...

Washington, Tehran, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Istanbul and Brussels have all received calls as Pakistan plays mediator between the United States and Iran. By Elian Peltier and Salman Masood Reporting ...

New, friendly media operations and expanded state-run television are pushing Pakistan’s message while independent news outlets face repression. New, friendly media operations and expanded state-run ...

Pakistan and Afghanistan edged closer to all-out war this week, escalating tensions in a region where the world’s economic superpowers are vying for influence. Pakistan said it bombed targets in the ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged cross-border attacks overnight in a dramatic escalation of tensions that led Pakistan’s defense minister to say on Friday that the two countries are ...

Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan Friday, including the capital Kabul, with Islamabad's defense minister declaring the neighbors at "open war" following months of tit-for-tat clashes. The ...

Pakistan has carried out its biggest-ever attacks on Afghanistan, including targeting two of the country’s largest cities, heightening fears of an all-out war between the two neighbors. Pakistani jets ...

A long-running conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban regime has turned into what Pakistan declared Friday to be “open war,” with attacks reported in Kabul and along the neighbors’ shared ...

Reporter Pakistan has declared “open war” with the Taliban-led Afghanistan after the two governments escalated deadly attacks on each other. Pakistan bombed Afghanistan’s two biggest cities, Kabul and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pakistan has launched air strikes on Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, and other cities, as clashes escalate along the two countries’ ...

Pakistan’s defense minister declared an "open war" with Afghanistan on Friday after the two sides exchanged heavy fire along their shared border on Thursday, according to multiple reports. Defense ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan declared “open war” Friday on Afghanistan, after the two South Asian neighbors traded overnight attacks in a sharp escalation of their long-running dispute. Subscribe to ...