Lotte Chemical sells entire Pakistan unit amid restructuring

Lotte Chemical said Thursday it has sold its entire stake in a Pakistani subsidiary for 98 billion won ($67 million) as part of its ongoing business reorganization.

2025-11-13

Pakistan-Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul fail amid rising border tensions

Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Istanbul have ended without agreement, with the sides trading blame for the breakdown in negotiations aimed at easing border tensions and upholding a fragile cease-fire, officials said Saturday.

2025-11-09

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to maintain cease-fire after peace talks in Istanbul

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to maintain a cease-fire following peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey's Foreign Ministry announced Thursday, after a dialogue between the two sides collapsed earlier in the week.

2025-10-31

Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar says

Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday. It follows more than a week of fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds.

2025-10-19

Pakistan reports a new clash with Afghan forces along northwest border

Clashes erupted Tuesday between Pakistani and Afghan forces in a remote northwestern border region, with state-run media in Pakistan accusing Afghan troops of opening “unprovoked fire” that was repulsed.

2025-10-15

Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district

Rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding.

2025-08-18

Police arrest Pakistani national accused of being terrorist group member

A Pakistani national accused of being a member of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and of entering Korea illegally has been arrested, police said Friday.

2025-08-08

Pakistan says U.S. tariff deal concluded, Trump cites oil reserves agreement

The United States and Pakistan have struck a deal that will result in lower tariffs for the South Asian nation as well as an agreement in which Washington will help develop Islamabad's oil reserves, the two sides said.

2025-07-31

Days of monsoon rains and flash floods kill at least 72 in Pakistan

Ten days of heavy monsoon rains and flash floods across Pakistan killed at least 72 people and injured more than 130, the National Disaster Management Authority and local officials said Monday.

2025-07-07

From Karachi to Gaza: Pakistani startup ships prosthetics to child survivors of war

Bioniks, a Pakistani company that uses a smartphone app to take pictures from different angles and create a 3D model for custom prosthetics, fits those impacted in conflict for the first time, some as young as three years old.