Straitstimes.com header logo

Choose edition

Search

singapore

asia

world

opinion

life

business

sport

Visual

Podcasts

SPH Rewards

STClassifieds

Paid press releases

Advertise with us

FAQs

Contact us

 

Pakistan

How do Pakistan and Afghan Taliban militaries stack up as tensions flare?

A man walks through debris at the site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib
A man walks through debris at the site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

Pakistan's air strike on Kabul: What you need to know

The site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital that was destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib
The site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital that was destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

China calls for restraint after Pakistani strikes in Kabul

Afghanistan accused Pakistan on March 17 of hitting a treatment centre for drug addicts in its capital.
Afghanistan accused Pakistan on March 17 of hitting a treatment centre for drug addicts in its capital.

‘Like doomsday’, says Kabul hospital survivor after Pakistan air strike

Firefighters stand next to a fire truck at the site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Yunus Yawar
Firefighters stand next to a fire truck at the site of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Yunus Yawar

Explainer-From sponsor to enemy: What's behind Pakistan's attack on Afghan Taliban?

A man walks through debris lying in a ward of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Yunus Yawar
A man walks through debris lying in a ward of a drug users rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Yunus Yawar

Livingstone says he was denied support after being dropped by England

Cricket - ICC Men's Champions Trophy - Group B - England v South Africa - National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan - March 1, 2025 England's Liam Livingstone walks back to the pavilion after losing his wicket, stumped out by South Africa's Heinrich Klaasen off the bowling of Keshav Maharaj REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Cricket - ICC Men's Champions Trophy - Group B - England v South Africa - National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan - March 1, 2025 England's Liam Livingstone walks back to the pavilion after losing his wicket, stumped out by South Africa's Heinrich Klaasen off the bowling of Keshav Maharaj REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of deadly air strike on drug rehab centre in Kabul

Smoke rises after an explosion in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib
Smoke rises after an explosion in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

Pakistan-bound oil tanker passes through Hormuz Strait amid Iran war

Government employees walk as they arrive to work at the provincial Sindh Secretariat building, after the government announced on March 9 that schools would close for two weeks and only 50% of staff will work in offices, except in essential services, as part of austerity measures to save fuel amid rising oil prices as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to trigger a severe crisis, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Karachi, Pakistan, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Government employees walk as they arrive to work at the provincial Sindh Secretariat building, after the government announced on March 9 that schools would close for two weeks and only 50% of staff will work in offices, except in essential services, as part of austerity measures to save fuel amid rising oil prices as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to trigger a severe crisis, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Karachi, Pakistan, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

China says envoy sent on Afghanistan-Pakistan mediation mission

People survey a damaged area following reported Pakistani airstrikes in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 15.
People survey a damaged area following reported Pakistani airstrikes in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 15.

Pakistan's Champions Trophy winning skipper Sarfaraz retires aged 38

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - Pakistan v Afghanistan - Headingley, Leeds, Britain - June 29, 2019   Pakistan's Sarfaraz Ahmed in action    Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - Pakistan v Afghanistan - Headingley, Leeds, Britain - June 29, 2019   Pakistan's Sarfaraz Ahmed in action    Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith/ File Photo

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Privacy Policy

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

Download the app

Get unlimited access to exclusive stories and incisive insights from the ST newsroom
Subscribe Placeholder
MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.