Pakistan is ranked 198th among FIFA's 210 member associations.
The strike was one of several cross-border attacks carried out by Pakistan following an escalation in hostilities with the Islamic Emirate in late 2025.
He further accused Islamabad of imposing trade and transit restrictions on Afghanistan and called for those measures to be lifted.
According to Fazlur Rehman, whenever the United States or Western countries sought to destabilize Afghanistan, Pakistan acted as a proxy.
Afghanistan’s transit trade through Pakistan has dropped to its lowest level in years, according to Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper. The report says transit cargo declined from nearly...
The United States has closed its Consulate General in Peshawar and transferred responsibility for diplomatic engagement with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Unit (KPU) at...
Attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis this week have frustrated Pakistan and threaten to draw Islamabad into the conflict, complicating any future role it...
Solangi said Islamabad remains committed to peaceful ties with Afghanistan and has consistently supported the Afghan people.
The rights group further said that Pakistani mortar and artillery fire has forced the closure of 19 health facilities, worsening humanitarian conditions in areas already affected...
The delays have left a number of students in legal limbo, raising concerns about their ability to remain in the country and complete their education.
Since October 2023, more than 2.5 million Afghans have returned from Pakistan under Islamabad’s deportation policy.
He also stressed that the Islamic Emirate remains committed to preventing Afghan territory from being used to threaten the security of any other country.
According to Khan, the Islamic Emirate had previously informed the United Nations that its humanitarian shipments would be permitted to enter Afghanistan through Torkham.
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, has rejected Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s claims that terrorist groups are using Afghan territory to plan and carry...
While humanitarian assistance remains vital, Salih said emergency aid alone is no longer sufficient to meet Afghanistan's growing needs.
Preliminary flight-tracking data indicated the aircraft experienced significant fluctuations in altitude before entering a steep descent.
The United Nations reported on Monday that at least 28 people were killed in the incidents, although the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has given higher...
According to the Ministry of Defense, the sites were also being used to plan sabotage operations and attacks against civilians.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan condemned the airstrikes, describing them as a violation of Afghanistan's airspace and calling them a "crime" and a "cowardly act."
Pakistan has set July 10 as the final deadline for undocumented Afghan nationals to leave the country, with authorities ordered to launch a nationwide crackdown on...