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Pakistan’s War in Afghanistan Is Tied to Its Nuclear Strategy

Pakistan’s use of nuclear blackmail against its adversaries has enabled a strategy of regional aggression—most recently seen in Afghanistan.
China opportunistically exploited the conflict between India and Pakistan earlier this year to conduct the first real-world combat test of several weapons systems supplied to Islamabad, a US ...
ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Pakistan's defence manufacturing industry is running red hot since its jets, drones and missiles earned the coveted 'combat tested' tag in a conflict with India last year ...
By Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Pakistan's most powerful military chief in decades faces the toughest test of his newly amassed powers as Washington pushes Islamabad to ...
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Wearing military fatigues with rifles slung over their shoulders, Yasma Baloch and her husband Waseem smile into the camera for a picture released by Pakistani insurgents ...
Various images posted on X.com on February 27, 2026 showing what are claimed to be the debris from Afghan drones that were shot down in Pakistan. While global attention has focused on the expanding ...
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Pakistan is in the final phases of striking a $1.5-billion deal to supply weapons and jets to Sudan, a former top air force official and three sources said, promising a ...
India plans to raise spending on new military hardware by nearly 18% in the coming financial year, strengthening its capabilities as tensions with Pakistan persist. New Delhi has earmarked about 2.2 ...