The Taliban claimed it launched airstrikes on an alleged ISIS hideout in Pakistan's Balochistan province, while Islamabad said its security forces intercepted and shot down four rudimentary drones. The latest exchange marks another escalation in tensions between the neighbouring countries

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced rights activist Mahrang Baloch and a fellow activist to life imprisonment over the killing of a paramilitary soldier during a 2024 protest. The verdict has drawn criticism from human rights groups