Pakistan’s defense minister warned Afghanistan on Wednesday that any new “terrorist or suicide attack” by militants on Pakistani soil would draw a stern response, hours after talks between them in Istanbul failed to secure a peace agreement.

The development comes amid a rapid expansion of military cooperation between Bangladesh and Pakistan since the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government in 2024.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he prevented a war between India and Pakistan this year by threatening both nations with 250% tariffs, the highest he has mentioned on any country.

Pakistan welcomes its first-ever U.S. WTI crude oil shipment as MT Pegasus docks at Synergy’s terminal, marking a new era in Pak-U.S. trade.

President and Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces Droupadi Murmu completed a sortie in a Rafale fighter aircraft at Ambala Air Force Station. She has also shared an image posing with the IAF pilot Shivangi Singh.