Afghan officials said Pakistani strikes and ground operations killed at least 36 civilians and wounded more than 160 after a deadly militant attack in Karachi. Pakistan said it targeted Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and other militant hideouts, while both governments lodged diplomatic protests.
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Pakistan says its forces killed 29 militants in a ground operation and precision strikes along the Afghan border. The operation followed a Karachi attack claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar that killed three soldiers.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is visiting Pakistan after U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland produced a 60-day roadmap toward a possible war-ending deal. Disputes have already emerged over nuclear inspections and Israel’s freedom to act in Lebanon.
Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland for talks with Iran on implementing a 60-day ceasefire deal. The negotiations are already strained by renewed fighting in Lebanon and Iran’s disputed claim that it closed the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump said an initial agreement with Iran is scheduled to be signed Sunday and would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran’s Foreign Ministry said no signing would occur that day. The two sides have signaled a deal may be near while offering conflicting accounts of its timing and terms.
US and Iranian officials said a ceasefire deal may be close, but conflicting accounts over sanctions, nuclear terms and the Strait of Hormuz left the outcome uncertain. Pakistan’s prime minister claimed a final text had been agreed, a statement neither Washington nor Tehran confirmed.
Pakistan says air strikes along the Afghan border killed 26 militants and destroyed four targets. Afghanistan’s Taliban government says the strikes killed 13 civilians, including 11 children.