Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MoIB)

This photograph taken on April 13, 2026 shows closed shops in the Barikot village of Naray district, Kunar province. (AFP)

Pakistan rejects Afghan Taliban claims of targeting civilians and infrastructure in Kunar

Links claim to cross-border firing from Afghan territory into the Bajaur district that killed civilians.

June 9, 2026

Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a formal fact-check, stating that Afghan media claims of military strikes on Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University in Kunar province as fabricated (Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University, Kunar/Faceboo

Pakistan fact-checks Afghan strike claims, points to TTP cover-up

Pakistan's information ministry rejects Afghan media reports of strikes on a Kunar university as fabricated; says the claims are designed to conceal Afghan Taliban support for cross-border terrorist attacks on Pakistan.

April 27, 2026

Pakistan denies report of ISIS-K commander killed in southern Punjab

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting refutes the post by former US Ambassador to the United Nations, Zalmay Khalilzad; clarifies that the incident was not related to ISIS-K and was likely the result of a robbery or a personal dispute.

November 17, 2025