Major developments in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, and the wider region.
Afghanistan says its forces killed 28 fighters and captured 32 others in Nuristan after a group crossed from Pakistan. Islamabad rejects Kabul’s allegations of Pakistani state involvement as baseless.
Pakistan said it struck 10 sites in Afghanistan used to store and launch drones after detecting attacks from across the border; Afghan officials said four civilians were killed and denied Taliban authorities launched the drones.
Imran Khan’s PTI has postponed its planned march from Peshawar to Islamabad from September 27 to October 4, according to Reuters, though a party spokesperson said it could still begin earlier.
Pakistani airstrikes hit Afghanistan’s Kunar and Paktika provinces early Monday, killing at least three civilians and wounding several more, Afghan officials said; the Taliban vowed an “appropriate response” while Pakistan linked the operation to militant sanctuaries. India condemned the strikes.
Diesel climbed 17.4% as the government moved to contain state losses, adding pressure on transport, households and export industries.
Lahore authorities ordered Aleema Khan held for 30 days as PTI prepares a September 27 march demanding the former prime minister’s release.
