Pakistan fears militants will thrive on restive border if Iran destabilized

Pakistan has unstable borders with Taliban-run Afghanistan and arch-rival India. It does not want to add another volatile frontier on its long border with Iran.

Pakistani pilgrims walk with their belongings after they returned from Iran, following the Israeli strikes in Iran, at the Pakistan-Iran border crossing in Taftan, Pakistan June 19, 2025.

(photo credit: REUTERS/NASEER AHMED)

ByREUTERS

JUNE 19, 2025 17:31

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