US, Pakistan hold counterterrorism talks in Islamabad

U.S. and Pakistan held counterterrorism talks in Islamabad, addressing threats from BLA, ISIS-Khorasan, and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar shake hands for photographers assembled at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 25, 2025. / REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

The United States and Pakistan on Aug. 12 held the latest round of counterterrorism talks in Islamabad, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.

Both countries discussed the "critical importance" of developing effective strategies to terrorist threats, including those from the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), ISIS-Khorasan, and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the department said.

The United States on Aug.11 said it was designating separatist militant group the BLA as a foreign terrorist organization.

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