Yusufzai Aqib

A Claim, A Killing, and a Question: What Connects ISKP and BLA?

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The recent assassination of judges in Balochistan has once again exposed the increasingly complex and dangerous terrorist landscape confronting Pakistan. The attack was not merely an act of violence against individuals; it was a calculated assault on one of the most important foundations of the state the justice system. By targeting members of the judiciary, […]

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How Jamaat-ul-Ahrar Was Formed, Who Controls It, and How It Operates?

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In November 2013, when the United States killed the then-emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Hakimullah Mehsud, in a drone strike, several contenders emerged to succeed him. Among the leading candidates was Abdul Wali, also known as Omar Khalid Khorasani, a commander from Mohmand Agency who was regarded as one of the founding members of the

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How India Turned The Taliban From Its Biggest Threat Into Its Most Valuable Asset

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Pakistan has formally raised the alarm over what its security and foreign policy establishment describes as a systematic and deliberate Indian strategy to cultivate, finance, and militarily empower the Taliban administration in Afghanistan  a government not recognised by the United Nations for the singular purpose of sustaining and intensifying terrorist violence against the Pakistani state.

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What Is the Game Behind BYC and How Are Top University Students Being Pulled Into Its Orbit?

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In conflict zones, narratives rarely remain neutral. They evolve, compete, and often become weapons in their own right. Nowhere is this more evident than in Balochistan, where the struggle over meaning has become as consequential as the struggle on the ground itself. At the center of this information battleground is the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC),

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Who Really Rules Afghanistan? Power, Exclusion, and the Taliban’s Hidden Fractures

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The collapse of the Afghan Republic in August 2021 was not entirely unforeseen, but the speed with which the state disintegrated reshaped assumptions about power, legitimacy, and resilience in modern conflicts. What appeared to be a decisive Taliban victory, however, has since revealed itself to be far less conclusive. Beneath the surface of centralized control

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Are Isolated Terror Attacks Becoming the Defining Security Challenge for Europe?

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Europe is facing a complex and evolving terrorism threat that, while smaller in scale compared to previous years, carries far greater unpredictability and political impact, according to newly released data and analysis by Europol covering trends in 2024. The latest findings indicate that jihadist terrorism has not declined; instead, its nature has transformed significantly. During

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The Aftermath Nobody Measured: Afghanistan’s War in Its Second Life

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The final departure of United States forces from Afghanistan on August 30, 2021, marked the end of a two-decade military engagement the longest war in American history. For Washington, it was the closing chapter of a costly and controversial intervention. For Afghanistan, however, it was the beginning of a new and deeply uncertain era. And

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Are Global Nuclear Rules Being Bent for India? Pakistan Questions Canada–India Uranium Deal

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Pakistan on Thursday expressed serious concerns regarding the recently concluded long-term uranium supply agreement between Canada and India, as well as the potential cooperation between the two countries on small modular reactors and advanced nuclear reactor technologies. The Government of Pakistan cautioned that such arrangements risk undermining the global nuclear non-proliferation framework and could have

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The Taliban’s Selective Jihad

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In May 2025, the Afghan Taliban once again declared that participation in armed jihad beyond Afghanistan’s borders is not obligatory and, more significantly, that any such participation would constitute a violation of leadership directives. Delivered by Sheikh Saeed Ullah Saeed, a senior official of the Taliban’s Reform Commission, the announcement was widely portrayed as a

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Not an Imaginary Line: How Law, History, and Politics Shaped Pakistan’s Western Border

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The Durand Line remains one of the most debated and politically exploited borders in South and Central Asia, yet it is also one of the most legally established international boundaries in the region. Stretching approximately 1,600 miles, or 2,600 kilometres, between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Durand Line begins at the Iranian border in the west

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