25 Years, One Evolving Threat: How Al-Qaeda’s Afghan Legacy Is Reshaping Terrorism in Pakistan
Pakistan continues to face a complex and evolving militant threat emanating from terrorist networks operating in and around Afghanistan, with recent assessments pointing to increasingly deep-rooted links between Al-Qaeda, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and other militant organizations active against the Pakistani state. A series of violent incidents has underscored the scale and persistence of the threat. In one of the most serious recent incidents, an explosion at a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan in May was followed […]










