Lower Kurram: Security forces thwarted an attempt by a banned militant group to flee into Afghanistan from their hideouts, killing at least three terrorists and injuring several others, officials said. According to security sources, last night near the Pak-Afghan border, a group of 25 to 30 militants was observed moving toward Afghanistan. The group, attempting […]
Pakistani security forces effectively responded to an unprovoked cross-border firing by elements of the Afghan Taliban in the border district of Qila Saifullah, security sources said on Monday. According to the sources, militants affiliated with the Afghan Taliban opened fire from across the border, targeting the Faisal Post near the Kaniyan police station in the
Muhammad Haseenullah For years, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the ruling party in the province worst hit by terror, has been described, not only by its critics but by neutral observers as well, as a political formation that functions less like a conventional party and more like a belief system. Loyalty to its jailed founder overrides institutions, facts,
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A high-level meeting between Pakistan and the United Kingdom has underscored growing international concern over Afghanistan’s deteriorating security environment and the Taliban’s continued failure to prevent militant activity emanating from Afghan territory. Pakistan’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq, met in Islamabad with Richard Lindsay, the United Kingdom’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, to review what
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Recognition rarely arrives with a ceremony. It arrives quietly through protocol gestures, routine meetings, and images that travel farther than any disclaimer attached to them. Afghanistan has now entered the phase where that quiet shrug becomes policy, and the result is a dangerous drift toward normalizing an exclusionary and unaccountable regime. Russia’s formal recognition of
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Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), HJ, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), visited the National Police Academy (NPA), Islamabad, where he engaged with officers of the Police Service of Pakistan (PSP). The Federal Minister for Interior and the Minister of State for Interior were also present during the
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today underscored the critical link between the return of militants from Afghanistan and the resurgence of terrorism in Pakistan, calling it a “grave strategic error” that has contributed significantly to the country’s security challenges. Speaking at a national workshop in Islamabad, the Prime Minister addressed representatives from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on
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Recent security developments in Balochistan have highlighted the malicious attempts by banned terrorist organization “Fitna-e-Hindustan”, reportedly supported by external elements, to mislead and recruit local youth into violent extremism, according to security experts. Authorities and analysts say that organizations like Fitna-e-Hindustan have exploited poverty and social deprivation to lure young individuals, undermining families and local
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The Chinese Embassy in Tajikistan has issued an urgent advisory warning of extremely dire and complex security conditions along the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, urging Chinese citizens and businesses to evacuate the area immediately and implement heightened security precautions. The advisory follows a recent border clash in which four militants linked to a terrorist organization were killed
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A deadly explosion at the China Lanzhou Beef Noodle Shop in Kabul has intensified security concerns surrounding the safety of Chinese nationals in Afghanistan and the wider region, amid emerging indicators of renewed militant activity. Afghan authorities initially described the incident as an LPG cylinder explosion, stating that investigations were underway to determine the cause.
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