For years, Pakistan’s counterterrorism strategy was judged primarily by how effectively it responded after an attack. That paradigm is now changing. The latest wave of intelligence-based operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan demonstrates that the country’s security apparatus is steadily transitioning from a reactive posture to a preventive one. The objective is no longer simply to […]
The reported re-arrest of a former Afghan military officer in Kabul has once again drawn attention to one of the most persistent allegations against the Taliban since their return to power: the systematic targeting of former members of Afghanistan’s security forces despite repeated promises of a general amnesty. According to local sources, Taliban personnel detained
Security forces eliminated eight terrorists, including a suicide bomber, during two separate intelligence-based operations in Balochistan’s Kharan and Mastung districts, recovering a cache of weapons, explosives, and motorcycles used by the terrorists, the military’s media wing said. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operations were conducted on June 25 and 26 after intelligence
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The use of Afghan territory by terrorist organizations to orchestrate attacks against Pakistan has increasingly become a subject of international concern, with multiple statements from foreign officials, security analysts, and former military officers adding to longstanding allegations that terrorist groups continue to operate from safe havens inside Afghanistan. For years, Pakistan has maintained that Fitna
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Security forces dealt another significant setback to Fitna al-Hindustan during a series of successful intelligence-based operations across Balochistan, eliminating a total of 14 terrorists in separate engagements in Kharan, Mastung, and Kalat. According to available details, security forces launched coordinated operations after receiving credible intelligence regarding the presence and movement of terrorists in different parts
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The growing standoff in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province has become far more than an internal Taliban disagreement. It has evolved into a test of the movement’s own narrative, exposing questions that its leadership has so far been unable to answer convincingly. Reports from northeastern Afghanistan indicate that Juma Khan Fateh, an influential Tajik Taliban commander, has
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Security forces carried out an operation against terrorists in the Kulachi Chowk area of Kulachi tehsil in Dera Ismail Khan, eliminating two alleged militants, according to sources. The operation was conducted by Al-Buraq Division forces following reports of the presence of terrorists in the area. Sources identified the two slain suspects as residents of the
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Security forces killed one suspected militant and injured another during an intelligence-based operation in Azamabad area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to security sources. The operation was launched after intelligence reports indicated the movement of militants in the area. Security forces maintained continuous aerial surveillance of the suspects and tracked their movements through drones, sources said.
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Security forces successfully foiled a terrorist attack on a security checkpoint in Bajaur, eliminating two terrorists during a swift retaliatory operation, sources said. According to initial reports, a group of terrorists launched an attack on the checkpoint and opened fire on security personnel deployed at the post. The troops responded immediately, engaging the attackers in
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The Taliban detained a female journalist and several of her colleagues in Kabul while they were covering Ashura ceremonies, according to a media rights organization, raising fresh concerns over increasing restrictions on press freedom in Afghanistan. In a statement issued on Friday, the organization said the journalist was taken into custody for working alongside a
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