In yet another disturbing incident underscoring the growing threat emanating from across the western border, a group of Khawarij launched an attack late last night on a Pakistani security post near the Pak-Afghan border in the Tirah Valley of Khyber District. Swift retaliation by Pakistan’s security forces resulted in the killing of an afghan khariji; […]
Militancy has long outgrown the boundaries of a single nation’s fight. What was once seen as an internal security issue is now a transnational threat, nourished by proxy wars, cross-border networks, and a sophisticated propaganda machine that thrives in the digital age. For Pakistan, a country already grappling with economic fragility and overstretched resources, the
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Aqeel Yousafzai The conflict we see on the ground is only half the story. Alongside guns and bombs there is a far more insidious campaign underway: a war of narratives in which images, videos and stories are weaponised to shape belief, erode trust in state institutions, and rewrite facts. Pakistan’s institutions political leaders, mainstream media
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Russian daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta has reported that China has extended an unexpected invitation to Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, the Taliban’s acting defence minister, in what analysts describe as a move to evaluate the group’s military preparedness and political will to resist a potential U.S. comeback in Afghanistan. The Moscow-based paper linked the development to recent remarks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday invoked the plight of Afghanistan in his address to the United Nations General Assembly, declaring that the Taliban had “plunged the entire country into darkness” and cautioning that peace cannot be secured without the strength of weapons. Speaking on the second day of the UN’s annual gathering, Zelensky warned
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In recent months, the region has witnessed critical developments with direct implications for Pakistan’s security; particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Among these, none has stirred more speculation than the question of whether internal rifts within the Afghan Taliban might signal the end of their rule. Compounding this is the surfacing issue of Bagram Airbase, with
In yet another sign of their crumbling structure and fading foreign support, terrorists of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), officially declared Fitna al-Khawarij by the state, have turned to extorting the very people they claim to protect. But this time, the public did not bow. Sources report that in Darra Hassanzai, a village in the
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Notwithstanding the mounting pressure from police and local resistance, Khawarij have once again resorted to their old, reprehensible tactic; taking shelter among civilians in nearby villages to evade justice, obstruct targeted operations, and, if possible, exploit collateral damage for propaganda. This development follows a fierce gun battle in Ayaz Kalay, within Mamandkhel area of Bannu
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In a major counter-terrorism breakthrough, the Pakistan Security Forces conducted a successful intelligence-based operation in the Daraban area of Dera Ismail Khan District, targeting terrorists of the banned outfit known as Fitna al-Khawarij, the Indian proxy group operating against the state. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was
In a major breakthrough, security forces eliminated a high-value terrorist, Zubair Baloch, affiliated with the Indian-backed militant group Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), designated by the state as Fitna al-Hindustan. Baloch was responsible for the targeted killing of two unarmed Pakistan Air Force personnel who were on leave and traveling home. According to intelligence sources, following
