Zahir Shah Sherazi The ongoing security challenges faced by Pakistan due to insurgent groups, such as the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and Baloch Liberation Front (BLF), which operate from Afghan soil, have become a pressing concern for the region. These terrorist organisations, actively engaging in cross-border terrorism, continue to wreak havoc within Pakistan, further […]
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations of Afghanistan confirmed today that 101 Afghan nationals, detained in Pakistan for periods ranging from two to five days due to issues with legal residency documentation, have been released from various prisons across Pakistan. The individuals were returned to Afghanistan on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. This release comes as
A Joint Investigation Team (JIT) has been formed to investigate the targeted killing of a religious scholar in Pashtkhara, according to CCPO Qasim Khan. The team includes the SSP Investigation, SP Cantt, and the CTD’s investigative unit. Police confirmed that a report on the incident involving martyred Maulana Ijaz and injured Maulana Shahidullah has been
The Taliban’s Supreme Court has confirmed the public flogging of a man and a woman in the Sancharak district of Sar-e Pol province after they were convicted of engaging in an extramarital relationship. The punishment was carried out on Monday, April 7, in front of local residents. According to an official statement, the individuals, who
Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Sadiq Khan, on Monday issued a stark warning that all avenues of cooperation between Islamabad and Kabul could collapse if the Afghan Taliban refuse to take concrete steps against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Speaking at a seminar titled “A Holistic Appraisal of the Security and Governance Challenges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa”
In a decisive early morning operation, security forces targeted two separate camps of the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in the rugged Dhadar mountains of Duki district, resulting in the confirmed deaths of 20 to 25 militants. According to credible intelligence sources, the militants killed were directly involved in the brutal killing of 30 innocent
The closure of two major national highways in Balochistan for the past ten days has severely disrupted trade and transport, causing significant hardship for the public, business community, and transporters, with daily losses amounting to millions of rupees. According to President of the Quetta Chamber of Commerce, Muhammad Ayub Marriani, traders are facing daily demurrage
A prominent Russian expert has warned that Afghanistan is on the verge of a new civil war, predicting the eventual collapse of the Taliban regime despite ongoing American support. Andrey Serenko, head of the Russian Centre for Contemporary Afghanistan Studies, said the Taliban’s survival is temporary and unsustainable, and that Moscow must prepare for the
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a telephonic conversation in which the two top diplomats agreed to work together on resolving the issue of U.S. military equipment left behind in Afghanistan after the American withdrawal. According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office,
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur, said on Monday that intelligence-based operations would continue until the complete elimination of terrorists from the province, adding that no military operation is currently underway in any part of KP. He made these remarks during a meeting with a delegation of the Bannu Qaumi Jirga. The delegation included
