Last year, Taliban supreme leader Sheikh Hibatullah Akhunzada issued a decree declaring armed operations outside Afghanistan, particularly against Pakistan, as illegal and un-Islamic. The ruling was projected as both a religious injunction and a policy signal, aimed at assuring neighbors that Afghan territory would not be used for external militancy. On paper, the decree carried […]
A convoy of the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) came under an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in the Tangir Boshidas area of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) on Thursday, leaving one personnel martyred and several others injured, security sources said. According to initial reports, the FWO team was returning to Gilgit after conducting a routine visit to the
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Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Zulfiqar Hameed, has reaffirmed the province’s unwavering commitment to eradicating terrorism, declaring that law enforcement agencies will continue operations until the threat posed by “Fitna al-Khawarij” is completely dismantled. Speaking to the media at Police Lines in Dera Ismail Khan, the IGP stated that his visit was primarily
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As Pakistan continues to face deadly terrorist attacks allegedly originating from Afghan territory, questions are intensifying among policymakers, security analysts, and the general public over why Islamabad has not yet resorted to cross-border military strikes. The debate has grown sharper in the wake of repeated and coordinated assaults, including major attacks in Balochistan, that have
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A new report submitted to the United Nations Security Council by its sanctions monitoring committee has highlighted the continued presence and operational freedom of Uyghur militant groups inside Afghanistan, renewing international scrutiny over regional security risks. According to the report, members of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) and the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) are
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Intelligence reports suggest that senior leaders of banned militant groups, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), have allegedly held a secret meeting in Afghanistan to coordinate attacks in Pakistan. According to sources, Bashir Zeb Baloch, head of the BLA, reportedly met with Ghazi Khorasani, a senior TTP commander, in Kandahar province. The
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Video footage has surfaced showing Shahab Lewal, an Afghan official attending a high-level meeting of Afghanistan’s current regime, openly praising Noor Wali Mehsud, the leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Such public endorsements of a known terrorist figure by individuals within the Afghan political setup raise critical questions about Afghanistan’s commitment to countering TTP operations on
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Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq, met with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, to discuss ongoing human rights developments, recent developments in Afghanistan, and regional security challenges. The meeting, which took place on Wednesday, provided a platform for an in-depth exchange on the current human
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Chief Minister of Balochistan, Mir Sarfraz Bugti, has reaffirmed the provincial government’s uncompromising stance against militancy and violence, declaring that no individual or group has the right to take up arms and engage in bloodshed under any pretext. Addressing the Provincial Assembly during a detailed policy statement, the Chief Minister emphasized that violence and terrorism
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A newly issued six-month report by the United Nations Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team to the UN Security Council has raised serious concerns about the presence, expansion, and operational freedom of multiple militant organizations inside Afghanistan, alleging continued support and facilitation by the Taliban authorities. According to the report, the Taliban are backing several
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