Two more terrorists eliminated during a security operation in the Ghulam Khan border area of North Waziristan have been identified as Haider Muhajir and Umar Mukhtar Mubarak. According to security sources, both terrorists were among those eliminated when security forces foiled an attempt by a group of terrorists to infiltrate Pakistan through the Ghulam Khan
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There is something profoundly disturbing about the political priorities being displayed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at a time when terrorism is once again threatening the lives, livelihoods and social fabric of more than 40 million people. The province is not facing an abstract security challenge. Terrorists continue to target communities, intimidate civilians, attack the state and
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An Afghan national identified as Mujtaba Umar Mukhtar was eliminated in a clash with security forces in Waziristan, with sources saying his father was a former Afghan jihadist who fought against the Soviet Union during the Soviet-Afghan War. According to security sources, Mujtaba Umar Mukhtar, son of Maulvi Sahib Abdul Fattah, also known as Sadiq,
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I think there can be negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. But the Afghan side is not sincere. They are after worldly matters, and their main concern is where they can get money from. India is ready to give them money for activities against Pakistan. They are being used, and they are allowing themselves to be
Security forces carried out a successful intelligence-based operation in Lakki Marwat, eliminating a key terrorist of the proscribed group during the action. The operation was launched on the basis of intelligence regarding the presence and movement of a terrorist in the area. Acting promptly on the information, security forces conducted the operation and eliminated the
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The links between terrorist networks operating from Afghanistan and terrorist attacks in Pakistan are growing, according to a United Nations report, which says Al-Qaeda is providing support to groups including the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). The report says that after Al-Qaeda fighters withdrew from Afghanistan in 2001, many moved
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The most revealing part of the Muhammad Fateh case may not be his Iranian nationality. It may be his reported journey. According to security sources, Fateh had previously been associated with al-Qaeda and participated in armed activity in Syria. He was reportedly known there as Jafar. More than eight months ago, according to the sources,
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A Taliban official serving with Afghanistan’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice was shot dead by unknown armed men in Khost province, according to sources. The slain official was identified as Mullah Mohammad Wali Jan Sajid, an employee of the Taliban ministry responsible for enforcing the group’s interpretation of Islamic morality
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Pakistani security forces have released footage showing a precision drone strike that targeted and completely destroyed a suspected hideout of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) concealed in the mountainous terrain of Noshki. According to the information released by the security forces, the operation was conducted following round-the-clock aerial surveillance that identified and continuously monitored the clandestine location in
Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks fundamentally transformed the global counterterrorism landscape, Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has neither disappeared nor returned to the highly centralized model associated with Al-Qaeda before 2001. Instead, the organization has adapted to South Asia’s fragmented and constantly changing militant environment by developing a more dispersed model based on small cells, partner organizations, shared personnel, ideological influence, logistical networks and propaganda infrastructure. This evolution is particularly visible in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where AQIS
