(Fida Adeel) For decades, Pakistan has been the primary battleground of terrorism radiating from Afghanistan. From suicide bombings to cross-border infiltration, the country has carried the heaviest burden of instability caused by militant networks that found sanctuary next door. But recent developments make one thing unequivocally clear: this menace has spilled far beyond Pakistan’s borders.
A violent assault by extremist militants in Bannu’s Memsh Khel area claimed the lives of the Assistant Commissioner of North Waziristan, Shah Wali, three government officials, and a civilian, exposing both the audacity of militants and gaps in provincial security arrangements. The attackers targeted the Assistant Commissioner’s convoy on the Miranshah-Bannu Road, setting the vehicle
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Four years after the Taliban swept back into Kabul, Afghanistan is once again becoming what the world once vowed it would never allow: a vast, largely unpoliced sanctuary for international terrorist groups. The evidence is no longer anecdotal, fragmentary, or politically convenient; it is overwhelming. What was once a problem confined largely to Pakistan is
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Pakistan witnessed a significant rise in terrorist incidents in November, with militants increasingly targeting civilians as part of a shift in their operational strategy, according to a detailed report by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). The report highlights the changing tactics of terrorist groups, particularly Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan, who
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The Assistant Commissioner of North Waziristan, Shah Wali, was killed in a Taliban ambush on his vehicle on Miranshah Road in Bannu district, officials confirmed. The attack also claimed the lives of two police officers, while two other policemen and the driver sustained injuries. Initial reports had suggested that the Assistant Commissioner had survived the
Three children were killed in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan province after an explosive device detonated while they were playing with it, in yet another tragic incident highlighting the grave dangers posed by widespread, unregulated weapons and abandoned munitions across the country. According to international media reports, provincial police spokesman Bilal Uruzgan confirmed that the blast occurred in
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Terrorists targeted the vehicle of the Assistant Commissioner of North Waziristan on Miranshah Road in Bannu, killing one and two police personnel civilian and injuring three police officers in a brazen assault, local sources confirmed. Eyewitnesses reported that the assailants opened fire on the official convoy in broad daylight. During the attack, the terrorists also
The Pakistan Army and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China have commenced Warrior-IX, the ninth edition of their annual joint military exercise designed to enhance combined counterterrorism capabilities and deepen strategic defence cooperation between the two Iron Clad Brothers. The exercise, which began on 1 December at the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) in
More than 500 leading scholars associated with Tanzimat Ahl-e-Sunnat Pakistan have jointly declared suicide attacks inside Pakistan to be unequivocally forbidden (haram), calling such acts a grave violation of Islamic teachings and a direct threat to national stability. In a comprehensive declaration released on Monday, the scholars stated that Islam and Pakistan are inseparable, emphasising
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At least twelve Afghan citizens were killed after Iranian border guards opened fire on a group attempting to cross into Iran irregularly, local sources from Farah province confirmed on Sunday. The incident occurred in the “78-Mile” border region, a hotspot for frequent clashes, dangerous smuggling routes, and recurring reports of violence against Afghan migrants seeking
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