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How Is the Taliban’s Drone Programme Expanding with Indian and Al-Qaeda Assistance?

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The Taliban authorities in Kabul are reportedly expanding their emerging drone capabilities, marking a potentially significant evolution in the group’s military posture and raising fresh security concerns for Pakistan. According to Pakistani security assessments and media reports, the Taliban have been acquiring commercially manufactured drones from China and modifying them for military applications, potentially transforming relatively […]

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The Durand Line: A Border, a Political Myth and the Price of Ignoring Reality

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Brig (R) Mahmood Shah Few borders in South Asia carry as much history, emotion and political controversy as the Durand Line. For more than a century, the frontier between Afghanistan and the territory that is now Pakistan has been at the centre of competing historical narratives, ethnic claims, strategic calculations and, increasingly, security concerns. Yet

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Operation Radd-ul-Fitna-3: 15 Khawarij Neutralized in IBOs Across Balochistan

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Security forces have intensified intelligence-based operations against Khawarij elements across Balochistan, neutralizing 15 Khawarij and recovering a substantial quantity of weapons and ammunition during a series of coordinated actions conducted under Operation Radd-ul-Fitna-3. According to security sources, the operations were carried out across several strategically important districts, including Mastung, Bolan, Washuk, Awaran, Sibi, Khuzdar, Harnai, and Nushki, as security forces

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Khawarij Ambush Police Riders in Lakki Marwat, Constable Martyred, Another Injured

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In a targeted attack on law-enforcement personnel, Khawarij opened fire on a police patrol near the Old Police Lines in Lakki Marwat, resulting in the martyrdom of Constable Sajid Ullah and injuries to Constable Muhammad Waqas. According to police, the Khawarij targeted the police riders while they were carrying out their duties in the vicinity of the Old Police

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BLA Key Commander Killed in Sorab Operation, Major Blow to Group’s Command Structure

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A significant development has emerged from Balochistan following a successful security operation in the Sorab area on 15 July, during which Shakir Rehman, described as a key commander of the proscribed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), was killed. The development has gained particular significance following confirmation of Rehman’s death by the BLA itself, providing an important indication that the

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Anti-Taliban Fronts Claim 15 Attacks on Taliban Positions Across 9 Afghan Provinces in One Week

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Anti-Taliban opposition fronts have reported a significant escalation in armed operations across Afghanistan, claiming responsibility for at least 15 attacks on Taliban positions across nine provinces during the past week and asserting that approximately 30 Taliban members were killed in the reported operations. The attacks, according to claims issued separately by opposition groups, were reported across Badakhshan, Kunduz, Baghlan, Kabul,

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What Could the New Saudi-Türkiye-Pakistan Defence Pact Mean for the Region?

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(Babar Khan) Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan have entered into a landmark defence partnership that is emerging as a potentially consequential development in the strategic landscape of the Middle East and wider Muslim world. The agreement brings together three influential regional powers with complementary economic, military, technological, and strategic capabilities and reportedly establishes a collective-defence framework

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United Front Strikes in Kandahar, Taliban Morality Police Official Killed

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A Taliban official associated with the group’s morality police was reportedly shot dead by armed assailants in Aino Mina Township, a prominent residential area of Afghanistan’s historic city of Kandahar. According to reports, the official was targeted near a public park in Aino Mina. The armed attackers reportedly carried out the shooting before fleeing the area.

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Timely Action by Bomb Disposal Unit Foils Major Khawarij Threat in Wana

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A major potential tragedy was averted in Rustom Bazaar, Wana, where a 10-kilogram pressure-operated Improvised Explosive Device (IED) allegedly planted by Fitna al-Khawarij was successfully detected and neutralized by the Bomb Disposal Unit through timely and professional action. The explosive device had been planted in Shirajami Street, an area within Rustom Bazaar, posing a serious potential threat to the lives and

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Operation Radd-ul-Fitna-3: Five Members of FAH Neutralized in IBO in Raskoh, Kharan

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Security Forces, continuing operations under Operation Radd-ul-Fitna-3, have further intensified their intelligence-driven campaign against elements associated with Fitna al-Hindustan operating across Balochistan. In a significant Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) conducted in the Raskoh mountain range of Kharan, five members of Fitna al-Hindustan were neutralized, while a substantial quantity of weapons, ammunition, and explosive material was recovered from their hideouts. According

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