In a major security operation, Sindh Rangers and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Karachi jointly conducted a raid in Korangi Chakra Goth, resulting in the arrest of three highly wanted facilitators of the banned organization Fitna al Hindustan. The apprehended suspects have been identified as Yasir Arfat, Khuda Bakhsh, and Zahid Hussain, also known as […]
Adam Boehler, the U.S. President’s Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs, has stated that two American citizens are currently being detained in Afghanistan by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, describing the situation as “unacceptable” and calling for their immediate release. In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), Mr. Boehler emphasized that the continued detention of
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Emerging intelligence assessments point to a concerning transformation in the operational capabilities of militant groups active in Balochistan, driven by the convergence of abandoned military hardware, commercially available drone technology, and entrenched cross-border smuggling networks. According to multiple security sources, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), referred to in some reports as “Fitna al Hindustan,” has
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Recent remarks by Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, have drawn renewed attention to the movement’s confrontational regional posture and its continued alignment with hardline geopolitical narratives. In an interview with Radio Iran, Mr. Mujahid asserted that the Islamic Republic of Iran would prevail in the event of a potential military conflict
Televised incitement against Pakistan by figures operating from Afghan soil is no longer an episodic irritant, it is fast crystallizing into a strategic pattern that Islamabad, and increasingly international observers, cannot afford to read as rhetorical excess. When anti-Pakistan rhetoric graduates from fringe pamphlets and encrypted channels to televised platforms, the shift is not cosmetic,
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The recent fire exchange in Lakki Marwat, one of the worst terror-stricken districts in southern KP, is not an isolated firefight. It is part of a widening insurgent recalibration unfolding across southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where militant groups are blending conventional guerrilla tactics with low-cost aerial capability, testing both state response and community resilience. For years,
The question of militant sanctuaries inside Afghanistan has steadily shifted from diplomatic allegation to documented security concern. What once revolved primarily around the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has now widened into a layered ecosystem hosting regional and transnational actors. United Nations monitoring reports continue to flag the presence of multiple groups operating within Afghan territory.
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Security forces, in a coordinated action alongside police, apprehended a militant in injured condition during a joint operation launched on confirmed intelligence regarding militant presence in the Largo Pul area of Bara, district Khyber. According to security sources, the operation was carried out in Largo Pul, located in Tehsil Bara of Khyber District. As security
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The recent pattern of landmine blasts and improvised explosive attacks on bridges across North Waziristan, and adjoining southern as well as tribal districts, reflects a tactical shift that extends far beyond hit and run violence against security personnel. What is emerging instead is a deliberate campaign to fracture mobility arteries, isolate population clusters, and shape
Lakki Marwat Police conducted a major search-and-strike operation across sensitive areas including Dadiwala, Abasa Khatak, Samandi, Wanda Galapa, Machan Khel, Akhundan, Malakhel, and adjacent sensitive zones near Bannu district. Hidden hideouts established by extremists were destroyed. In this successful counterterror operation, CTD, Elite Force, and additional police personnel participated. Simultaneously, a search operation was carried
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