In a striking display of public resolve, the residents of Nushki took matters into their own hands and demolished the home of notorious terrorist Bashir Zeb. The act reflects a long-standing local tradition of holding individuals accountable when involved in serious crimes or terrorism. Security sources say that for years, fear prevented the community from […]
Pakistan’s security landscape is once again passing through a phase where frequency of incidents risks distorting the deeper picture. From North Waziristan’s Datakhel to Nushki, from intelligence-based interdictions to community-security engagements, recent developments collectively point not to institutional fatigue, but to an evolving contest between militant adaptation and state-society cohesion. What stands out across the
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Two key commanders of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been killed in North Waziristan in what security sources describe as the latest episode of violent infighting among outlawed militant factions. According to sources, Commander Zubair alias Sufyan, and Commander Yasir were traveling toward the Spalga area when they were ambushed by unidentified gunmen lying
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Federal Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks have still not been conclusively identified, stressing that no Afghan, Pashtun, or Hazara individual was involved in the incident, yet Pakistan fought what he described as a “rented war” in its aftermath and was later abandoned. Speaking during a session of
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A terror plot was foiled in Nushki after police, acting on public information, cordoned off an area near Abu Zar Mosque in Qaziabad and recovered suspicious explosive material before it could cause harm. According to police officials, the alert was received regarding the presence of suspected improvised explosive material in the vicinity of the mosque.
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In the backdrop of recent untoward incidents in Tehsil Datakhel, a jirga was convened between the Brigade Commander and tribal elders representing the Manzar Khel and Haidar Khel clans, reaffirming coordination between local communities and security authorities amid renewed militant provocations. During the sitting, tribal elders presented their concerns in detail, which were heard at
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The Afghan Taliban have introduced a new criminal code that international observers and legal experts describe as a mechanism for entrenching authoritarian rule under the appearance of legality, further deepening concerns over human rights, social justice, and public safety in Afghanistan. According to an analysis published by the international journal Eurasia, the newly imposed criminal
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Federal Minister for Interior, Mohsin Naqvi, emphasized Pakistan’s pivotal role in combating terrorism and protecting the global community, highlighting the nation’s continued commitment to countering extremist threats at home and abroad. Minister Naqvi received expressions of solidarity from Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and European Commissioner Magnus Berner, following the recent suicide bombing in Islamabad.
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Pakistan stands firm in its commitment to regional peace, stability, and humanitarian cooperation, even as recurring hostility from across its western border challenges decades of goodwill. Despite repeated provocations, Islamabad underscores the enduring truth of its historical role in supporting Afghanistan and the Afghan people through some of the most turbulent periods in the region’s
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The United Nations has raised renewed alarm over persistent human rights violations in Afghanistan, reporting that at least 14 former members of the Afghan security forces were killed between October and December last year, while dozens more were arbitrarily detained, tortured, or ill-treated, despite repeated assurances by the Taliban of a general amnesty. In its
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