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Political Responsibility and Provincial Reality in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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(Shamim Shahid)  Politics in Pakistan often moves in sharp swings between agitation and accommodation, confrontation and compromise. In recent days, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has once again found itself at the centre of this familiar but consequential pendulum. A proposed protest by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on February 8, renewed engagement between the Prime Minister and the Chief […]

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Pakistan’s Multiple Fronts: Security, Narrative, and the Struggle for Coherence

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The letter written by Mehmood Khan Achakzai to the Prime Minister reopened a debate that Pakistan has been circling for months. At its core was the question of how the state treats political prisoners, particularly PTI founder Imran Khan, and whether the system is capable of separating legal process from political polarization. The demand was

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Balochistan’s Day of Fire, and the Questions It Leaves Behind

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The violence that unfolded across Balochistan on January 31 was not just tragic; it was unprecedented in scale and coordination. In a single day, attacks were reported from multiple locations, eventually spanning at least twelve cities. What initially appeared as isolated incidents quickly revealed themselves as part of a carefully synchronized campaign. Security assessments indicate

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The Escalating Security Crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan: Political Failures, Militancy, and the National Action Plan Gap

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(Mushtaq Yusufzai)  Over the past few days, the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan has reached alarming levels, highlighting the persistent challenges Pakistan faces in combating militancy and maintaining internal stability. The sudden surge in terrorist attacks in multiple regions of these provinces has raised critical questions about the effectiveness of both provincial and

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Fighting Without a Political Shield: Why Security Forces Alone Cannot Stabilise Balochistan

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(Shamim Shahid) The latest wave of coordinated terrorist attacks across multiple districts of Balochistan has once again forced Pakistan to confront an uncomfortable reality: despite repeated claims of improved security and operational success, the province remains deeply unstable. The near-simultaneous nature of these attacks, including incidents in Quetta the provincial capital followed by large-scale security

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A Government of Statements, Not Solutions: The Deepening Crisis of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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(Arif Yousafzai)  In politics, moments of crisis often separate rhetoric from reality. The events unfolding around Adiala Jail in recent days, followed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s renewed call for a street movement on February 8, offer precisely such a moment. What was projected as an emergency mobilization around Imran Khan’s health instead exposed deeper cracks

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Tirah at the Edge: Who Controls the Valley Now?

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(Aqeel Yousafzai)  For weeks, Tirah Valley has returned to Pakistan’s national conversation not as a distant memory of past militancy, but as an unresolved present tense. Reports, political commentary, television debates, and conflicting narratives have created a familiar yet deeply troubling question: what exactly is happening in Tirah, and why does it matter now more

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Rs4 Billion Vanished, Tirah Abandoned, KP Leadership Busy Protesting Elsewhere

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Tirah did not erupt overnight. Its crisis was not sudden, unexpected, or accidental. The displacement, the chaos, the suffering, all of it was visible, predictable, and known well in advance. By October 28, the provincial government was fully aware that residents of Tirah would be forced to descend from their villages. This was not speculation.

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How Political Posturing Turned Tirah into a Crisis Zone

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It is remarkable how many self-declared experts on security operations, as well as those self-proclaimed political experts, suddenly appear in public debates. Even when they have no familiarity with the terrain or the operational environment, they speak as if they are seasoned military planners. This produces strange explanations, often presented with complete certainty. There is

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