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Can Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Still Stop the Bloodshed, Or Is It Already Too Late?

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(Arif Yousafzai)    For more than two decades, I have been tracking the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and the constellation of militant organizations that have carved their influence across Pakistan’s northwest. I have watched them rise, retreat, regroup, and return stronger, smarter, and more determined each time. I say this not to boast of experience, but to […]

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Behind Every Bomb in Pakistan Lies an Afghan Hand: How a Starving Nation Became the World’s Most Dangerous Terror Factory

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(Arshad Aziz Malik) There is a pattern that no one in power wants to openly acknowledge, yet one that is staring us all in the face with brutal, undeniable clarity. Look carefully at the last ten, twelve, fifteen suicide bombings and conventional attacks that have shaken Pakistan’s tribal belt, its garrison towns, its checkposts, and

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Why Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Response Must Be Matched by Internal Action

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Recent developments along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border have once again brought regional security concerns to the forefront. Pakistan’s precision strikes against terrorist infrastructure inside Afghanistan came after a deadly attack on a security post in Hassan Khel, near Peshawar. The strikes followed a period during which Pakistan exercised considerable restraint despite a series of terrorist attacks

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From Bannu to Peshawar: Why Pakistan Has Reached a Defining Moment in Its Fight Against Terrorism

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(Fida Adeel) The already fragile relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan appears to be entering a new and more dangerous phase of tension, shaped by cross-border militancy, retaliatory airstrikes, and a deepening trust deficit between the two neighbours. Recent developments particularly an attack on a Frontier Corps (FC) post in the Peshawar region and Pakistan’s subsequent

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The Truth, the Propaganda, and the Airstrikes: How Pakistan’s Precision Strikes Exposed Afghanistan’s Hidden Terror Camps

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(Irfan Khan)  For years, Pakistan has repeated one warning with consistency, restraint, and diplomatic patience: Afghan soil must not be allowed to become a sanctuary for terrorist organizations targeting Pakistan. That warning was delivered in bilateral meetings, regional forums, intelligence exchanges, and international conferences. Yet despite repeated assurances from Kabul, the attacks inside Pakistan continued.

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Taliban, TTP and the New Regional Equation: What Is Really Happening Between Kabul and Islamabad?

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(Mushtaq Yusufzai)  For much of the past three years, relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been defined by mutual suspicion, escalating security concerns, and a growing sense that both countries were moving toward a dangerous confrontation. Every major terrorist attack inside Pakistan reignited accusations against Kabul, while every Pakistani military response deepened resentment across the

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Between Prison Walls and Power Games: The Unseen Links Shaping Terror Networks

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(Shamim Shahid) The security landscape of Pakistan and the wider region has entered another critical phase. Events unfolding across Afghanistan, Pakistan’s western borderlands, and Balochistan are no longer isolated developments. They are interconnected pieces of a much larger puzzle involving militancy, regional rivalries, governance failures, and political instability. Recent reports regarding a meeting between Afghanistan’s

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The Unfinished War Beneath the Silence of Power and the Echo of Sacrifice in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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(Faisal Karim Kundi, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today stands at a defining moment in its history, where the line between hope and uncertainty is increasingly thin. The province, which has remained at the frontline of Pakistan’s long and painful struggle against terrorism, continues to face serious and evolving security threats alongside deep governance challenges.

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Why Moscow’s Engagement Cannot Solve the Taliban’s Biggest Problem

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The recent excitement in Kabul over growing contacts with Russia says more about the Taliban’s insecurities than their achievements. Over the past few weeks, Taliban officials have attempted to portray Russian engagement as a strategic breakthrough. Statements coming from Kabul have even created the impression that some sort of defence arrangement now exists that would

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