Well, one or two days ago, you must have noted that in South Waziristan, in two or three locations, especially in Angoor Adda and nearby areas, there was mortar shelling from across the border. A drone attack was also carried out. Not only were security forces targeted, which was foiled by the forces, but a […]
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(Shamim Shahid) The recent reports emerging from Kandahar about a high-level, reportedly secretive meeting within the Taliban leadership circle have once again brought the complex and deeply entangled issue of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) into sharp focus. According to these accounts, the meeting said to have been chaired by the Afghan Taliban’s supreme leadership produced
There were some positive signs after the Urumqi talks. For a brief moment, it appeared that the difficult and strained relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan was beginning to move toward stability. The statements emerging after the China-hosted talks suggested progress. It seemed the Afghan Taliban had started to understand the seriousness of Pakistan’s concerns, while
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(Mushtaq Yusufzai) The recent trajectory of Pakistan–Afghanistan relations reflects a familiar but deeply troubling pattern: brief moments of diplomatic optimism followed by renewed cycles of mistrust, border tensions, and mutual accusations. Only a short time ago, discussions facilitated in China had created an impression that both neighboring countries were finally moving toward a more constructive
For terrorism to thrive, continuous financing is required. Terrorism is not an individual act. It is the product of an ideology, a mission, and a carefully structured system. This entire infrastructure, including mobilization, strategy, planning and execution, is run by organizations. In many cases, it is state-sponsored, while in others it operates through networks and
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First, look at the pattern and see which districts in KP are most affected by surge in Terror. The data clearly shows that Bannu, North Waziristan, Dera Ismail Khan and the adjoining South Waziristan district remain the most vulnerable because a sizable number of terrorist groups are still present across the border. This data reflects
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The Pak-Afghan struggle is ongoing, and in the meantime, we are witnessing misguided and contradictory statements from the Afghan Taliban. On one hand, Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister, Ameer Khan Muttaqi, has expressed concern over the threat of a dangerous war in the region. He has spoken of peace talks, a complete ceasefire, and the need
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Whenever a government does something, it has a purpose. If there is an assembly, its purpose is legislation. If there are ministers, secretaries and officials, their purpose is governance. But when governance itself begins to collapse, when institutions become stages for optics rather than service delivery, then the public has every right to ask what
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Even they themselves do not know what the purpose of political optics in Peshawar was. A lot of credit was claimed over the so-called public gathering at Qayyum Stadium in Peshawar Cantt, and the social media brigade tried hard to portray it as a major success, creating the impression that public issues would be highlighted
(Shamim Shahid) In South Asia’s volatile political landscape, information often travels faster than verification, and perception frequently overtakes fact long before truth can catch up. Nowhere is this more visible than in the evolving and increasingly complex discourse surrounding Afghanistan–Pakistan relations, particularly in the context of militant networks, cross-border security claims, and ongoing diplomatic engagements.
