The suicide blast at the Tarlai mosque is not merely another entry in Pakistan’s long ledger of grief, it is a warning flare rising from the capital’s own skyline. Dozens lost their lives; many more were wounded. The attacker, reportedly linked to Fitna al-Khwarij, was intercepted at the mosque gate. That single interruption prevented an […]
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The meeting of the Provincial Apex Committee in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, chaired by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, comes at a time when the province stands at a delicate security crossroads. For months, the demand echoed across policy discussions, media platforms, and security circles that the Apex Committee forum must be activated meaningfully. That call has now
From Discord to Coordination, KP’s Security Architecture Recalibrates Read More »
(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
Political Responsibility and Provincial Reality in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Read More »
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
Pakistan’s Multiple Fronts: Security, Narrative, and the Struggle for Coherence Read More »
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
Balochistan’s Day of Fire, and the Questions It Leaves Behind Read More »
(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
(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
(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
A Government of Statements, Not Solutions: The Deepening Crisis of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Read More »
(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
Tirah at the Edge: Who Controls the Valley Now? Read More »
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.
Rs4 Billion Vanished, Tirah Abandoned, KP Leadership Busy Protesting Elsewhere Read More »
