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Cross-Border Terrorism: How Afghanistan’s Governance Gaps Endanger Pakistan

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Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan are at a critical juncture, deteriorating with each passing day. Security challenges are mounting across Pakistan’s northwestern regions, with regular attacks reported in Bannu, Tirah, North Waziristan, and the former merged districts. These attacks, targeting Pakistan’s security forces, underscore a pressing reality: extremist groups, including Daesh Khurasan, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan […]

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PTI’s Political Spectacle in Peshawar Overshadows Citizens’ Security and Welfare

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The mass gathering held on 7 December in Peshawar by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government was less a platform for governance and more a stage for political theatrics. While KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and allied leaders dominated the speeches, the absence of any concrete roadmap on law and order, security, or counter-terrorism was glaring. The

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Doha’s Peace Initiative Returns as SIGAR Report Shows US Weapons Reaching TTP

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Qatar has once again stepped forward with an offer to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan, inviting both sides to resume inclusive political dialogue. The offer, made during the Doha Forum by Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister, reflects Doha’s belief that renewed engagement might help deescalate rapidly worsening tensions between the two neighbours. The crucial

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Politics, Protest, and Public Order: DG ISPR’s Press Conference Redefines Civil-Military Boundaries

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(Irfan Khan)    The press conference held by Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry represents a watershed moment in Pakistan’s contemporary civil-military landscape. What was most striking about the proceedings was not merely the content of the statements but the tenor and intensity of the language employed. For

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When Politics Challenges the State: DG ISPR’s Stark Message to Pakistan

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(Arif Yousafzai)  The press conference held by DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has reverberated across Pakistan’s political and media landscape, sending a clear message that the narrative engineered by certain political factions, particularly the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), poses a serious threat not only to political stability but to national security itself. Speaking with

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Afghanistan’s Terror Networks and Pakistan’s Political Blind Spots

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The ongoing tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan has severely undermined regional peace and security. Countries around the world are increasingly concerned about the destabilising situation. Denmark has highlighted the issue, and the United States has voiced a strong reaction. Russia, too, has warned that terrorist groups in Afghanistan are now employing new technology to conduct

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Growing Political Confrontation Threatens to Overshadow the 11th NFC

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The economic and political situation, or arguably the political confrontation, in Pakistan has entered a disturbing and strange phase, underscored by widening mistrust between the centre and the provinces. The latest meeting of the National Finance Commission in Islamabad, held under Article 160 of the constitution, became a reminder of how unresolved disputes over resources

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Pakistan’s Economic and Security Crisis: NFC Disputes and Afghan Tensions

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Pakistan is entering another tense cycle of political discord, economic strain and regional insecurity. The eleventh National Finance Commission meeting is underway in Islamabad, where all four provinces are presenting their financial positions, while the government attempts to set a timeline for the next NFC award. At the same time, relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan

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Regional Powers Are Uniting Against Terror, but Kabul Remains the Weak Link

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For the first time in two decades, regional powers appear aligned on one core security priority, containing and dismantling the militant networks that have re-emerged across Afghanistan and spilled across borders. Pakistan, China, Iran, the Central Asian Republics, Russia, and even the Gulf states now share a visible convergence, the threat emanating from Afghan soil

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CM Sohail Afridi’s Darbar Speech Once Again Exposes PTI’s Real Priorities

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Muhammad Haseenullah Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s latest public appearance, a joint darbar held for police and civil officers, was presented as a show of solidarity with the security forces. In reality, it once again exposed the same pattern that has defined PTI’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The rhetoric of sacrifice and bravery is repeated on

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