(Mushtaq Yusufzai) Over the past two decades, Pakistan has endured an unrelenting campaign of militant violence. The country’s armed forces and security apparatus have borne the brunt of this conflict, sacrificing thousands of lives in the name of national security. But there is a disturbing trend that demands deeper analysis: the persistent targeting of the […]
Reports of alleged contacts between Israel’s intelligence agency and the Taliban have revived a familiar question in regional geopolitics, is Afghanistan once again becoming a center of covert competition and intelligence operations? In recent discussions and intelligence assessments circulating in the region, claims have surfaced suggesting that Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, may have established operational
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(Arif Yusufzai) The recent high-level meeting between China and Pakistan underscores the evolving security dynamics in South and Central Asia. The dialogue, convened explicitly on security coordination, reflects shared concerns over militancy, particularly the operations of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM). While these groups may seem like regional problems
(Arshad Aziz Malik) Pakistan is confronting a complex and evolving security environment in which emerging technologies, regional rivalries and internal governance challenges intersect. The recent targeting of drones by Pakistani security forces in the Kohat region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has once again raised fundamental questions about the sources of modern weaponry used by militant groups
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In recent days, the terror-stricken Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has once again faced grave challenges to security and public safety. Today, in Lakki Marwat, a deeply tragic incident occurred in Shahdi Khel Bettani, where a police van carrying officers was struck by explosives. This deliberate attack claimed the lives of six police personnel, including the Station House
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I think this has become a very alarming situation for the regime of the Afghan Taliban. On the one hand, there is growing tension on the Pakistan–Afghanistan frontier, where Pakistan has made it clear that its Operation Ghazab Lil Haq will continue until the objectives of neutralizing militant threats are achieved. On the other hand,
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(Shamim Shahid) In recent weeks, the diplomatic spotlight has once again fallen on Afghanistan and not for reasons that will bring relief to its traumatized people or stability to a beleaguered region. A heated exchange in the United Nations Security Council has laid bare the geopolitical fault lines that surround the conflict, exposing not only
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An online disinformation campaign has recently been exposed against Pakistan. Claims began circulating on social media suggesting that a delegation from Pakistan had travelled to Kabul for negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. These reports quickly spread across multiple accounts, creating the impression that Islamabad had quietly initiated talks. However, the government of Pakistan, including Deputy
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(Zahir Shah Sherazi) In recent weeks, Pakistan has found itself at the center of an orchestrated campaign of misinformation and disinformation, propagated online and amplified by both regional and international actors. A coordinated set of social media accounts has spread unverified reports suggesting that a Pakistani delegation visited Kabul to engage in negotiations with the
Recently, Pakistan has adopted a position in the United Nations Security Council that the militant groups operating from the territory of Afghanistan are becoming a serious threat to regional and global security. Along with this, we are seeing increasing international pressure on the Afghan Taliban. American officials have also raised concerns about the detention of
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