The banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) maintains a nexus with Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which continues to fuel terrorism, sabotage, and societal destabilization across Balochistan and other parts of Pakistan. This nexus provides funding, training, weapons, and logistical support, enabling the outfit to exploit vulnerable local women and youth as tools for suicide bombings […]
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Pakistan questions UN experts over TTP presence in Afghanistan
Pakistan on Sunday questioned the position of UN Human Rights Experts regarding the lack of “credible evidence” linking Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacks to Afghan soil, pointing to multiple UN and international reports that documented the presence and activities of terrorist groups, including TTP, operating from Afghanistan. In a recent statement, the UN Experts had urged […]
Pakistan, Afghanistan, China hold trilateral talks in Urumqi
Officials from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China are meeting in the Chinese city of Urumqi under a trilateral talks mechanism to discuss recent regional developments and security concerns. Read More: China calls for negotiation between Pakistan, Afghanistan According to a senior official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, the meeting is not a formal mediation effort but […]
Pakistani forces destroy Taliban posts along Bajaur border in Operation Ghazab lil-Haq
PESHAWAR — Pakistani armed forces have targeted and destroyed Afghan Taliban positions along the Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as part of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, security sources confirmed on Monday. The operation, launched in late February, aims to neutralize cross-border militant threats following unprovoked firing from Afghan Taliban positions. Read More: Pakistan reports major […]
Pakistani air strikes hit Kabul, four civilians killed amid border tensions
KABUL – Afghan authorities reported on Friday that Pakistani air strikes overnight hit Kabul and several border provinces, killing four people in the capital and injuring 15, including women and children. Homes in residential areas were struck, according to Khalil Zadran, spokesman for Kabul police. Read More: Pakistan continues to inflict heavy losses on Afghan Taliban […]
Pakistan urged to rethink border policies, prioritize diplomacy with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD — Amid rising tensions along the Pakistan Afghanistan border, experts are urging Islamabad to reconsider its current policies, which have affected cross-border trade and complicated relations with Afghan nationals living in Pakistan. Read More: Pakistan army strikes Afghan Taliban posts, ammo depots destroyed A recent report by the International Crisis Group (ICG) highlighted a surge in violence […]
Pakistan eliminates TTP mid-level leaders in cross-border strikes
Security sources on Thursday confirmed that several mid-level leaders of TTP were eliminated during Pakistani military strikes conducted under Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq. A senior security official said that the Afghan Taliban were well aware of Pakistan’s concerns and demands, adding that the regime needed to take “verifiable steps” if it wanted a ceasefire or a dialogue. […]
Pakistan conducts airstrikes on Afghanistan border, kills over 80 TTP militants
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan carried out intelligence-based airstrikes across the Afghanistan border on Sunday, targeting seven camps belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Islamic State-Khorasan Province, killing more than 80 militants, according to Pakistani security sources. The operation was described as retaliatory, following a series of recent suicide attacks in Bajaur, Bannu, and Islamabad that […]
Pakistan urges Taliban to curb terrorist activity from Afghan soil at United Nations
NEW YORK — Pakistan Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, emphasized Islamabad’s serious concerns over terrorist groups operating from Afghanistan, including Tehreek i Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), Majeed Brigade, ISIL-K (Daesh-K), and Al-Qaeda. Read More: UNSC rebuts Taliban denial, links Afghan networks to rising Speaking after the United Nations Security […]
United Nations Security Council extends Afghanistan sanctions monitoring mandate
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the Monitoring Team supporting the 1988 Afghanistan Sanctions Committee for another year, renewing its work until February 17, 2027. Read More: UNSC rebuts Taliban denial, links Afghan networks to rising All 15 members voted in favour of the US-drafted resolution amid […]