Archive for December 4th, 2025

South Asia Intelligence Review

Derailing the Lifeline On November 29, 2025, an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on the railway track detonated shortly before a train was expected to arrive in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. “Around one and a half feet of the track was blown up in the blast,” a railway official said. On November 24, 2025, the Peshawar-bound Jaffar Express […]

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Complications of the ‘Cooperative Rivalry’ Between Iran and Pakistan

Iranian President Masoud Pezhakian’s visit to Islamabad on August 2, which led to the signing of 12 cooperation agreements between Iran and Pakistan, is a reflection of the 12-day Israel-Iran war. Pakistan strongly condemned the unjustified and illegitimate aggression by Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistani Defence Minister Khwaja Asif vowed to “stand behind Iran” and called […]

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