There has been a wave of attacks across Pakistan in recent weeks by militant groups operating in the region that have widely varying objectives. This week, a suicide attacker killed five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver in a convoy in Pakistan’s northwest. Pakistani Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, is the usual suspect for such attacks in the northwest, but […]

Established In: 2000 Established By: Unknown Also Known As: JeM Country Of Origin: Pakistan Leaders: Maulana Masood Azhar, Abdul Rauf Asghar Key Members: Maulana Masood Azhar, Abdul Rauf Asghar Operational Area: Pakistan, India Number Of Members: 10,000+ Involved In: Armed attacks, Suicide bomb attacks Jaish-e-Mohammed is a Pakistan-based Deobandi jihadist group active in Kashmir. The group’s primary motive is to […]

The readiness, alertness, and comprehensive training of a nation’s armed forces have historically been its primary means of ensuring peace. Therefore putting the state in a position to deal with any unanticipated events or potential crisis. Pakistan’s tri-forces have participated in multiple regional, national, and international exercises. By no means are these exercises a demonstration of an aggressive force posture; […]

On March 26, 2024, at least six persons – five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver – were killed when their convoy was attacked by a suicide bomber in the Besham area of Shangla District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). A convoy of 12 vehicles, nine of them carrying Chinese nationals and three escorting vehicles of the paramilitary Frontier Corps, were […]

Khawaja Mohammad Asif, the Minister of Defense of Pakistan, has once again said that terrorism in Pakistan originates from Afghanistan and that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have training camps and shelter in the country. He said however that Islamabad should have a comprehensive dialogue with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA). However, the IEA has repeatedly denied these allegations and says […]

A prominent Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader and cleric, Noor Islam Nizami, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district. According to Pakistani media, the incident took place in Miranshah, close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. North Waziristan District Police Officer (DPO) confirmed that Nizami died from gunshot wounds. Police have launched an investigation. JUI-F is […]

The first deputy interior minister Mohammad Nabi Omari has advised the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Islamabad to resolve matters of conflict between themselves. Speaking at a gathering in Khost province, Omari said that there is no member of TTP in Afghanistan, but the escalation of conflict in Pakistan affects the situation in Afghanistan. He stated experience has shown that a […]

Two and a half years into their reign, the Afghan Taliban have cemented their ultra-conservative rule across the war-torn country but have yet to turn their fighting force into a traditional military. VOA spoke to analysts who say the former insurgent force does not need to pattern itself after a standard military to effectively counter a mounting security threat from […]

Sanaullah Ghaffari, also known as Shahab al-Muhajar, is reportedly the ISIS-Khorasan (Daesh) branch leader and is holed up in Pakistan, Reuters reports. The 29-year-old took over as leader in 2020 and under his leadership the group has carried out extreme attacks as a means of recruiting, Reuters reported. Reuters noted that little was known about Ghafari before the deadly 2021 […]

Following the March 22, 2024 attack on the Crocus City Hall music venue in Moscow, in which an estimated 137 people were killed and for which the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility, major Urdu-language and English-language dailies in Pakistan published editorials arguing that both the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban) and the Islamic State Khurasan Province […]