Iran absolutely wouldn’t have authorized any retaliatory Pakistani strikes on its territory like Mohammad Marandi and Pepe Escobar’s explicitly stated and strongly implied theories would respectively suggest if there was any truth to their interpretation of why Iran struck Pakistan earlier in the week. Pakistan confirmed on Thursday morning that it was responsible for strikes against Islamabad-designated terrorists-separatists in eastern […]

At least nine people, including several children, were killed in Pakistani drone and missile strikes on Iran on Thursday morning, two days after Iranian strikes against a separatist militant group on Pakistani soil. The early-morning strikes hit Iran’s south-eastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, which borders Pakistan’s Balochistan province where Iran carried out a drone and missile attack on Tuesday […]

Pakistan said neighbouring Iran has violated its airspace resulting in the death of two children, hours after Iranian state media said missiles targeted two bases of militant group Jaish al Adl on Tuesday, Reuters reported. Islamabad warned that the incident could have “serious consequences” and was “completely unacceptable” in a statement released by Pakistan’s foreign office spokesperson in the early […]

At least 11 Iranian security personnel have been killed in an attack on a police station in the southeastern border province of Sistan-Baluchestan, state television reported. Alireza Marhamati, deputy governor of the province, said on Friday that senior police officers and soldiers were killed and injured in the 2am (22:30 GMT Thursday) attack in the town of Rask, about 1,400km […]

Iran launched attacks Tuesday in Pakistan targeting what it described as bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl, potentially further raising tensions in a Middle East already roiled by Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Pakistan said the strikes killed two children and wounded three others in an assault it described as an “unprovoked violation” of its airspace. […]

A Pakistani naval flotilla that has docked at Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas is going to attend a joint military exercise with Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf. The Pakistani flotilla, comprising the Madadgar warship and Zhob maritime security vessel, has berthed at Bandar Abbas to convey the message of peace and friendship. The expansion of friendly ties […]

A candidate in Pakistan’s general elections was shot dead while campaigning on Wednesday, police said, an incident likely to underscore concerns among political leaders that rising militant attacks could threaten the holding of the Feb. 8 polls, Reuters reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack that killed three people including Malik Kaleem Ullah, an independent candidate for the […]

Pakistan’s diminished position in regional politics in the last decade has been overshadowed domestically by other pressing issues, such as the vote of no confidence, sovereign default threat, anti-state violence on May 9th, and increasing TTP terrorism. Aggressive politicking, crude electioneering, combative rhetoric, and lofty promises will probably dominate the upcoming general elections. However, with the growing division at home […]

IntroductionThe district of Panjgur, nestled in the southwestern province of Balochistan, Pakistan, stands at the crossroads of a dynamic political landscape as the approaching general elections draw near. As the political heartbeat accelerates, Panjgur emerges as a miniature of the larger electoral narrative in the country, characterized by its own unique dynamics and challenges. This article embarks on an exploration […]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Terrorism Thrives On January 7, 2024, four persons, including two Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed while three others were injured in a suspected incident of sectarian attack on a passenger coach and a vehicle near Sadda Bazaar in the Kurram District. On January 5, 2024, (SFs shot dead two terrorists, including one “high value terrorist”, Gul Yousaf, […]