SHARIFULLAH, THE ISIS-K SMOKING GUN
TARIQ LODHI By now, the world is fully aware of handing over of the Islamic State in Khorasan Province ISIS-K leader, Sharifullah, alias Jafar, in second fortnight of Feb-2025, from Pak-Afghan border area. Sharifullah, now in USA’s custody has been charged under sections of 18 USC, subsection 2339B, for providing and conspiring to provide material […]
TERROIRIST ATTACK ON BANNU AGAIN
TSB Report A group of terrorists carried out two suicide bombings to breach a military base wall in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, followed by an armed assault that left at least 13 civilians dead and 32 injured. The security forces reacted timely and killed 16 assailants. A militant groups, Jaish Al-Fursan, affiliated with Hafiz Gul Bahadar, […]
SECURITY AT A GLANCE
16-28 Feb 2025 Domestic BALOCHISTAN Comments & Analysis: The incidents highlight a surge in violence across various districts of Balochistan, targeting security forces, law enforcement, and civilians. Multiple attacks on police stations, Levies Force, and FC check posts indicate the persistent strategy of coordinated effort to destabilize law enforcement, adopted by both TTP and BLA, […]
Blazing Hybrid-Warfare
TARIQ LODHI [1] “Explosions on three Israeli buses in ‘militant attack’, police say”, Video Clip on PA Media: Video, 21-Feb-2025, https://uk.news.yahoo.com/explosions-three-israeli-buses-militant-024721088.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACoA9_mwrFfPmyrEEDTr5pWj4z4q0xkEG_bBRT_PC2tUbxgm3StQXKang6poxEkz_dbPnUlzN98uFUPcorWMhcjtM0NoUmOl7KEIuta5Y9pWIiE6gWCL1wugSbzrlCHplpniQZtKkkEQg69tmL4talkSxPc6RX-meZaxzDaCQAa- [2] “Iran believed to be behind central Israel bus bombings, initial security assessment finds”, by James Genn, Keshet Neev, Amichai Stein and Amir Bohbot, 20-Feb-2025, Jerusalem Post, < https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-843086> [3] “Security forces arrest nine […]
SECURITY AT A GLANCE
(1-15.2.25) Part 1- Domestic BALOCHISTAN ISLAMABAD KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (KPK) Comments & Analysis: The southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Dera Ismail Khan, Bannu, Bajaur, Khyber, Kurram, Lakki Marwat, Karak, North Waziristan, and South Waziristan, have been under the grip of terrorism for quite some time. Security forces and police continue to pursue these elements relentlessly, […]
TTP- BLA- AFGHAN TALIBAN NEXUS: A SERIOUS THREAT TO PAKISTAN AND THE REGION
TSB Team Analysis A United Nations report, the 35th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team (ASSMT), which was presented to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), has made startling revelations that despite Pakistan’s increasing diplomatic and military pressure, the Afghan Taliban continue to support the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), contributing to the […]
The Farishta Jami ISKP Case
TSB SPECIAL REPORT Farishta Jami, a 36-year-old woman from Stratford, UK, has been found guilty of multiple terrorism offenses for attempting to join the Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) in Afghanistan. A jury at Leicester Crown Court convicted her on two counts of preparing for terrorist acts under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. […]
SECURITY AT A GLANCE
16- 31 Jan 2025 Domestic BALOCHISTAN BLA Commander Surrenders in Quetta KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (KPK) Comment & Analysis: The security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) in January 2025 reflects a surge in militant activities, targeted killings, and lawlessness, particularly in North Waziristan, Bannu, Bajaur, and Lakki Marwat, where terrorist attacks on security check posts, law enforcement […]