SURGE IN MILITANCY IN INDIAN OCCUPIED JAMMU & KASHMIR
Ikram Sh Indian prime Minister Narendra Modi on 18.7.24 chaired a high-level cabinet meeting attended by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister Amit Shah and others to review increasing of alleged militancy in the Illegal Indian Held Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and directed all concerned quarters including the army chief to employee all resources to […]
Afghan vagrants vandalise Pakistan Consulate Frankfurt
Dr. Naveed Elahi A group of Afghan national extremists attacked and vandalised the Pakistani consulate in Frankfurt, Germany (20.7.24) They pelted stones at the Consulate building and removed the country’s flag. The video clips on social media show that the consulate was undefended, and police did not reach the spot to control the assailants. It […]
Is the die cast?
Khurram Khan The government decided to launch a “re-invigorated and re-energised” counterterrorism operation called Azm-e-Istehkam in the huddle of the Apex Committee of National Action Plan on June 23, 2024. The broad contours of the latest operation while recognising the sacrifices rendered by the personnel of armed forces and acknowledging the successes achieved in CT […]
Ebbs and Flows of Terrorism Trends in Pakistan
Saima Khan Pakistan’s struggle against militant groups intensified dramatically throughout 2023, marking a year of profound challenges in national security. Pakistan witnessed a staggering 70% surge in militant attacks by the year’s end, coupled with an alarming 81% rise in fatalities compared to the previous year. In absolute terms, 645 militant attacks claimed 976 lives […]
Ten Valiant Martyrs
Dr. Naveed Elahi During the last two days, Afghanistan based terrorist groups struck twice in Dera Ismail Khan and Bannu, the southern regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in which a total of 15 individuals, including 10 soldiers, were martyred. The attack on a rural health center in Kirri Shamozai, D.I. Khan took place a few […]
Security at a Glance -1 to 15 July
Part -1 Domestic AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR (AJK) BALOCHISTAN ISLAMABAD 1.Police claimed to have recovered an AK-47 rifle, two grenades and two detonators and safety fuses from the hideout of a terrorist who managed to escape in the cover of darkness at Sangjani area of Islamabad district (3.7.24). 2. Pashtoon Tuhaffaz Movement’s (PTM) poet […]
National Security & Counterintelligence
Dr. Naveed Elahi Intelligence is a strange business. Foes, occasionally allies also, resort to espionage against states to safeguard their perceived interests. As the British Prime Minister Lord Palmerston said: “We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual”, this fact underscores the crucial role of intelligence […]
Noises from a Boneyard
Lt. Gen ® Asad Durrani Indeed, rattling of bones is scarier than the silence of the graveyard. But that’s what I experienced on a holy Friday. It was like a Grand Jirga. Many of the star-studded names from our so-called strategic community were assembled in a five-star hotel, to jumpstart their brains and break the […]
Can RATS Curb Terrorism?
Khurram Khan Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a unique body that endeavours to tackle terrorism at regional level. RATS was formed by the Council of Head of State of SCO member states on June 07, 2002, by six founding members that were Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. RATS […]