SECURITY AT A GLANCE (16–31 Dec 2025)
Domestic BALOCHISTAN ISLAMABAD KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (KP) Comments & Analysis:According to unconfirmed reports by Afghanistan International, senior TTP commanders—including Noor Wali Mehsud, Hafiz Gul Bahadur, Azmatullah Mehsud, Akhtar Muhammad Khalil, and Mufti Sadiq Noor Dawar—frequently travel between Kabul and Afghan provinces such as Kunar, Khost, Paktia, and Paktika. Pakistan has repeatedly urged the Taliban-led IEA government […]
The State Strikes Back
Dr. Naveed Elahi According to the latest report published in the media, at least 12 terrorists were killed in two separate intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Kalat district (Balochistan) and Karak district (KP), following credible intelligence about militant presence. In Balochistan, four militants affiliated with Fitna al Hindustan (BLA etc) were neutralised and weapons and ammunition […]
Indian Counter Terrorism Narrative
Muhammad Atta Ullah Indian policies to counter terrorism have mustered no support at international level rather these have been counter-productive. Indian leadership, however, has been successfully selling the ill-conceived counter terrorism narrative to its public to get political mileage which apparently has yielded positive results for Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in recently concluded Bihar state […]
THE MORAL DYNAMITE OF THE WEST:
Why the Nobel Peace Prize Continues to Fail the Global South Azhar Rashid Khan, PSP The Nobel Peace Prize — created, ironically, by Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite — is celebrated as the world’s highest moral honour, a beacon of hope and principle. Yet its track record reveals a deeply political logic: rather than purely […]
SECURITY AT A GLANCE (1–15.12.25)
Domestic BALOCHISTAN Comments & Analysis: The recent incidents across Balochistan reflect a volatile security landscape shaped by overlapping militant, criminal, and institutional vulnerabilities. Insurgent activity remains persistent, demonstrated through coordinated attacks on FC installations, a suicide bombing in Nokundi, and targeted killings, including the murder of a CTD official. At the same time, high-frequency criminal […]
SECURITY AT A GLANCE (16-30.11.25)
AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR (AJK) BALOCHISTAN ISLAMABAD KHYBER PAKHTOONKHWA (KP) PUNJAB CCD / Police Public and Environmental Security Measures SINDH DG ISPR Press briefing related to terrorism, counterterrorism measures, and smuggling DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, addressing a press conference on 25 November, said that Afghan forces were facilitating terrorist infiltration by […]
From Oversight to Servility
Lt.Gen (r) Asad Durrani In the late 1950s, Mao Zedong’s books were available on the streets of Anarkali fortwo rupees a piece. Maybe that’s the reason some of us, then students in the nearbyGovernment College, were tempted to buy them. No idea why his famous red bookdid not make much impression on me, but the […]
Subtle Message
Khurram Aslam Khan Analysts had cautioned that the recent drift in Pakistan’s foreign policy towards the USA could unfavourably impact its long-term strategic relations with China. Pakistan’s leaders mocked India for its failure to maintain balanced relations with opposing and rival nations. Pakistan had prided itself on successfully navigating the competing global influences of China […]
SECURITY AT A GLANCE (1–15 Nov 25)
Domestic BALOCHISTAN Comments and AnalysisThe security landscape in Balochistan continues to deteriorate as a combination of Baloch separatist groups, IS-K cells, and criminal networks intensify their operational tempo across Kech, Kalat, Quetta, Kachhi, and coastal corridors. The reporting period shows sustained patterns of targeted killings of tribal leaders, politically significant figures, and ordinary travellers; expanded […]