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Strategic Brief - November 10, 2024
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Quetta Railway Station Carnage: It’s a War

Dr.Naveed Elahi At least 25 people were killed and more than sixty others injured after a bomb exploded at Quetta railway station in Balochistan province on 9 November. The explosion happened near Gate No 2 as nearly 100 passengers waited on a platform at about 8:45am local time (03:45 GMT), for a train to Peshawar. […]

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Strategic Brief - November 6, 2024
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PAKISTAN’S COUNTER INSURGENCY (COIN) STRATEGY

Khurram Khan Pakistan is facing twin threats of insurgency – one motivated by secession and the other by replacing the existing constitutional order with its own interpretation of Shariah. Secessionist Baloch militancy is outwardly ethnic in its character. Their prime targets are personnel of security and law enforcement agencies in a classical ploy of insurgents. […]

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Strategic Brief - October 16, 2024
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Countering BLA

Dr. Naveed Elahi The attack on Chinese nationals in Karachi by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) was a meticulously planned act of terrorism, reflecting a significant investment of both intelligence and financial resources. The BLA’s access to confidential information, such as the schedule of Chinese engineers, movement time and route, strongly suggests insider assistance. This […]

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Strategic Brief - September 16, 2024
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SECURITY AT A GLANCE   1-15 September

Part-I (Domestic) BALOCHISTAN ISLAMABAD KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (KPK) PUNJAB SINDH DEFENSE AND SECURITY DIPLOMATIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENTS Comments & Analysis: Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch condemned the recent sanctions imposed by the US, calling them “biased and politically motivated,” and criticized the practice of sanctioning companies “on mere suspicion.” She highlighted the double standards […]

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Strategic Brief - September 11, 2024
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TTP-Afghan Taliban Nexus: Irrefutable Dossier

Dr. Naveed Elahi Over the past two years Pakistan has frequently asked the Afghan Taliban government to bridle the TTP terrorists operating against Pakistan from Afghanistan. Pakistan has continually conveyed its serious concerns that hundreds of Pakistani citizens and security forces’ personnel have perished in forays by the Afghan backed TTP terrorists. Sadly, all jeremiads […]

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Strategic Brief - August 28, 2024
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How to Stop Bloodshed in Balochistan?

Dr. Naveed Elahi The terrorists launched well-synchronized attacks in various areas of Balochistan, in which more than fifty people, including civilians and security forces, died on 25-26 August 2024. The gruesome incidents created great anxiety and distress among the people across Pakistan. As per details the attacks began on Sunday midnight, focusing on security personnel […]

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Strategic Brief - August 17, 2024
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SECURITY AT A GLANCE – 1–14 August

Part-1 (Domestic) BALOCHISTAN KPK Exchange of fire Near Torkham Border Crossing The border forces of Pakistan and Afghanistan as learned through unconfirmed sources exchanged fire with light and heavy weapons for several hours after Pakistani side raised objection over the construction of a controversial check post by Afghanistan border guards very close to the border […]

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Strategic Brief - July 19, 2024
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 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 […]

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Strategic Brief - July 18, 2024
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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 […]

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Strategic Brief - July 16, 2024
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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 […]

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