By Naveed Hussain in T-magazine, Express Tribune, Dec 31, 2023The recent dramatic uptick in terrorist violence has again shone the spotlight on the safe havens of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group in Afghanistan. “Average TTP attacks per month increased from 14.5 in 2020 to 45.8 in 2022 and expanded in geographical scope, reflecting increased operability and improved weaponry acquired when the Afghan government collapsed in August 2021,” according to the Global Conflict Tracker. Official…
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By Naweed Samadi in ToloNews, Dec 24, 2023 at 8:40 PMARY, a Pakistani media outlet, cited a report of the country’s Counter Terrorism Department that claimed 92 terrorists who were arrested for their alleged involvement in terror incidents in two years were Afghan nationals, and “terrorists of Afghan origin carried out 50 terror attacks in 2023 across Pakistan.” But the Islamic Emirate denied the allegations, saying Pakistan must share evidence with the interim Afghan government…
report in Dawn, December 20th, 2023CHARSADDA: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police chief Akhtar Hayat Khan on Tuesday claimed that the terrorists behind the recent Dera Ismail Khan and Tank attacks against security personnel had been traced and their identity would be disclosed “very soon.” After inaugurating the “command and control room” at the City Police Station here, Mr Khan said the events in Afghanistan affected peace in Pakistan. He said the police were “fully” prepared to counter…
report in Dawn, December 17th, 2023UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has urged a UN panel to find out how the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is acquiring modern weaponry to carry out terrorist attacks in the country. Pakistan’s Deputy Permanent Representative Usman Jadoon highlighted the alarming trend during a UN Security Council open debate on the threat posed by the diversion, illicit trafficking, and misuse of small arms and light weapons. He argued that terrorist groups like TTP…
by Baqir Sajjad Syed in Dawn, December 15th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday doubled down on its allegations that recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan originated from Afghanistan, while firmly denying any engagement in talks with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). “Our law enforcement authorities have established links between recent terrorist incidents and individuals associated with the TTP or its affiliates, who are believed to have hideouts within Afghanistan,” said Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch…
By Javed Aziz Khan in The News, Dec 09, 2023PESHAWAR: As many as 243 attacks were carried out on police force in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the current year, with 46 happening alone in Dera Ismail Khan district. According to the statistics collected by the Counter-Terrorism Department, after DI Khan most attacks on police, 37, were reported in Peshawar and 31 in Khyber district during the current year. Over 100 policemen were martyred alone in Peshawar…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 07, 2023 at 8:49 PMAsif Durrani, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, accused the Islamic Emirate of hosting the TTP in Afghanistan, and said that the attacks of the TTP have increased by 65% on the Pakistan border. Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan claimed that 14 of the 24 attacks by TTP this year were carried out by Afghans. He has openly said that TTP has a sanctuary in Afghanistan. “Attacks…
edit in The Express Tribune, Dec 5th, 2023.In recent months, Pakistan has witnessed a distressing surge in terrorist activities, posing a grave threat to its security and stability. The data from the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) reveals a disconcerting 34% increase in anti-state violence within the past month alone. The numbers paint a grim picture — 63 militant attacks in November resulting in 83 fatalities, including 37 security forces personnel and…
AFP report, Dec 04, 2023HERAT, Afghanistan: Dozens of Shiite women demonstrated in western Afghanistan on Sunday against attacks on the Muslim minority at the funeral of several members of their community killed days before. The women shouted, “Death to the murderers” and “We need security” during the funeral in Herat city´s Jebrael area, Hussain Azimi, a member of the ulama, or council of religious scholars, told AFP. They were among several hundred people gathered to…
Our darkest day
Editorial in The News, December 16, 2023December 16 is a date that Pakistan is not likely to forget, for today marks the ninth anniversary of arguably the darkest chapter in our history. On this day in 2014, heavily armed TTP terrorists stormed the Army Public School in Peshawar and martyred at least 144 people, mostly children. The horrific attack shook the nation to its core, the lives lost that day forever etched into its collective…