by Pazir Gul in Dawn, February 15th, 2023NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Seven militants of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed when cops repulsed an attack on a police van carrying three detained militants to Bannu from North Waziristan, the Counterterrorism Department (CTD) said on Tuesday. The three detained militants were also among those killed in the Monday night clash, the CTD said. The CTD said its officials were shifting the three militants from Miramshah to Bannu…
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by Muhammad Amir Rana in Dawn, February 12th, 2023The writer is a security analyst.Following the withdrawal of US and Nato troops from Afghanistan, strategists in Washington felt they were being ‘betrayed’ by Pakistan. Apart from some old ‘grievances’ against Pakistan, the US was perturbed by the way in which the Taliban takeover of Kabul was celebrated as a ‘victory’ in Pakistan. Even Pakistan’s prime minister at the time, Imran Khan, could not curb his enthusiasm…