by Naveed Hussain in T- magazine in The Express Tribune, Nov 12th, 2023.KARACHI: The ongoing spurt in high-profile and mass casualty terrorist attacks in Pakistan is worrying. Of more concern is the fact that Afghanistan served as a springboard for most of these attacks. The brazen assault on the Mianwali training airbase and the deadly ambush on a military convoy in Gwadar happened in quick succession, preceded by a bomb attack on a police patrol…
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By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press Online, November 7, 2023Seven people died, and 20 others were injured in a bus explosion in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, as reported by the police. According to Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran, the explosion took place in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood of the capital. This area is known for being home to the historically marginalized Shia Hazara community. An explosion occurred in a bus carrying civilian passengers in the…
AFP Report, Sept 17, 2023WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it will interview more witnesses of a suicide bombing that killed scores of people — among them 13 US troops — during the withdrawal from Afghanistan. A US investigation concluded that the August 26, 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul could not have been prevented, but Republican lawmakers have piled pressure on President Joe Biden’s administration over both the attack and the chaotic nature of…
EDITORIAL in Business Recorder, February 1st, 2023Ever since November 1995 when al-Qaeda terrorists carried out a deadly attack on Egyptian embassy in Islamabad Pakistan has been a playing field of terrorists of various genres, but with alternating variation of timeframe. So, after a relative calm of a couple of years Pakistan appears to have fallen prey to terrorists of local brand; they’re known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). What does this entity really want? There is…