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…
by Mateen Haider in The Nation, Dec 8, 2023ISLAMABAD – Afghanistan has once again become the hub of global terrorism as 23 terrorist organizations are based there and involved in planning and executing terror plots in various countries including Pakistan. According to security sources, these terror outfits are posing security threats to particularly the United States, China, and Pakistan. The sources also said that 17 out of 23 terrorist organizations based in Afghanistan are directly…
Report in The Nation, Dec 6, 2023LAHORE – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam’s (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Tuesday expressed doubts regarding the upcoming general elections scheduled for February next year as he called for ensuring a conducive environment for the electioneering. While speaking to reporters after participating in a meeting of Wifaqul Madaris Al-Arabia (WMA) here, Maulana stated that two provinces, KPK and Balochistan, are currently grappling with terrorism, and areas like Dera Ismail Khan Tank, and…
By Asim Yasin in The News, November 30, 2023ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti Wednesday disclosed that Afghan citizens were involved in most of the terrorist incidents that took place in Pakistan and said the recent suicide bombing on a security forces convoy in Bannu was carried out by an Afghan. “Afghan citizens were involved in 14 out of 26 terrorist incidents which took place in Pakistan”, he said while briefing the Senate Committee on…
by Kamran Yousaf in The Express Tribune, November 29th, 2023.ISLAMABAD: The head of the Afghan diplomatic mission in Pakistan was summoned on Tuesday by the Foreign Office (FO) and conveyed four demands including extradition of Hafiz Gul Bahadur, whose group carried out the recent terrorist attack in Bannu. Two civilians lost their lives while 10 others, including three security forces personnel, were injured in a suicide attack in Bannu’s Bakka Khel area, the Inter-Services Public…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 20, 2023Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar has issued a strong message to the Taliban administration, urging them to take decisive action against terrorists using Afghan soil for attacks in Pakistan. Kakar expressed his dissatisfaction with the Taliban’s inaction regarding terror activities targeting Pakistan during an exclusive interview with Pakistan’s Geo News. A statistical report from the independent think tank PICSS revealed a concerning 79% surge…
by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, November 9th, 2023• Caretaker PM says Islamabad will not back down on deportation of illegal Afghans, tells Kabul to move against anti-Pakistan groups• Says 60pc rise in terror incidents in two years, TTP havens in neighbouring country to blame• Terms Afghan leaders’ remarks on deportation ‘irresponsible’, ‘threatening’ISLAMABAD: As mass expulsion of Afghan nationals purportedly living without proper documentation picks up steam, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq on Wednesday pinned…
report in The News, Nov 7, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: In yet another terror attack, two policemen were martyred while three others sustained injuries in Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday morning. The terrorist attack took place at an oil and gas company in the Drazanda tehsil of DI Khan, said the deputy superintendent of police (DSP). The DSP said that the injured cops and the bodies of the other two have been…
by Muhammad Irfan Mughal in Dawn, November 6th, 2023• No let-up in attacks on security personnel in D.I. Khan; two injured• Gunfight continued for over an hour before assailants fled• Militants failed to demoralise cops, says RPO DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Though significant casualties were averted, militants again struck security personnel in Dera Ismail Khan — their fourth such attack within 48 hours in the district which has increasingly become vulnerable to assaults. Three provinces —…