In a move driven ostensibly by security concerns due to a rise in terrorist attacks, Pakistan on 1 November launched a crackdown on undocumented immigrants, mostly Afghan refugees, resulting in a mass exodus. Pakistani authorities said that sweeps by security personnel were conducted in the port city of Karachi, the garrison city of Rawalpindi, and… Continue reading Exodus of Afghan refugees | Pakistan is using poor and vulnerable Afghans as pawns against the Taliban regime
The continuous raids carried out by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists against Pakistan Army in Zhob and other areas in Balochistan in the past one week, leaving over a dozen soldiers killed, clearly indicates the failure of the army, especially the ISI, in preempting such attacks. These attacks on Zhob are serious challenges to the army.… Continue reading TTP Takes On Pakistani Army with Better Arms And Intel
Islamabad helped bring the Taliban to power, now it faces the consequences ISLAMABAD — On Jan. 30 at 1:30 p.m., hundreds of worshippers, mostly police officers, gathered for Monday afternoon prayer at the Police Line Mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. A huge explosion soon rang out. The shock wave and debris from… Continue reading Pakistan faces terrorism surge post-Afghan war
Bodyguard also killed at home of one of few female parliamentarians who stayed in Kabul after Taliban takeover A former Afghan MP and her bodyguard have been shot dead by unknown assailants at her home in the capital, Kabul, police have said. Mursal Nabizada was among the few female parliamentarians who stayed in Kabul after… Continue reading Former Afghan MP Mursal Nabizada shot dead in Kabul
