SYNOPSIS August 2023 witnessed an alarming 83% surge in militant attacks across Pakistan, marking the highest monthly tally since November 2014. These attacks resulted in 112 fatalities and 87 injuries, primarily targeting security forces and civilians. Balochistan and the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) bore the brunt of this violence.… Continue reading A Sharp Escalation In Terror Incidents In Pakistan: A Looming Threat To National Security*
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
China cringes in anger as Japan and The Netherlands join the United States to control China’s access to materials for semiconductor technology and for the manufacture of advanced processor chips which, they claim, can be used in weapons. The Chinese government has protested the move and continues to do so, claiming the west is trying… Continue reading USA Leads Global Group Announcing Tech Sanctions Against China
On January 8, Pakistan’s former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan made serious claims that the powerful military establishment had not learned from past mistakes as “political engineering” was still underway in the country.[1] Khan fears that this year’s general elections will witness Pakistan Army’s unconstitutional involvement in engineering the polls outcome.… Continue reading Pakistan Military Continues to Indulge in ‘Political Engineering’
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in northwest Pakistan, has been a major security challenge for many years. The province has been the site of an ongoing conflict between the Pakistani military and various militant groups, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). There are a number of factors that have… Continue reading Pakistan Army Fuels Insurgency in Its Own Territory
