Days ahead of Pakistan’s crucial, though highly controversial, national and provincial elections on February 8, over 30 terrorists stormed the Chodwan police station in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in the early hours of February 5, killing 10 security forces. Terror attacks in Pakistan have increased both in number and intensity since the return … Read more
Bombs ripped through two separate political offices in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people, officials said, the day before the country was set to elect a new parliament. The attacks in Balochistan province – home to a low-level insurgency and various militant groups – raised concerns for the election in the troubled … Read more
In Western capitals, Pakistan is widely perceived as China’s blood brother. Western analysts club it with the revisionist powers – Russia, China, and Iran – despite Pakistan’s lip service to “say no to bloc politics.” While Pakistan’s relations with China are unquestionably crucial for the country, it has clearly alienated the other pole, the Western … Read more
Advertisement Most readers need no introduction to the Israel-Palestine issue, one of the most widely discussed and passionately debated conflicts in the world. However, much has changed over the last week from a security standpoint. A number of military assumptions and theories have been proven wrong by the audacious attack of Hamas, named “Al-Aqsa Storm,” … Read more
Advertisement In a single day last week, Pakistan’s faced two deadly terrorist attacks, one in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the other in Balochistan province. Together, the bombings claimed the lives of around 60 people and injured dozens of others. It provided a tragic bookend to a bloody month: The first week of September also saw … Read more
Advertisement On Friday, a suicide bomber struck a gathering of approximately 500 people in southwestern Pakistan, killing 52 and injuring nearly 70 others. While no group has claimed responsibility for this attack, it is feared that the local branch of Islamic State, based in Afghanistan, may be responsible. The explosion occurred in Balochistan’s Mastung district, … Read more
Advertisement Prior to the Taliban’s military conquest of Afghanistan in August 2021, Pakistan had supported the group for years, providing both resources and safe havens. The Taliban’s rise in Afghanistan was initially seen favorably by Pakistan’s government and strategists, with former Prime Minister Imran Khan openly endorsing it. However, after two years of the Taliban’s … Read more
Advertisement On Sunday, militants assaulted a Chinese convoy near the vital southwestern port of Gwadar, Pakistan, while it was transporting a group of Chinese nationals to a development project, according to the military and China’s embassy in Pakistan. The Pak-China Technical Institute, a court complex, and other government offices are located in the region where … Read more
Advertisement Pakistan’s persistent political instability and economic troubles offer fertile ground for the Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban, to mount attacks on the state. Despite the Pakistani state response, the TTP remains emboldened and has begun to revamp itself. As the political logjam and tense financial situation prevails in Pakistan, the TTP … Read more
Beyond the Indus | Politics Unpacking Pakistan’s economic and political meltdown. Advertisement In the very first episode of Beyond the Indus, hosts Tushar Shetty and Joe Wallen are joined by Dr Miftah Ismail, former Finance Minister of Pakistan, and Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director of the Asia Program at the Wilson Centre, D.C., to discuss Pakistan’s ongoing poly-crisis. … Read more