Haqqani's Assassination Could Widen a Deeper Fault Line

Afghan Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil ur Rehman Haqqani and four other people were killed on Wednesday when a suicide bomber exploded his jacket near a mosque located on the premises of the ministry. Haqqani wa...

Unabated Violence: Pakistani Taliban's Relentless Attacks Reveal Troubling Trends

The ongoing relentless wave of violence in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, perpetrated by the Pakistani Taliban and Baloch armed separatists, has resulted in numerous fatalities among Pakistani securi...

“Afghan Taliban directly aiding terrorism in Pakistan,” say Top Pakistani Officials

The spiral of violence is gradually becoming murkier with at least 11 newer jihadist entities emerging or re-emerging in this triangle of threats between Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran. As we move ahead in time from August 15, 202...

TKD ANALYSIS: The Persistent Threat of Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP) Against Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) in Bajaur

At least 63 people were killed and more than 200 injured on July 30 after an explosion ripped through the tribal city of Khar in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s Bajaur district that borders Afghanistan. The suicide...

Who is Rallying Behind the Amalgamation of Militant Outfits in Pakistan?

n 2009, the Ittihadul Mujahideen (The Mujahideen Conglomerate) was pieced together with the efforts of Al-Qaeda. The agreement laced together commander Maulvi Nazir, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) founding leader, Baitullah...

Does Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan (TJP) Actually Exist?

In February 2023, a new militant outfit announced its emergence as Tehreek-e-Jihad-e-Pakistan (TJP).TJP claimed its first attack in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province’s Chaman district in February this year and late...

The Responsibility Conundrum

A faction of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide bombing in Malik Saad Police Lines, Peshawar, while the TTP Central leadership denies it did it.Considering the innovative trends ...