TTP's Punjab Push: Militant Group Focuses on Recruitment, Finance and Partnerships

The closely knitted militant network, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban, has outlined its plans to expand attacks to Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province, in the latest issue of its Ur...

Economic Cost of Conflict: Trade Suffers Amid Pak-Afghan Border Tension

Cross-border tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated into a recurring pattern of confrontations between the two countries in recent years. The latest incident on August 12, 2024, involved an intense bord...

Challenges Posed by Unabated Smuggling, Illicit Trade along Pakistan-Afghanistan Border

The prolonged and protracted wars and conflicts spanning almost four decades in Afghanistan have resulted in neighboring Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) becoming plagued with informal economy. This shift is primarily attributed to th...

Islamic State Khorasan And The Threats To Sufis

On August 17 2022, a huge explosion targeted the Siddiqiya Mosque in Kabul, claiming more than 20 lives and injuring over 30 others, including the khatib, Maulvi Amir Muhammad Kabuli. While no group claimed responsibility for...