Pakistani Doctor Muhammad Masood's Attempted ISIS Involvement: A Closer Look

On August 25, a “licensed” Pakistani doctor employed as a research coordinator at a medical clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, was sentenced to 18 years in a U.S. prison. Muhammad Masood, 31, was arrested in March 2020, by ...

Baloch Armed Groups: Leadership Rifts and Accusations Amidst Changing Dynamics

In November last year, the Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA) confirmed in a statement that one of the founding leaders, Gulzar Imam alias Shamby, had been captured by the Pakistani security forces.BNA was split right after Gulzar...

TKD EXCLUSIVE: Creeping Ideology; The ‘Generation-Z’ Freelancers of the ISKP

In April of 2023, the Islamic State of Khorasan (ISKP) released a video montage, featuring footage of two significant locations – the Serena Hotel and a Police Facilitation Centre situated in the heart of Islamabad. The video...

Unrest in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan: Jihadists Amplify Anti-Tehran Propaganda Amidst Domestic and Regional Tensions

The province of Sistan-Baluchistan, a Sunni-majority region within Iran, stands as a notably sensitive area. Among Iran’s 31 provinces, it holds the distinction of being the second largest in size, trailing only Kerman. Its c...

Fatwa Diplomacy: How Religious Decrees Influence Militancy in Pakistan and Afghanistan

The recent Fatwa (religious decree)  attributed to the supreme leader of the Afghan Taliban, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada, has made headlines across major Pakistani news outlets, drawing analysis and opinions of religiou...

The Story Ends Here: The Unabated Surge in Suicide Cases Across Balochistan

*Editor’s Note: The article contains mentions of suicide. Reader discretion is advised.Najma Bibi, a 21-year-old teacher hailing from the Awaran district of Balochistan, took her own life on May 15, 2023 by hanging herself in...

The Perplexing Credit Taking Dynamics within Militant Organizations

Early in the morning on July 12, 2023, a group of five militants belonging to the newly founded jihadist group, the Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan (TJP), stormed a garrison post in Balochistan province’s Zhob district.The TJP immed...

Post-Cease Fire: ‘Relocation’ of Pakistani Taliban In Afghanistan Spurs New Hope For Fragile Regional Peace

The spokesperson for the Taliban administration in Afghanistan, Zabiullah Mujahid, has refuted recent media reports claiming that the process of relocating members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or the Pakistani Tali...

TKD EXCLUSIVE – Who Was Ziauddin aka Mulla Muhammad aka Abu Saad Al-Khorasani?

Hours after a suicide bomber ripped through a busy Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Abu Saad Al-Khorasani of the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) not only claimed responsibility for the attack but also ou...