Afghanistan: our case
Pakistan considers itself a victim of the Afghanistan problem instead of its cause. Soon after 9/11, Pakistan broke ties with the Taliban government and joined the war on terror. Consequently,…
The Daesh problem
With its phenomenal battlefield successes in the Middle East, Daesh has attracted an abundant supply of jihadi fighters inside Afghanistan, thus making significant inroads into this strife-torn country. According to…
Mainstreaming the Taliban?
On Wednesday Amjad Sabri was assassinated on the streets of Karachi in cold blood. The Hakeemullah Mehsud group of the TTP reportedly claimed ‘credit’. Sabri’s stirring voice helped many recognise…
Is Daesh a threat to Pakistan?
The emergence of the wealthiest and deadliest militant organisation, the Islamic State or Daesh, poses an existential threat to the security and territorial integrity of some Middle-Eastern countries. Ominously, according…
The rise of Daesh
The rising activities of the self-styled Islamic State (Daesh) are posing a serious threat to the regional security in the Subcontinent. Pakistan’s Army Chief General Raheel Sharif’s recent address in…
The ‘new’ militants
The Peshawar school massacre points to the surfacing of a new generation of Islamist militants in Pakistan. The country, in the last 13 years, has suffered more than 13,721 terrorist…
The looming IS threat
As the Afghan Taliban sat face to face with the officials of the Kabul government in Murree last week, its fighters were locked in a bloody turf war with the…
Realignment of militants
FIVE Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commanders including the militant group’s spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid have announced their oath of allegiance to Abu Bakar al-Baghdadi, self-proclaimed caliph of the militant group Islamic State.…
Who killed the Ismailis?
It is still unclear which militant group was involved in the terrorist attack on a bus transporting members of the Ismaili community in Karachi on May 13. Responsibility was initially…
Does IS pose a threat?
Saeed Khan, ex-TTP Orakzai Agency, has been appointed commander of the Islamic State for Pakistan and Afghanistan. There are wall chalkings in different cities in support of Abu Bakr Baghdadi.…
