Pakistan tops terror Index as global deaths fall, but the worst may be yet to come

[ad_1] The 2026 Global Terrorism Index, released Thursday, records sharpest drop in terrorism deaths in years, yet the geopolitical storm clouds gathering over South Asia, the Sahel, and the West suggest the reprieve could be short-livedThe geography of global terrorism has shifted again. In 2025, Pakistan replaced Burkina Faso as the country most affected by […]

‘Rammed vehicle into wall’: Suicide attack on Pakistan security forces’ camp; viral video shows huge blast

[ad_1] A snip from viral video on X Pakistan suffered a massive suicide attack on Friday at a military camp in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali district, near its border with Afghanistan, killing seven soldiers.The attack was carried out by suicide attackers linked to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also called Taliban Pakistan, is a coalition of […]

Durand under duress: How Pakistan’s Taliban gamble backfired – and why it struggles to contain TTP

[ad_1] Taliban fighters in Kabul, 2021; Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif (File photo: AP) Afghanistan and Pakistan have once again found themselves on the brink of open conflict after days of deadly cross-border fighting that exposed the fragility of their long and volatile frontier. Afghan officials said their forces killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight “retaliatory […]

Pakistan: TTP claims responsibility for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa attack; 20 troops, 3 civilians dead

[ad_1] Officials and others attend funeral prayers of police officers, who were killed when gunmen attacked a police training center, in Dera Ismail Khan in northwestern Pakistan. (Picture credit: PTI) The Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for a series of deadly attacks on Friday across northwestern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, […]

Pakistan military convoy attacked: Taliban ambush kills 12 soldiers in Waziristan; TTP claims responsibility

[ad_1] A Pakistani Taliban ambush in northwest Pakistan on Saturday resulted in the deaths of at least 12 soldiers, as confirmed by local government and security officials to AFP.During a military convoy’s passage through South Waziristan district at 4:00 am, “armed men opened fire from both sides with heavy weapons”, resulting in 12 security personnel […]

Pakistan: 3 TTP militants killed in Karachi; one masterminded attack on Chinese nationals in 2024

[ad_1] Three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed in an encounter with Pakistani security forces in Karachi, officials confirmed on Monday. Among those killed was Zafran, who was identified as the mastermind of a November 2024 attack on two Chinese engineers in Pakistan’s largest city. He carried a bounty of Rs 20 million. The operation […]