September 2026 witnessed a significant deterioration in Pakistan’s overall security environment, accompanied by growing political, economic and regional pressures. Militant violence increased substantially, with 225 attacks recorded nationwide, compared with 199 in August, representing…
September 2026 witnessed a significant deterioration in Pakistan’s overall security environment, accompanied by growing political, economic and regional pressures. Militant violence increased substantially, with 225 attacks recorded…
Twenty-five years after 9/11, Al-Qaeda in the Subcontinent (القاعدہ برصغیر) (often named as Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent -AQIS) has neither…
Research by Yasir Sial, report written by Aima Ishaq PUBG Battlegrounds is being used for radicalisation of extremism, specifically by…
The sharp deterioration of security in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province in recent months should ring alarm bells in Beijing. What…
The August 2026 video continues to counter this narrative indirectly by visually placing the organization’s leadership within Pakistan’s tribal belt.…
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1) What motivates parents to send their children to madrasas instead of public schools in Pakistan? 2) How are the madrasas in Pakistan funded, and which influence do…
Unlike its predecessors, such as BSO-Azad and the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), BYC has positioned itself as a new platform for sustaining separatist activism, leveraging mass…
Overall violent incidents rose to 1,548, a 29 percent increase from 2024, while fatalities surged by 75 percent to 3,413. Injuries climbed by 54 percent, underscoring that violence…
Islamabad, September 1, 2026: The number of militant attacks increased in August despite sustained counter-militancy pressure, but their…
Islamabad, August 1, 2026: Violence linked to militant attacks and counter-militancy operations intensified sharply in July, making it…
Islamabad, May 1, 2026: Pakistan recorded a second consecutive month of improving security indicators in April 2026, with…
Islamabad, February 2026: After a noticeable decline in violence in December 2025, the first month of the new…
