Peshawar Police Line blast may result in a split in TTP. On January 30, 2023, an explosion occurred in the mosque of Police Line in which more than 100 people died, and many were injured. Police said it was a suicide attack. It was the most lethal attack ever against Pakistani security forces. Mukarram Mohmand,…
Executive Summary Islamabad: The data released by an Islamabad-based think tank the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies shows that the year 2022 has seen the highest number of militant attacks in Pakistan during the last five years as the terror incidents increased by 28 percent compared with 2021. A 37 and 35 percent…
Islamabad 2018 saw a remarkable reduction of 45 percent in themilitant attacks in Pakistan. A study conducted by an Islamabad-basedindependent think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies(PICSS) revealed that the security situation has significantly improved during2018 as number of attacks, resultant deaths as well as number of injureddeclined by 45 percent, 37 percent…
Pakistan, in last 2-3 years, has made a notable stride in fighting terrorism in the country manifested in the reduction of terrorist attacks and improvement in the security situation yet there is sufficient evidence to suggest that extremist tendencies and intolerance among masses are on the rise. The unfortunate lynching of Mashal Khan, a student…
Has ISIS become operational in Pakistan? DAESH or so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility of deadly Quetta blast in which more than 70 people have been killed on August 9. It also claimed responsibility of another attack in same city two days later on security convoy of a judge. The claims were made by ISIS’s…
On Saturday June 3, 2017, Pakistani security forces cordoned off an area Koh-e-Maran (Maran Mountains) in Mastung district of Balochistan. Forces had received an intelligence input that two Chinese who were kidnapped from Quetta were brought in the area. Security Forces initially took it an easy task but very soon found that in these barren…
Americans may be regretting death of previous Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor in a drone strike near Pak-Iran border in May 2016. The new Emir or chief of ‘Emirat-e-Islami Afghanistan’ has proved himself politically smart and wise. Mullah Haibatullah Akund’s leadership is instrumental in bringing back many key commanders and groups who had defected from…
First month of 2017 saw slight rise in number of militant attacks and resultant deaths in Pakistan. According to monthly security report by an Islamabad-based independent think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), 41 militant attacks were reported across the country in which 47 people were killed and 175 were injured. 34…
Last week two militants released their audio messages. On May 9, head of Al-Qaeda Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahir released an audio message for Syrian conflict while head of Jamat-ul-Ahrar Umar Khalid Khurasani released an audio message on May 10 to address internal divisions of militants fighting in Pakistan. Apparently both the leaders seemed crying over infighting…