Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Analysis
Pakistan’s Strategic Depth Doctrine Faces Growing Political Challenge
DID Press: Recent remarks by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), have highlighted what analysts describe as a significant shift in the country’s political and security landscape, with growing criticism of the military’s long-standing “strategic depth” doctrine…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Intensifies Crackdown on Afghan Migrants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DID Press: Pakistani authorities have stepped up efforts to remove undocumented Afghan migrants from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, launching a broad enforcement campaign that has led to arrests, home demolitions, and the displacement of dozens of Afghan families. According to Agence France-Presse…
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Government
US Permanently Closes Consulate in Peshawar
DID Press: United States has permanently closed its consulate in Peshawar, transferring all diplomatic and consular responsibilities for Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to the US Embassy in Islamabad, in a move previously attributed to security concerns and cost-saving measures. The…
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Afghanistan
New Taliban–Pakistan Border Clash Reported in Khyber District
DID Press: Local sources report that a new round of clashes has broken out between Taliban forces and Pakistani border troops in the Zakha Khel area of Khyber District in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to local sources, the confrontation…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Launches Crackdown on Undocumented Afghan Migrants
DID Press: Authorities in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have announced a province-wide operation against Afghan migrants lacking legal documents, with the campaign set to begin on July 10. Pakistani officials said the process of returning undocumented Afghan migrants is continuing,…
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Government
Pakistan Records 16% Drop in Violence Despite Persistent Security Threats
DID Press: A Pakistani security research institute has reported a 16% decline in violence during June 2026 compared with the previous month, while warning that the country’s security situation remains fragile following several deadly suicide attacks. According to a new…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Claims Airstrikes on ISIS Targets Inside Pakistan
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Defense has claimed that its air force carried out strikes on facilities linked to ISIS and anti-Taliban groups in Pakistan’s provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday evening. In a statement, the ministry said…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Accuses Taliban of Aiding India in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Attacks
DID Press: Pakistan’s Defense Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, has once again accused the Afghan Taliban of cooperating with India in fueling insecurity inside Pakistan, following two deadly roadside bomb attacks in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Speaking after the…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Rejects Taliban Claim of Anti-ISIS Strikes
DID Press: Government of Pakistan has dismissed Taliban claims that drone strikes were carried out against ISIS positions inside Pakistan, describing the allegations as “false” and “propaganda,” while stating that a Taliban-operated drone was intercepted after entering Pakistani airspace. In…
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Afghanistan
Khawaja Asif: Afghanistan Remains Main Source of Terror Threats
DID Press: Khawaja Asif has described Afghanistan as the primary source of terrorism affecting Pakistan, while revealing that Islamabad once proposed a multi-billion-rupee plan to relocate Pakistani militants inside Afghanistan. Speaking in Pakistan’s National Assembly, Asif said Afghanistan had become…
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