Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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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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Government
TTP Announces Three-Day Ceasefire During Eid al-Adha
DID Press: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has announced a temporary ceasefire with the government of Pakistan during the Eid al-Adha holidays. In an Eid message, TTP leader Noor Wali Mehsud said the group would suspend operations against Pakistani security forces for three…
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Government
Pakistani Forces Kill 25 Militants in Joint Operation in Bannu
DID Press: Pakistani security sources say at least 25 militants, including two senior commanders, were killed during a joint operation by police and a local peace committee in Bannu district. According to security officials, the operation was launched in the…
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Analysis
Internal Strain Reported in Pakistan Security Forces in Border Regions
DID Press: Recent reports from Pakistan’s tribal areas and Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province indicate growing internal strain within security forces, with mass resignations among police personnel in Bajaur and attempted departures by soldiers in Bannu. The Pakistani military has long…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan’s “Terrorism Industry” Narrative Accuses Islamabad of Monetizing Violence
DID Press: A critical analysis published by an Afghan media outlet argues that Pakistan’s security doctrine has historically treated internal instability not merely as a challenge, but as a strategic asset used in foreign policy and financial negotiations. The commentary…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Claims Afghanistan Linked to Bannu Attack
DID Press: Pakistan has claimed that the recent attack on a police checkpoint in the northwestern district of Bannu was planned and directed from Afghan territory. Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi told reporters that the assessment was based on…
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