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Pakistan on High Alert Amid Fears of Militant Retaliation
Pakistan has intensified its security measures and arrested dozens of suspects after carrying out air strikes on targets in Afghanistan over the past weekend....
Ungoverned Space and Regional Spillover, Rethinking Afghanistan’s Borders
The Afghanistan crisis is generally spoken of as a crisis of the hour in terms of the Taliban, outside power intervention, or an unsuccessful...
At Least 13 Killed in Karachi Building Collapse After Gas Blast
At least 13 people, including women and children, were killed when a residential building collapsed following a gas cylinder explosion in Karachi on Thursday....
Deadly Taliban Attack Kills 12 at Pakistan Checkpoint
A devastating suicide attack struck a Pakistani army checkpoint in Bajur district, near the Afghan border, leaving 11 security personnel and one child dead....
East at a Crossroads of Conflicts
The world's attention is focused primarily on the conflict in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the potential for armed clashes in another part of the world is...
Can the Military Force Solve a Political Problem? Pakistan’s 77-Year Balochistan Crisis
On January 31, coordinated attacks across nearly a dozen cities in Balochistan killed more than 30 civilians and 18 law enforcement personnel. The Baloch...
Women Suicide Bombers and Advanced Arms Mark Shift in Pakistan’s Baloch Insurgency
Pakistan’s long-running insurgency in Balochistan is entering a new and more complex phase, marked by the participation of women in suicide attacks and the...
The Trilateral Shift
On 15 January 2026, the Pakistani defense production minister confirmed that an agreement for a new trilateral defense deal between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and...
Pakistan Concludes Balochistan Operation, 216 Militants Killed
Pakistan’s military announced on Thursday that it had successfully concluded a week-long security operation against separatist militants in Balochistan, killing 216 insurgents in coordinated...
EXPLAINER: Who Has Nuclear Weapons, and Why Should We Care
Nuclear weapons are the most powerful bombs, using nuclear fission to release energy, with hydrogen bombs also utilizing fusion. The U. S. dropped the...