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Why Pakistan should be worried about the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan The emerging developments in Afghanistan suggest that transnational terrorist groups are gearing up to ramp up their operations. 6 hours ago Instability in Afghanistan could not only add to insecurity and violence in Pakistan’s border regions but also fuel cross-border incursions. | Banaras Khan / AFP Afghanistan has recently witnessed a significant upsurge in security incidents. Indeed, experts have been projecting “increased violence” as one of the most probable scenarios post-Un...

The writer is a security analyst. AFGHANISTAN has recently witnessed a significant upsurge in security incidents. Indeed, experts have been projecting ‘increased violence’ as one of the most probable scenarios post-US troops’ withdrawal. Security strategists in Pakistan have been trying to prevent the impact of the increasing insecurity in this country’s neighbourhood, including through fencing the borders. Yet the Pakistani Taliban sheltered in Afghanistan have intensified their terrorist onslaught inside Pakistan, including in the bordering regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochis...

KARACHI: The Special Investigation Unit on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a suspected militant and described him as a “motivated bomber”. SIU SSP Haider Raza said acting on a tip-off police arrested Nazeerullah from Manghopir Road and recovered explosives and an unlicensed pistol from him. During the course of interrogation, he disclosed that his father, Abdullah Khan, had close affiliation with Taliban ‘commander’ Ehsanullah Ehsan and on the instructions of his father he joined Ehsan who had motivated him to carry out bomb attacks against security forces and also provided him a mot...

Can we expect a miracle to happen? After the country unable to settle down despite 73 years of its existence The writer is former Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Karachi and can be reached at [email protected] The creation of Pakistan was a miracle, but it looks as if we need yet another miracle to transform it into an economically vibrant and politically stable country where there is good governance, rule of law and functional justice system. Prime Minister Imran Khan is constantly blaming ‘mafias’ for corruption, nepotism and ever-rising debts that are affecting the qual...

The writer is a security analyst. THE Financial Action Task Force has announced that Pakistan would remain on its grey list for further monitoring for another four months. In this period, the country will have to improve its financial transaction mechanisms so that these are not misused by terrorists and criminals. Apart from other measures related to effective investigation and prosecution, and the implementation of eventual sanctions, Pakistan would also have to make more laws in order to comply with the mutually agreed action plan. Pakistan amended or made almost three dozen laws during th...