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Islamabad in talks with groups of Pakistani Taliban, PM Khan reveals

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his government is in talks with some groups of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) with the aim of having the militants lay down their arms.

Taliban victory does not herald the revival of the global jihadist movement

The existing terrorist threat is likely to evolve in a far different way from the one witnessed after the 9/11 attacks.

Gun battle in northern Pakistan leaves several soldiers, militants dead

At least seven soldiers and five militants were killed in South Waziristan, bordering Afghanistan, says the Pakistani army. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims they ambushed the troops in the raid.

Several killed in Pakistan suicide blast near Afghan border

Suicide bomber on a motorbike blows himself up in southwestern Quetta city, killing at least three paramilitary guards and wounding dozens others, police say. Banned terror group TTP claims responsibility.

How Taliban's sweep in Afghanistan changed Pakistan's security priorities

Islamabad's recent outreach to Baloch separatist groups is part of its policy to subdue the national security threat emanating from another side--the Afghan border.

Islamabad can no longer ignore the resurgence of the Pakistani Taliban

Pakistan cannot afford another conflict with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and has to devise a domestic political narrative that can justify a divorce from its previous policies.

Can Pakistan re-introduce itself to the world?

Pakistan seems to be making a holistic policy shift from geopolitics to geoconomics.

China seeks CEPC's safety as Pakistan shares 'proof' India funding terror

"China opposes all forms of terrorism ... we believe that Pakistan will continue to take effective measures to ensure CPEC's security," China's Foreign Ministry says as Pakistan shares evidence of India's purported role in terrorism with P5 envoys.

Five Pakistani commandos killed in raid on suspected militant hideout

Police did not immediately identify which militant group was involved in the firefight that ensued after a raid on a suspected militant hideout near Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Two militants were also killed in the fight.

UN: Thousands of anti-Pakistan militants hiding in Afghanistan

More than 6,000 Pakistani insurgents, most belonging to the banned terror outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, are present in Afghanistan, UN says in report, adding some of them have joined Daesh there.

Jalaluddin Haqqani: from Reagan’s freedom fighter to America’s most wanted

The death of Jalaluddin Haqqani is not operationally significant, but the man's life contains within it the story of the last three decades of war in Afghanistan.

What does Pakistan’s ‘war generation’ have to say about its elections?

Pakistan currently has the youngest population it has ever had. Many from this demographic have been deeply affected by the issues surrounding Pakistan's 'War on Terror', especially those in the northwest of the country. What do they want?