Author: Faheem Rafique

In a striking development that has escalated regional tensions, Pakistan has reportedly carried out air raids on militant targets within Iranian territory. These strikes, confirmed by various reports in Pakistani media, come as a direct response to Iran’s recent missile and drone attack that targeted the Jaish al-Adl group’s headquarters in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, an operation which resulted in civilian casualties including the tragic deaths of two children. The Pakistani strikes homed in on the positions of two Baloch militants groups—the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA)—with the clear intent of sending a warning signal…

In the scenic but increasingly tense region of Khyber, government officials and traders engaged in critical discussions on Tuesday, aiming to resolve visa restrictions affecting Afghan transporters. The situation reached a peak when the Afghan Taliban authorities issued a stark warning: find a satisfactory solution or face permanent closure of the Torkham and Kharlaachi borders with Pakistan. According to sources at Torkham, the situation is precarious. A flag meeting between Pakistani and Afghan border officials ended with discord. The Afghan Taliban halted talks, dissatisfied with the new visa restrictions, and communicated that unless there was a bilateral agreement, dialogue would…

In a striking development that has escalated tensions in the region, Iran conducted missile and drone strikes within Pakistan’s territory, purportedly targeting the militant group Jaish al-Adl in the border town of Panjgur, Balochistan. According to Iranian state media, the offensive was concentrated against “Two key strongholds of the Jaysh al-Dhulm (Jaish al-Adl) terrorist group in Pakistan,” both of which were said to be “specifically targeted and successfully demolished.” Jaish al-Adl, noted for its previous assaults on Iranian security forces along the border, has now been implicated in these latest cross-border conflicts. This military action by Iran took place subsequent…