Pakistan terrorism

Data on the number and location of terrorist attacks in Pakistan show a concentration near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

Yes, the Afghan Taliban’s victory emboldened the TTP. But Islamabad also missed its chance to deal the group a decisive blow.

The latest wave of terrorism in Pakistan represents decades of policy choices coming home to roost.

So long as Pakistan lacks the political will to root out terrorism on its western borderlands, international efforts would be in vain.

Without revisiting its myopic Afghan policy, a new counterterrorism campaign alone will not fix Pakistan's mounting challenges with terrorism.

While India’s foreign minister described Pakistan as the “epicenter of terrorism,” his Pakistani counterpart labeled the Indian PM as “the butcher of Gujarat.”

The State Department added four leaders of TTP and al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent to its list of "Specially Designated Global Terrorists."

Pakistan has made it off the FATF grey list, but it must not cease its efforts toward countering money laundering and terrorism financing.

Radicalization of the historically moderate Barelvi sub-sect and rapid growth of the local Islamic State chapter could trigger a new wave of inter-communal violence.

The charges came over a speech he made recently, vowing to sue police officers and a judge over the alleged torture of a close aide.

Given Pakistan's lax approach to religious extremist groups, it was only a matter of time before IS reared its ugly head.

A recent spate of attacks is adding weight to fears that the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan poses a security nightmare for Pakistan.