In a high-profile and successful Intelligence Operation, Pakistan’s Lead Intelligence Agency successfully apprehended a High Value Target (HVT) Gulzar Imam alias Shambay. He has been a hardcore militant as well as the founder and leader of the banned outfit Baloch National Army (BNA) which came into being after the amalgamation of the Baloch Republican Army (BRA) and the United Baloch Army (UBA). BNA had been responsible for dozens of violent terrorist attacks in Pakistan including attacks on Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) Installations in Panjgur and Noshki. Gulzar Imam also remained as deputy to Brahamdagh Bugti in Baloch Republican Army (BRA)…
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In an overnight operation near the Afghan border, Pakistani security forces successfully neutralized eight insurgents who had been hiding out in a militant stronghold. Unfortunately, the shootout resulted in the loss of one soldier, with four others sustaining injuries. The operation was carried out in the Shin Warsak area of South Waziristan, a district located in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to a statement from the military, the operation was intelligence-based and specifically targeted individuals who were known to have been involved in attacks on security forces, as well as the senseless killing of innocent citizens. During exchange…
The UN spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, has revealed that the Taliban have ordered a ban on Afghan women who work for the United Nations throughout Afghanistan. This trend is seen as “disturbing” and will hinder aid organizations’ ability to provide assistance to over 23 million people, representing more than half of the country’s population, who require aid. Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, views the ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in their own country as “unacceptable and, frankly, inconceivable.” However, the Taliban administration and the Afghan information ministry have not responded to Reuters’ requests for comments on this…
In a violent, overnight assault by Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s Balkh province, six members of the extremist Islamic State group met their demise, according to a statement from a Taliban spokesperson. The IS-Khorasan Province, the regional affiliate of the Islamic State group, has been a formidable adversary for the Taliban since their swift takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021. The group’s brutal tactics have escalated, targeting not only Taliban patrols but also Afghanistan’s minority Shiite population. As per Mohammad Asif Waziri, a spokesperson for the police chief in Balkh, the operation conducted late Monday was aimed at an IS safe…
Afghanistan’s only radio station run by women has been closed down by the Taliban for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan. The station, “Sadai Banowan,” which translates to “women’s voice” in Dari, was founded a decade ago and has six female employees out of a total staff of eight. Moezuddin Ahmadi, the director for Information and Culture in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, announced that the station had violated the “laws and regulations of the Islamic Emirate,” resulting in its closure. However, the head of the station, Najia Sorosh, denied any wrongdoing and called the shutdown a conspiracy.…
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Security agencies in Pakistan are on high alert following two major insurgent attacks on heavily fortified police compounds. On 30 January, the Pakistani Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP) hit police headquarters in Peshawar, capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the north-western province bordering Afghanistan, claiming the lives of more than 80 people, of whom all but three were police officers. It was one of the most lethal assaults in the restive province’s history and the deadliest ever on police in the country. Then, on 17 February, with authorities still reeling, the TTP struck a compound in the heart of Karachi, Pakistan’s economic…
Can the US come back to Afghanistan? The answer to this question is complex and multifaceted. The United States’ involvement in Afghanistan has been a decades-long issue that has undergone various phases, with the US deploying troops to the region to combat the Taliban, train Afghan security forces, and provide aid and assistance to the Afghan people. After the US’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, many wonder whether it can return to the region in the future. In this article, we will explore the various perspectives on this question, including the historical context of the US’s involvement in Afghanistan, the current situation…
A terrorist attack on a police check post in Lakki Marwat resulted in the death of at least four policemen, including DSP Iqbal Mohmand, Khyber News reported on Thursday. All deaths occurred in a roadside bomb explosion that hit the police party while it was on its way to the place of attack. At least six other personnel sustained injuries in the overnight gun assault. Terrorists launched an attack on a police checkpoint located in Lakki Marwat in the early hours of Thursday. Later, the police contingent exchanged gunfire with the terrorists. Following the incident, the police initiated a search operation to locate…
Insurance companies confound many Americans, with costly premiums that often provide no obvious benefit during good times and with difficult processes to follow when you do need to make a claim. Yet as hard as it is for consumers to understand insurance companies, investors often have a tougher job, as insurers’ financial statements often look a lot different from what you’d see at companies in other industries. In recent years, private equity (PE) firms in the insurance industry have realized impressive returns. They have profited from multiple arbitrage, particularly in the heavily fragmented insurance brokerage space. PE-backed providers of distribution…