New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Intelligence agencies have issued a fresh alert regarding plans by the banned outfit Babbar Khalsa International to revive the Khalistan movement in Punjab, with a new strategy focused on rural radicalisation and low-intensity attacks in urban centres, officials familiar with the development have said.Security and intelligence agencies have foiled several such attempts in recent years, prompting the radical group to rethink its approach. While Babbar Khalsa Internation…
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Stockholm, April 16 (IANS) The narrative that Pakistan was a central peace broker in the recently held Iran-US talks held in Islamabad is more of a public relations messaging than geopolitical reality, a report detailed on Thursday. Writing in the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), Jagannath Panda, the Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA), asserted that Pakistan may have helped transmit messages or smooth contacts during the …
Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town on Tuesday arrested 25 miscreants for trying to disturb law and order in the aftermath of the suspension of a teacher and subsequent registration of a case against him after a girl student alleged harassment by him.Police said that 25 miscreants were arrested, and others have been identified when they tried to disturb law and order in the town.Police said the teacher has been booked under the relevant sections of law, and an i…
Washington, April 11 (IANS) While global terrorism deaths dropped by 28 per cent and attacks by nearly 22 per cent, Pakistan has emerged as an outlier, topping the Global Terrorism Index 2026 with 1,139 terrorism-related deaths last year, a report highlighted on Saturday. Writing for online magazine ‘American Thinker’, Fatima El Hashimi, a Moroccan researcher and journalist, said that violence has become routine in Pakistan – a grim normalisation reflecting a deeper and more dangerous reality …
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) India has recorded a significant decline in two of its most persistent internal security challenges — Left Wing Extremism (LWE) and militancy in Jammu and Kashmir — over the past 12 years, with sustained security operations, better intelligence coordination and development-led interventions playing a decisive role, according to a report.On the Naxalism front, the report highlights a sharp contraction in both the geographical spread and operational capabilities of Maoi…
Islamabad, Feb 23 (IANS) The Islamic State Khorosan Province’s (ISKP) suicide bombing targetting a Shia mosque in Pakistan’s Islamabad, which claimed 36 lives and injured over 160 others during February 6 Friday prayers should raise concerns within the state on several levels as it indicates the possible emergence of another militant front in the country. “The attack punctured what is routinely described as the country’s most fortified zone, signalling that the operational capacity of the te…
London, Feb 13 (IANS) Pakistan is not only suffering from militancy but also suffering from the consequences of a ruling elite that considered militancy as a strategic asset, governance as an inconvenience and accountability as a foreign concept, a report has stated. “Every collapsing regime needs an external villain. Pakistan’s establishment has turned this into a reflex. Kabul did it. New Delhi did it. Foreign agencies did it. Invisible hands did it. The only entity permanently exempt from s…
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) The United States has described Pakistan as “another important partner” in South Asia, outlining cooperation on critical minerals, trade and counterterrorism even as lawmakers highlighted regional tensions and the risks of instability. Testifying before a House subcommittee hearing on US policy in South and Central Asia on Wednesday (local time), Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur said Washington is working with Islamabad to …
Quetta, Feb 10 (IANS) Balochistan’s alienation in Pakistan has been shaped by interrupted political processes, weak civilian administration and contested resource sharing, a report has highlighted. The insurgency in Balochistan did not start with Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti’s killing in August 2006, however, the incident widened it, radicalised it and altered its social base, it stated. “It also entrenched a pattern that continues to shape the State’s approach: Balochistan is treated prima…
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) The abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 paved the way for the region’s growth, with India building world-class infrastructure and promoting inclusive governance while the territories occupied illegally by Pakistan remained mired in inflation and repression. The flourishing landscape of Jammu and Kashmir serves as a strong rebuttal to 70 years of Pakistani propaganda, a report highlighted on Friday.According to the Eurasia Review report…