• TTA-TTP nexus: An Existential Threat for Pakistan

    TTA-TTP nexus: An Existential Threat for Pakistan0

    TTA is leveraging its influence over TTP to pressurize Pakistan over border dispute. When Taliban capture the power in the Kabul, it was celebrated as a victory in Pakistan. Due to close coordination and warm relations with the Taliban, Pakistan was content with the Taliban Regime in the Kabul. Instead, the recent border skirmishes andREAD MORE
  • Legal Dimensions of Cross-Border Engagement

    Legal Dimensions of Cross-Border Engagement0

    Pakistan’s right of self-defense against a non-state actor operating from Afghanistan is legally permissible. Escalation of cross-border tension has been followed by the rise of the Afghan Taliban in 2021, which was once celebrated by Pakistan. It ultimately became a great threat to its stability and security. Pakistan justified airstrikes as the right to self-defenseREAD MORE
  • Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Measures amid Pak-Afghan Border Clashes

    Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Measures amid Pak-Afghan Border Clashes0

    Pakistan's counter-insurgency strategy relies on a dual approach: kinetic operations in addition to non-kinetic operations. The Pak-Afghan border is a region where regional rivalries, militancy, and politics intersect with each other. Since 2021, the number of terrorist attacks has been initiated against Pakistan from Afghanistan soil through a non-state actor, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. Due to widespreadREAD MORE