The Fragility of Pakistan— Afghanistan relation sounds like a mixture of unresolved dispute and terrorist havens aggravate this situation. Imagine Close neighbours with shared faith are in a trap, where every step leads to regional instability. In October 2025, fire ignited between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which led to an open conflict, as airstrikes pierced theREAD MORE
India uses proxy groups to disrupt CPEC, divert security away from Kashmir and destabilize Pakistan. The security apparatus and economic prosperity of Pakistan is challenged by the banned terror outfits like TTP and BLA. Since 2022, the terrorist attacks on Pakistan security personnel are getting intense and frequent in KPK and Balochistan. The rise inREAD MORE
It's time to build better relations with Afghanistan by moving forward beyond strategic depth only. Pakistan's relations with Afghanistan have been security-centric throughout history. Peace with Afghanistan deteriorates when terrorist activities operate in Pakistan from Afghanistan’s soil. Pakistan focuses on a geopolitical perspective, seeing Afghanistan as a strategic depth only. Pakistan’s relationship with Afghanistan hasREAD MORE
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
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-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