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2 weeks ago | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Ihsanullah Mehsud |Riccardo Valle |Iftikhar Firdous
The Pakistani Taliban's gradual shift in recent years from a jihadist movement — which transcends ethnic affiliations — to a gradual ethnically driven militancy is ultimately undermining its broad influence and appeal. The TTP's new ideological orientation has effectively limited its appeal and influence to a specific region and demography, potentially reducing its broader ideological impact and reach among other ethnicities.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Ihsanullah Mehsud |Riccardo Valle |Daniele Garofalo |Iftikhar Firdous
The ongoing Gaza-Israeli war is rapidly shaping and transforming the narrative of Pakistan’s militant and religio-political landscape. On the morning of October 7, the armed wing of Hamas, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood”, a coordinated surprise offensive carried out through infiltration into Israel from the air, sea, and land, including launching of a barrage of over 3,000 missiles.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Iftikhar Firdous |Ihsanullah Mehsud |Riccardo Valle |Daniele Garofalo
The spiral of violence is gradually becoming murkier with at least 11 newer jihadist entities emerging or re-emerging in this triangle of threats between Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran. As we move ahead in time from August 15, 2021, the strategy of militant groups seems to be ‘centralized command with decentralized operations’ — to confuse, protect, and gain political mileage for militant groups in an eco-system where survival means more attacks.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Iftikhar Firdous |Ihsanullah Mehsud |Riccardo Valle |Daniele Garofalo
The fringes of Peshawar City have historically sheltered the most lethal Taliban factions. Hassankhel, situated on the outskirts of Peshawar and previously a part of the semi-autonomous Frontier Region (FR) of ex-FATA, has long been a connecting route for militants between eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Nowshera and the now tumultuous Southern districts, a centre of the most brazen Taliban attacks, via Kohat.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Ihsanullah Mehsud |Riccardo Valle |Daniele Garofalo |Iftikhar Firdous
The ongoing relentless wave of violence in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, perpetrated by the Pakistani Taliban and Baloch armed separatists, has resulted in numerous fatalities among Pakistani security forces and fueled social unrest to great extent in both regions, effectively advancing the key objectives of both the insurgencies.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Ihsanullah Mehsud |Riccardo Valle |Daniele Garofalo |Iftikhar Firdous
In a bizarre turn of events, notorious dacoits in Pakistan, wanted by state authorities for various heinous crimes, including the recent killing of at least 11 police personnel and carrying a significant bounty, have brazenly launched their own YouTube channels to openly mock the authorities. Pictures of Policemen killed in attack on August 2. Source: Punjab PoliceIn his videos, one of the dacoit leaders, Shahid Lund Baloch requests people to subscribe to his channel.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Ihsanullah Mehsud |Riccardo Valle |Daniele Garofalo |Iftikhar Firdous
On Wednesday, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Ali Amin Gandapur expressed frustration over the federal government and particularly the country’s military establishment policies regarding combatting militantcy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and public's eroding trust. He emphasized his desire to engage with neighboring Afghanistan to address the issue of terrorism. "I've repeatedly stated that my police and people's trust has dwindled. It seems no one cares.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Iftikhar Firdous |Ihsanullah Mehsud |Riccardo Valle |Daniele Garofalo
Four days after 16 soldiers died in an assault by the Pakistani Taliban on a border post, Pakistan retaliated by striking the militant group inside Afghanistan, third time since August 15, 2021. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan [TTP] has remained a contentious issue between both countries since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, resulting in a standoff between both countries that has caused border closures, diplomatic rows, and a tautology of blames.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Ihsanullah Mehsud |Riccardo Valle |Daniele Garofalo |Iftikhar Firdous
In the last week of September 2003, a local asset, intelligence speak for an informant, with substantial access to local and global jihadist factions like Al-Qaeda, walked into a regional office of Pakistan's premier intelligence agency, the Inter-Services-Intelligence (ISI). The information he carried would set the stage for one of the most significant counter-terrorism operations in Pakistan's history.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Iftikhar Firdous |Ihsanullah Mehsud |Daniele Garofalo |Riccardo Valle
n 2009, the Ittihadul Mujahideen (The Mujahideen Conglomerate) was pieced together with the efforts of Al-Qaeda. The agreement laced together commander Maulvi Nazir, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) founding leader, Baitullah Mehsud from South Waziristan and Hafiz Gul Bahadur (HGB) from the adjacent North Waziristan as well as Ilyas Kashmiri’s group – creating a haven for militant outfits in both North and South Waziristan tribal districts.
