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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicTehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

Topic: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

British, Soviets & Americans returned from Afghanistan. Pakistan, Munir need to learn from past

As the two neighbours entered into ceasefire, it is unlikely to be a lasting solution. History and ideology, among others, will see Kabul and Islamabad at odds again.

Pakistan vs TTP: Asim Munir’s been riding the jihadi tiger; he’s now realising he’s the nearest meal

ThePrint Explorer unpacks who the TTP are, and what they’re fighting for in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and how Pakistan army is struggling to carve a way out of the conflict.

Militants ambush Pakistani paramilitary troops, 11 killed in encounter

Roadside bombs hit the convoy near the Afghan border before opening fire during which 9 paramilitary soldiers and 2 officers were killed.

At least 13 Pakistani soldiers killed, 10 wounded in suicide bombing near Afghan border

An explosive-laden car rammed into a Pakistani military convoy Saturday. No one has claimed responsibility so far.

Taliban commander slams TTP attacks in Pakistan as ‘un-Islamic’, warns only emir can declare jihad

Saeedullah Saeed's remarks come amid a sharp increase in TTP-led violence emanating from Afghan territory, with over 600 attacks in Pakistan recorded in 2024, according to a UN report.

Pakistan’s attempt to mobilise anti-Taliban leaders is misguided, dangerous

Pakistan’s ISI has a long history of maintaining clandestine and not-so-clandestine ties with various Afghan political groups, including the Afghan Taliban.

Pakistan’s TTP threat is now out of control—Taliban can’t help, public doesn’t trust military

The frequency of TTP attacks in Pakistan has increased—from 267 in 2021 to 365 in 2022—and the militant group has also been systematically going after hard targets.

Pakistan races against time to negotiate release of nuclear agency employees abducted by Taliban

Year 2024 was Pakistan’s deadliest in a decade, with at least 685 civilian fatalities & roughly 444 terror attacks, according to an annual security report by a Pakistan-based think tank.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.