South Asia

Reporting from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and neighbouring countries.

Taliban Claims Strikes on ISIS Targets in Pakistan; Islamabad Rejects Allegations

The Afghan Taliban have claimed that they carried out airstrikes on alleged ISIS-linked targets inside Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, a claim that Pakistan has strongly rejected as false. The exchange comes amid rising tensions between the two countries following recent cross-border attacks and retaliatory strikes.

3 months ago

Terrorism & Extremism

Terror Incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: School Destroyed, Policeman Killed and Injured

Three separate terror incidents were reported across Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where militants destroyed a government girls’ high school, injured three police officers in a suspected quadcopter attack, and killed a police constable in a shooting. Security forces have launched investigations and search operations in all three cases.

3 months ago