From Chitral to Karachi: The Tehrik-i-Taliban’s Year-Long Geographic Expansion in 2025
For much of its existence, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been understood as a threat emanating from Pakistan’s Pashtun-dominated northwest — a regional insurgency with a bounded geographic logic. The events of 2025 challenge that framing. Across the past twelve months, the TTP has moved with apparent intention to reconstitute itself as a nationwide militant […]
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March 2026 Volume 1, Issue 2 Balochistan: Between Security and Community
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About the Authors: Aamir Hayat and Muhammad Mudassir study Defense and Strategic Studies at Quaid-i-Azam University. Their research focuses on transnational terrorism, terrorism financing, terrorism strategies, evolving militant tactics, and the intersection of technology and terrorism. They are Co-Founders of…