Khyber Pakhtunkhwa endured 1,588 terror incidents in 2025, resulting in massive casualties and highlighting the escalating crisis with cross-border militants and Afghan nationals involved in attacks.
Contrasting messages from the Taliban's security and clerical wings, a GDI official warned of force while ulema urged restraint, suggest a widening structural split in the leadership.
Afghanistan's Interior Minister Haqqani compared Pakistan Army Chief Munir's TTP demands to US rhetoric, insisting the conflict is an internal Pakistani matter, widening the trust gap.
