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March 19, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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Parliamentary Committee on National Security expresses resolve to eliminate terrorism

The Parliamentary Committee on National Security has reiterated the nation’s resolve to eradicate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations from Pakistan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif read out the declaration unanimously adopted by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, which met in Islamabad on Tuesday with Speaker National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in the chair. The committee stressed the need for a strategic and unified political resolve, combined with the full might of the state, to eliminate terrorism from the country. The forum emphasized the immediate implementation of the National Action Plan and the Azm-e-Istehkam strategy to dismantle terror

March 12, 2025

Hamza Azhar Salam

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Deciphering Pakistan’s Terror Nexus with NatSecJeff

The Baloch Liberation Army currently holds around 250 Pakistani hostages in Jaffar Express with a military operation continuing to attempt a rescue. On 11 March, Baloch terrorists hijacked the train which was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar. Currently, it is stuck in a tunnel near Sibi, making a rescue operation extremely precarious. BLA has given an ultimate of 48 hours demanding the release of Baloch Political Prisoners and “Missing Persons”. Pakistani authorities have claimed to have rescued 190 hostages and eliminated 30 BLA terrorists. Over a thousand terrorist attacks took place in 2024 alone, more than double the number from

March 9, 2025

Hafsa Akram

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Responsibility of youth (Opinion)

Pakistan is facing political & economic upheaval, with one of its important state assets, like ‘our youth,’ highly impacted, disturbed & distracted due to the ongoing situation in the country. Political polarization and misinformation threaten to divide the very fabric of society. What would happen to that society where the state-important pillar ‘youth’ is being polarised, diverted from their original work? The responsibility of Pakistan’s youth today is greater than ever: to rise above political hate, foster unity, and contribute meaningfully to national development. The country is facing massive issues at all levels.What if the youth were truly being taught

February 1, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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Al-Qaeda is the mothership of all terrorist groups in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Iftikhar Firdous, the editor and founder of The Khorasan Diary, emphasized that al-Qaeda continued to be the leading force behind terrorism in Pakistan, in a discussion hosted by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS). Explaining the role of al-Qaeda in offering ideological, logistical, and operational assistance to numerous militant groups, he underscored that while military actions had diminished al-Qaeda’s immediate threat, its strategic impact remained significant, influencing the tactics and goals of not only associated groups such as al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) but also the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). In a concerning development, Mr. Firdous informed that the