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Abdul Basit Khan

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Arab News Pakistan

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In Pakistan, lethal drones could open a new front in militancy

https://arab.news/ceur9 Militant groups are byproducts of adverse circumstances and challenging operational environments. They survive and excel...

04.12.2024 10

Arab News Pakistan

Abdul Basit Khan

The Pakistani state’s failing counterinsurgency plan

https://arab.news/wbgyp In August-September, the spate of insurgent violence in Balochistan not only brings into sharp focus the changing character...

02.10.2024 50

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Abdul Basit Khan

India’s Manipur: A victim of divisive Hindutva ideology

  MANIPUR is a north-eastern state in India, bordering Bangladesh and Myanmar, with over 3.3 million population and home to numerous ethnic groups...

31.08.2024 20

Pakistan Observer

Abdul Basit Khan

In South Asia, ‘terrorism’ has become a label of convenience

https://arab.news/m62bt Before her ouster, former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina termed the student protesters ‘terrorists’ in a...

13.08.2024 10

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Pakistan’s new counterterrorism strategy and all the questions it does not answer

https://arab.news/b9xfx In June, Pakistan’s Central Apex Committee on the National Action Plan (NAP) announced a new counterterrorism framework...

14.07.2024 30

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Abdul Basit Khan

Inter-militant rivalries and Afghanistan-Pakistan’s evolving threat landscape

https://arab.news/jpjna The Afghanistan-Pakistan militant landscape is competitive and dynamic, resulting in a fluid operational environment as well...

10.06.2024 50

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Abdul Basit Khan

The impact of great power competition on militancy

10.05.2024 100

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Abdul Basit Khan

The timing of Pakistan’s Zainebiyoun Brigade ban is significant

https://arab.news/wmwsv On March 29, Pakistan’s Interior Ministry issued a notification it was banning the Iran-backed Pakistani Shia militant...

14.04.2024 30

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Abdul Basit Khan

Daesh’s attack in Moscow and its wider implications

https://arab.news/8uamk While global attention has been fixated on the Russia-Ukraine War and the intensifying great power competition of the United...

28.03.2024 20

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Abdul Basit Khan

Taliban minister at Doha defense expo: Could the winds be changing?

https://arab.news/8cjuh On March 4-6, the Afghan Taliban Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqoob and Army Chief Mohammad Fasihuddin Fitrart attended the...

20.03.2024 10

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Abdul Basit Khan

Security challenges for the next Pakistani government

https://arab.news/rm4eb Following the conclusion of the February 8 elections in Pakistan, political turbulence over allegations of electoral fraud...

19.02.2024 20

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The shrinking role of religious-political parties in Pakistan’s general elections

https://arab.news/zd97r In 2024, more than 60 nations, including Pakistan, will head to the polls, making it one of the biggest election years in...

06.02.2024 60

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Pakistan’s complex and evolving security landscape in 2023

https://arab.news/w6j9m As 2023 drew to a close, terrorism not only persisted but worsened further in Pakistan, pointing toward a complex and...

03.01.2024 20

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Abdul Basit Khan

Pakistan’s counter-militancy framework is fatally simplistic while threats pile on

https://arab.news/882v2 Pakistan is one of the most impacted countries by a multifaceted and ever-evolving militancy threat landscape in the world....

11.12.2023 30

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