The Global Terrorism Index Report 2025 ranked Pakistan as the second-most severely affected country by terrorism, a sharp climb from tenth place in 2022. The report highlights that terrorist attacks more than doubled in 2024, with casualties increasing by 45%. The GTI data underscores Kabul’s facilitation and provision of a conducive environment to more than twenty militant organizations, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), TTP (Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group), Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), and TTP (Jamaat-ul-Ahrar), all of which are responsible for the chronic wave of terror that Pakistan is enduring.

Last week, the Parliamentary Committee on National Security convened and voiced serious concerns over cross-border terrorism, deciding to engage with Afghanistan on this critical national security........

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