IN recent days, Pakistan’s provinces of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have witnessed a fresh wave of terrorist attacks.

The attacks, attributed to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), commonly known as Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan. These terrorist attacks have once again underscored the fragile security environment along Pakistan’s western frontier. Among many casualties, Lieutenant Colonel Shahzada, embraced martyrdom in the line of duty. In response, Pakistan conducted retaliatory air strikes against seven terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan, reportedly killing a significant number of terrorists. The Afghan Taliban regime responded with heightened tensions along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border, while militant activity inside Pakistan also intensified, all sponsored from across the border. In fact, terrorists always react whenever Pakistan “go after their hideouts in Afghanistan.”

On February 25, 2026, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), announced that 34 terrorists had been killed in a series of “high-tempo, intelligence-driven operations” across KP and Balochistan. According to the ISPR statement, the operations targeted Indian-sponsored proxies. It further claimed that militants attempting to infiltrate Pakistan from Afghanistan were identified as Afghan nationals. The TTP’s recent threats appear aimed at generating widespread fear, expanding the theatre of militancy beyond border regions and military targets to population centers. These warnings followed Pakistani strikes on TTP hideouts across the border, strikes that reportedly inflicted........

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