USA–Pakistan Counterterrorism Dialogue
SAT Commentary
August 13, 2025
The August 2025 USA–Pakistan Counterterrorism Dialogue marked a cooperative reset, targeting major terror groups and modernizing joint strategies.
The August 2025 USA–Pakistan Counterterrorism Dialogue marked a cooperative reset, targeting major terror groups and modernizing joint strategies.
Balochistan’s insurgency has shifted from tribal uprisings to foreign-backed militancy targeting Pakistan’s strategic assets.
Washington’s FTO listing of the BLA, including the Majeed Brigade, marks a major shift in counter-terror and regional diplomacy.
India has exploited Afghanistan’s chaos for decades, using it as a base for covert operations and proxy warfare against Pakistan.
The Afghan Taliban promised peace to the world, but their return to power has fuelled a surge of TTP violence in Pakistan. Why does a government seeking legitimacy refuse to act against its terrorist allies, and what complex forces shape this dangerous and calculated decision?
Bajaur jirga issues a 70-day ultimatum, mixing genuine demands with controversial calls that risk disrupting legal and constitutional norms.
The Balochistan Liberation Army’s campaign of ethnic violence is a calculated strategy to divide society, hinder the development, and derail peace in the region.
A tribal jirga in Mirali demands an end to Pakistan’s military actions against the TTP, yet fails to condemn terrorism, exposing a complex security dilemma. The state’s strategic restraint, tribal politics, and cross-border tensions with Afghanistan all converge in this growing crisis.
Four years after the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul, the world seems fatigued. Donor aid is drying up, media coverage has moved on, and
In an era where proscribe organizations like TTP has blurred the lines between religion, terrorism, and geopolitics, clarity becomes a national imperative. That clarity came—ironically—from