BLA’s Jaffar Express Attack: A Disturbing Shift in Terrorist Tactics

BLA’s Jaffar Express attack marks a major escalation. Can Pakistan counter the threat and address internal security lapses?
Deadly Clashes In Balochistan: 18 Pakistani Soldiers Lost Lives, 23 Terrorists Killed
![Pakistani troops clash with Baloch insurgents in Kalat of Balochistan, leaving 18 security personnel and 23 rebels dead in heavy fighting. [Image via AP]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/dims.apnews10.webp)
Pakistani troops clash with Baloch insurgents in Kalat of Balochistan, leaving 18 security personnel and 23 rebels dead in heavy fighting.
TTP: “Let’s Disturb China”

Owing to its historical and current ties to regional terrorist groups, TTP is one of China\’s greatest security challenges. However, it is strategically unsustainable unless the Afghan Taliban stop supporting it on the pretext of fulfilling their ethno-religious obligations.