April also witnessed 55 attacks, indicating that the Urumqi talks had little to no effect.
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SITUATION
Persisting security challenge While Pakistan remained preoccupied with facilitating talks between the US and Iran, the public discourse largely overlooked critical developments on other fronts, particularly internal security challenges, a worsening relationship with Afghanistan, and the approaching first anniversary of the Pakistan-India stand-off. We need a reality check: since the US-Israel war with Iran started on Feb 28, Pakistan’s security situation has worsened.
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KEY FACTS
- The rise was largely driven by TTP, the Gul Bahadur group, IS-K, and other groups with similar objectives, whose attacks increased by 68 per cent (from 81 to 136).
- Last week, fighters launched three quadcopter attacks in Hangu, and the expansion of such attacks from Bannu and North Waziristan to other tribal districts has been noted.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Brief
Persisting security challenge While Pakistan remained preoccupied with facilitating talks between the US and Iran, the public discourse largely overlooked critical developments on other fronts, particularly internal security challenges, a worsening relationship with Afghanistan, and the approaching first anniversary of the Pakistan-India stand-off.
We need a reality check: since the US-Israel war with Iran started on Feb 28, Pakistan’s security situation has worsened.
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