The frequency of TTP attacks in Pakistan has increased—from 267 in 2021 to 365 in 2022—and the militant group has also been systematically going after hard targets.

A terrorist identified as an Afghan national was killed in Sambaza, Zhob district of Balochistan on 11 January 2025, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported on Tuesday.The individual, Muhammad Khan Ahmedkhel,

The interim Afghan government conceded to the Pakistani authorities in closed door meetings that the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was a problem but objected to Islamabad's approach in dealing the issue, sources familiar with the development told The Express Tribune on Sunday.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan handed over the body of an Afghan national involved in terrorist activities within Pakistan,

Pakistan has tried to pressure the Taliban to rein in the TTP, deporting more than 800,000 Afghan refugees, and instituted border closures, restricting the landlocked country’s access to Pakistan’s ports. Islamabad has also launched air strikes against hide-outs in Afghanistan that Pakistani security officials allege house TTP fighters.

Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan Muhammad Sadiq and Iran's Special Envoy for Kabul and director general for South Asia, Hashem Ashjazade, met

Pakistani security forces killed five suspected TTP terrorists infiltrating from Afghanistan. Tensions persist between Pakistan and Afghanistan over security issues, despite Pakistan's requests for Kabul to curb militant activities.

The ISPR report stated that a group of terrorists was detected attempting to cross the Afghan border into the Sambaza area of Zhob in the early hours of Sunday. The security forces engaged with the group and thwarted their infiltration attempt, a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated.

While a reconciliation between the two estranged partners – the Taliban and Islamabad – seems impossible, the rift has opened up opportunities for New Delhi to step in.

Pakistan handed over the body of an Afghan militant, Muhammad Khan Ahmedkhel, as alleged evidence of Afghan involvement in cross-border terrorism. Islamabad expects the Afghan Taliban to curb these activities,

As recently as Sept last year, Pakistan’s UN envoy Munir Akram told the UN General Assembly that regardless the mistakes made by the Kabul regime, Afghanistan’s internal and external problems ...

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has said that an Afghan national, involved in terrorism inside Pakistan, was killed in Sambaza area of Zhob district, Balochistan on January 11.