Tehrik-i-taliban Pakistan

Militants kill official as police station siege in Pakistan continues

Authorities confirm no breakthrough in talks with militants who demand "safe passage" after they over a portion of a police station in northwest Pakistan.

Policemen killed in northwest Pakistan in suspected terrorist attack

Suspected militants stormed a police station in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Suicide bombing claimed by TTP kills, injures several in western Pakistan

The attack comes a week after Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ended a ceasefire with the government this week.

Facebook violence curbs dodged by far-right groups with coded language

Using ciphered words such as “boogaloo” far-right groups have breached Facebook's anti-violence filters, doubling their membership and calling for militant uprisings in the US.

A litmus test for Pakistan's 'zero-tolerance' policy on militancy

The escape of a notorious militant and the strong-arming of the state by a radical cleric has brought Pakistan's fight against militancy into question.

Mystery surrounds reported escape of Pakistani Taliban spokesman

Questions are being raised on social media about the whereabouts of Ehsanullah Ehsan following reports of the former TTP spokesman's claims that he had escaped from the Pakistani custody. Authorities have remained silent so far.

Suicide bombing in Pakistan mosque kills at least 15 worshippers

Powerful blast claimed by Daesh also kills senior police officer, wounds 20 others in southwest Quetta city, officials say.

Pakistan walks a tightrope as US-Iran tensions boil over

An escalated conflict between the US and Iran will reverberate in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Twin attacks kill at least 10 soldiers in Pakistan

Pakistan's military says the army men, including a captain, were killed in attacks near the north-western border with Afghanistan and south-western Balochistan province.

Imran Khan's interior minister pick raises questions about "new" Pakistan

"New Pakistan" has been Khan's catchphrase since he re-entered politics, promising to change the status quo. His new interior minister Ijaz Shah is a retired brigadier and ex-spy chief whom slain former PM Benazir Bhutto regarded as a deadly enemy.

Pakistani Taliban: Between infighting, government crackdowns and Daesh

Pushed into the shadows, the armed group largely operates from the bordering provinces of Afghanistan, mostly targeting Pakistan's impoverished Balochistan province.

Has Pakistan come out on top in the war in Afghanistan?

The war in Afghanistan is drawing closer to a political settlement as the Americans, Afghans and other powers find their way to the negotiating table. Viewed by some as a destabilising force in Afghanistan, is Pakistan now getting what it wants?