



As per recent reports that Pakistan’s highly volatile security landscape may be on the cusp of a dramatic and destabilizing transformation. Its being claimed that Hafiz Gul Bahadur (HGB) network is planning a meeting titled “Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen” (Union of Muslims), scheduled to take place in Balochistan— with the Baloch insurgent groups. If this fructifies it will…

A devastating fedayeen attack in Balochistan’s Khuzdar city has once again ripped the facade off Pakistan’s counter-insurgency strategy, exposing a dangerous nexus between state-sponsored proxies and transnational jihadist networks. On July 8, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) launched a massive assault on the heavily fortified compound of Shafiq Mengal—a notorious commander of a state-backed “death…

Article by Shree Kumar Menon Narcotics investigations are complex operations that require extensive collaboration between various law enforcement agencies and organizations. Criminals no longer rely solely on traditional methods, such as the use of carriers or “mules,” business fronts, or other structures common in traditional trafficking hierarchies. Clandestine internet markets, encrypted messaging apps, and cryptocurrencies…