Rights groups have criticised the repatriation drive, warning that mass expulsions risk endangering vulnerable people.
Afghans in Pakistan face deportation, including women’s rights activists at risk under Taliban rule.
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A religious scholar is killed at the influential seminary. Does this signal a growing threat from the armed group ISKP?
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Amid a surge in armed attacks, Pakistan has unveiled a new strategy to tackle ‘extremism’. But experts are sceptical.
While some analysts say Pakistan need not worry, others warn that Indian influence in Afghanistan could strain ties.
The threat marks an escalation in the group’s fight against the Pakistani military, warn analysts.
The Pakistani government and Afghan Taliban have a long history of working together, but tensions are now on the rise.
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The attacks come days after the Taliban pledged retaliation for Pakistani air strikes inside Afghanistan.
For two decades, they were close allies. Why are relations between Pakistan and the Taliban so tense now?
Army says a high-ranking officer among those killed as the military clashes with rebels in two incidents.
Amid a surge in attacks, Pakistan’s new military campaign leads to questions over its timing and whether it can work.
Pakistan’s two border provinces have seen 93 percent rise in attacks since the TTP ended ceasefire last year.
The second attack this week on police posts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also saw three attackers killed.
Troops are continuing to search the Khaisoor area of North Waziristan district for fighters in hiding.
