Author: Zonisha Ahmed

The brutal attack on a police post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that martyred 15 Pakistani security personnel was not an isolated act of terrorism. It was another reminder that Pakistan continues to fight a dangerous wave of militancy whose roots increasingly point across the western border. The coordinated nature of the assault – involving a vehicle-borne explosion followed by an ambush on responding forces – reflects the growing operational confidence of terrorist groups targeting Pakistan’s security apparatus. In the aftermath of the attack, Pakistan’s response was swift and diplomatically significant. Islamabad summoned a senior Afghan diplomat and delivered a strong…