In a renewed phase of encounters, at least 45 terrorist were killed as 19 soldiers embraced martyrdom in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Three intelligence-based operations conducted between September 10 and 13 in various parts of the restive province also brought to the fore the ugly reality that Afghan nationals are involved in terror activities. Coupled with them are the Indian proxies, making it quite clear that Pakistan faces incursions from across both its eastern and western borders.

The uptick in attacks has forced Pakistan to minutely monitor the repatriation of illegal Afghans to their country, and at the same time raise the infiltration issue with Kabul. It is quite unfortunate that all its pleas have fallen on deaf ears as Taliban 2.0 dispensation apparently is unresponsive and at a failu

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