By Admin 
Government control is rapidly weakening in some tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) of Pakistan. According to sources, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its allied groups are strengthening their hold, especially in Khyber, Kurram, North and South Waziristan and Bajaur areas near the Durand Line.
Many areas are becoming no-go zones for the army
According to sources, now many areas have become no-go zones for the army. TTP fighters are setting up checkposts on the main roads. These include Peshawar–Khyber Road, Hangu–Kurram Road, Bannu–Dera Ismail Khan Road and parts of Bajaur. Local people said that the militants are checking vehicles, checking identity cards and collecting money in the name of Jihad. The media wing of TTP has also released pictures of fighters taking over the checkpost, which is a symbolic and real challenge to the government’s authority.
Increasing influence towards cities
According to the news of News 18, intelligence sources say that TTP is now expanding control from rural areas towards the outskirts of the city. They have established themselves in Peshawar’s Badaber, Mattani and Bar Road areas, which were earlier under the control of Frontier Corps and Police. TTP has made these places semi-permanent logistics and recovery centres. This helps them collect weapons, recruit new fighters and raise funds for operations.
Situation of danger increased due to police retreat
With the withdrawal of police posts in the Khyber-Mohmand belt, TTP has created shadowy administrative structures. This strategy is like the Taliban’s Afghanistan strategy, in which the rural areas were first gradually controlled and then the main roads of the city were infiltrated. According to sources, soldiers are hesitant to operate in densely populated areas because there is a risk of high casualties and the local people are in favor of TTP. Many Punjabi soldiers refused to deploy in these volatile areas, leaving the army more dependent on defensive surveillance.
Biggest internal security crisis in KPK
Sources say that the current situation in KPK is the most serious internal security crisis for Pakistan in recent years. TTP fighters are now roaming freely on the streets, distributing pamphlets and collecting funds, blurring the line between insurgency and state control. This is a warning of weak control on Pakistan’s north-western borders.