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.

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for a major attack against the Pakistani Army. The organization has claimed that its fighters attacked a Pakistani Army camp in South Waziristan area of ​​Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 25 Pakistani soldiers were killed and eight were injured in this attack. However, till now the Pakistani Army or any independent source has not officially confirmed this attack.

TTP released the video and claimed
TTP-affiliated organization The Voice of Khorasan has released a video and statement of this attack on Tuesday. In the video, TTP said that it attacked a Pakistani Army post on Monday night. During this period a Pakistani drone was also destroyed. TTP claims that it has also captured this military post.

Increasing tension between Pak government and TTP
This attack has taken place at a time when the Pakistan government has taken a tough stance against TTP. On Monday, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif had said that the government will not hold talks with TTP under any circumstances. He said that Pakistan will communicate only with the Afghan Taliban, but not with terrorist organizations.

Long story of Pakistan-TTP conflict
TTP has been attacking the Pakistani Army for the last several years, especially in the areas bordering Afghanistan. Pakistan alleges that the Afghan Taliban is giving shelter and support to TTP. Due to this, relations between the two countries are continuously deteriorating.

Tension increased due to recent attacks
Recently, the Pakistani Army conducted an airstrike inside Afghanistan targeting TTP chief Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud. In response to this, Mehsud had released a video and said that he was alive and would take revenge from the Pakistan Army. Since then the tension between the two sides has increased further.