ISSI conference calls for regional cooperation to counter cross-border terrorism

ISLAMABAD  – Speak­ers at an international conference organised by the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) have called for stronger regional and internation­al cooperation, effective border management and intelligence-sharing to counter terrorism and ad­dress cross-border secu­rity threats. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Min­ister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar attended the conference titled “Paki­stan’s Evolving Counter­terrorism Landscape: TTP, Cross-Border Threats and Regional Security” as the chief guest, said a press release issued on Tues­day. Federal Minister for Information and Broad­casting Attaullah Tarar, in his keynote address, high­lighted the immense sac­rifices Pakistan had made over the past four decades in the war against terror­ism. In working Session I, moderated by Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad, Ambassador Abrar Hussain, Pakistan’s Former Ambassador to Afghanistan highlighted militant sanc­tuaries in Afghanistan and growing tactical conver­gence between the TTP and BLA, calling for coordinated diplomatic engagement with Kabul involving China, Rus­sia and Iran. Giorgio Cafiero, CEO & Founder, Gulf State Analytics, USA observed that Gulf states seek Pakistan’s stability while maintain­ing engagement with Kabul, although their diplomatic channels have yet to trans­late into meaningful lever­age over the Taliban. Naseem Zehra, Anchor & Security Analyst stressed that coun­terterrorism must address recruitment drivers through legal accountability, consti­tutional political space, and civilian-led prevention.

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