Violence soars in Pakistan .... Things slipping out of control of Rawalpindi :::: 2,414 deaths in first three quarters of 2025... nearing 2,546 fatalities reported in 2024 ::: India says -- Pakistan hosts terrorist organisations and is now "infuriated" with Afghanistan exercising sovereignty

Violence in Pakistan has surged over the past three months due to a spike in militant attacks and intensified counter-terrorism operations.

The Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) based in Islamabad reported a 46 percent rise in fatalities, including civilians, security personnel and militants, compared to the previous quarter. This year is on track to be deadlier than 2024 -- already the most violent year in a decade.

Former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday said Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir is inflicting "mental torture" on him and his wife in jail to break them down and submit to him. The 72-year-old noted cricketer-turned-politician has been in jail for over two years in multiple cases. 

He is currently lodged in the Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi.

His wife Bushra Bibi also joined him in the prison after the duo was convicted in the Al-Qadir Trust cases earlier this year.  "The mental torture being inflicted on me and (my wife) Bushra Begum in prison is being carried out by Asim Munir, and the sole purpose is to make us break down and submit," Khan said in a post on X. 

Notably Imran Khan further said -- "Gen Munir is using the army to create an atmosphere of lawlessness and fascism in our country. Asim Munir has left no stone unturned for the extension of his illegitimate rule for 10 years," Khan alleged.

Khan further said ever since Gen Asim Munir took over as Army Chief, he has been attempting to sour relations with Afghanistan. 

Municipal Squad removing Imran's poster in 2023 - AP snap/Social media 

It is true the battle in 2025 seems to be strictly between Imran Khan and the army boss Munir - Field Marshal or otherwise ! But there are multiple layers in the Big Picture game. 

It is argued in certain circles that while Imran Khan frames his fight as a strict division: either you are with me or against me, and against Pakistan if so. 

A closer look at his politics shows he is the most pro-establishment leader in Pakistan. 

Many of Imran Khan’s cabinet members, like Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Sheikh Rashid, and Fawad Chaudhry, had earlier served under military dictator Pervez Musharraf. 

When Imran Khan was contesting the election in 2018, many "electables" were attached to his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) understandably at the behest of the Pakistan Army. 

Former Army Chief Bajwa and former ISI head Faiz Hameed left no stone unturned to bring Khan to power.  

'The Diplomat' website says:  

"Imran Khan has no qualms with the establishment playing a political role; however, he emphasizes that such engagement should exclusively be on his behalf. 

He has made multiple attempts to reconcile with the establishment and urged it to bring him back to power. 

President Arif Alvi facilitated meetings between Khan and Bajwa to arrive at some working arrangements through reconciliation. Alvi also earnestly attempted to act as a bridge between Khan and current Army Chief Munir, but those efforts have fallen on deaf ears."

Overall at the national level, there were 2,414 deaths in the first three quarters of 2025 in Pakistan.

About 2,540 fatalities reported in 2024, according to a think tank.

          Remains of a charred container truck following violent clashes between police personnel and protesters from Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party in Muridke, on October 13, 2025
(AFP/aljazeera.com) 

Muridke made headlines earlier this year in May when India launched missiles on the town, targeting what it claimed were sanctuaries for Pakistan-based armed groups responsible for carrying out attacks on Indian territory. Following the police operation against the TLP – a political party with a controversial and violent history – authorities said they detained more than 2,700 people, while another 2,800 were placed on an exit control list.  

The provincial government of Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, is seeking federal approval to ban the far-right religious party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) amid a violent crackdown on the group’s protesters this week.

In a meeting chaired by Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the province’s chief minister and niece of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, officials approved what they described as “historic” and “extraordinary” decisions.  

The chief minister did not name the TLP, but a statement from her office said the ban would be sought against an “extremist” party, and added that those involved in inciting violence, spreading hatred and violating the law would be arrested “immediately”.

“The extremist party’s leadership will be placed in the Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act,” the provincial government statement said. The Fourth Schedule is a list of proscribed individuals suspected of terrorism and sectarianism under Pakistan’s antiterrorism legislation.

On the clashes between Pakistan security forces and those across the border in Afghanistan, India's Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says:

".... Three things are clear. One, that Pakistan hosts terrorist organisations and sponsors terrorist activities. 

Two, it is an old practice of Pakistan to blame its neighbours for its internal failures. 

And three, Pakistan is infuriated with Afghanistan exercising sovereignty over its own territories". 

Curiously Imran Khan has made an offer to mediate with the Taliban.

As is understood; the Pakistan Army's motives are allegedly linked to securing the Bagram Air Base for the US.

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