‘Israel’s bases in Iran and Iraq and threat to Pakistan’

This is apropos several letters to the Editor titled ‘Israel’s bases in Iran and Iraq and threat to Pakistan’ carried by the newspaper in recent days.

This is where the danger becomes particularly serious for Pakistan. If covert Israeli networks could allegedly penetrate the heavily monitored security structure of Iran, then Pakistan cannot afford complacency.

Pakistan today faces a highly sensitive strategic environment. The growing convergence between India, Israeli strategic interests, and evolving Taliban-controlled dynamics inside Afghanistan creates a deeply concerning security equation for Islamabad. Afghanistan’s geography alone makes it an ideal staging ground for intelligence operations targeting both Pakistan and Iran. Its porous borders, fragmented governance structures, smuggling networks, militant corridors, refugee movements, and weak centralized intelligence oversight create an operational environment where covert infrastructure can potentially be established with relative ease.

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