At a UN Security Council session marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks, Pakistan's Permanent Representative Asim Iftikhar Ahmad called for stronger international counter-terrorism cooperation and reforms to existing sanctions regimes, warning that extremist groups — including the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a militant organisation operating primarily from Afghan territory — were exploiting artificial intelligence, drones, cryptocurrencies and the dark web to recruit, fundraise and plan attacks. A new report by the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate warned of an "acceleration gap" between rapidly evolving terrorist tactics and the ability of governments to legislate and respond, with young people increasingly targeted through gaming platforms and social media. Separately, more than 30 independent UN human-rights experts cautioned that the 25-year global counter-terrorism campaign had itself caused serious harm, citing disproportionate laws, unlawful detentions and war crimes committed in the name of fighting terrorism, and urging states to ensure their counter-terrorism measures comply with international human rights law.