Tag: AL Qaeda
Pentagon chief confirms death of Al-Qaeda’s Hamza bin Laden
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has confirmed the death of Hamza Bin Laden, the son and designated heir of Al-Qaeda founder Osama...
Row as France remembers troops slain in hostage raid
PARIS: France paid its emotional final respects Tuesday to two commandos killed during a raid to rescue four hostages in the Sahel region of Africa...
’31 al Qaeda militants’ killed in Afghanistan airstrikes
GHAZNI, AFGHANISTAN: Thirty-one militants, many of them believed to have been Al-Qaeda fighters, have been killed in airstrikes in south-eastern Afghanistan, officials said Thursday.
The strikes...
PM Imran gets tough, snubs Trump
--PM says US should assess its own efficacy in Afghanistan instead of blaming Pakistan for its failures
--Says Pakistan suffered 75,000 casualties in war on...
ISPR DG says Pakistan has sacrificed a lot to restore peace
Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Asif Ghafoor has said that terrorism has been reduced due to the efforts of Pakistan...
106 terrorism financing cases registered in Punjab since 2015
LAHORE: Punjab Police have registered 106 terrorism financing cases involving proscribed organizations since 2015. 144 suspects have been arrested, 42 of whom were convicted by courts.
These...
Al Qaeda unit claims mortar attack that disrupted north Mali poll
BAMAKO: Al Qaeda's franchise in the Sahara has claimed a multiple mortar attack on a village in northern Mali during Sunday's election that disrupted...
Al Qaeda terrorist held with explosives
SIALKOT: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Saturday arrested a terrorist of the banned al-Qaeda and recovered explosives from him.
CTD sources said that an...
SC seeks facts over reports of Aafia Siddiqui’s death
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday ordered the Pakistani government to get in touch with United States (US) authorities to seek details of recent reports...
‘The Looming Tower’ brings 9/11 mishaps to TV
NEW YORK: Published 12 years ago, the best-selling and Pulitzer-prize winning book The Looming Tower remains a definitive account of US intelligence failures that littered...
Al Qaeda still going strong as Islamic State crumbles: UN report
Al Qaeda’s global network remains “remarkably resilient,” posing more of a threat in some regions than the Islamic State group, UN sanctions monitors said...
Al Qaeda leader calls for killing Jews, Americans over Jerusalem
YEMEN: A senior al Qaeda leader has called on Muslims "everywhere" to rise up and kill Jews and Americans in response to US President...
Tunisian forces kill top aide of al Qaeda in Maghreb
TUNIS: Tunisian security forces have killed a top aide of Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, the leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), an...
Indian citizens joining al Qaeda matter of concern for Pakistan: FO
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal has said that the FO has serious concerns over reports of Indian nationals joining the al...
US Justice Dept charge alleged al-Qaeda associate with conspiring 9/11, says...
NEW YORK CITY: US Department of Justice sentenced Christian Ganczarski against conspiracy to kill US nationals in his alleged involvement in 9/11 incident with...
Top US commander wants more aggressive Afghan push this year
WASHINGTON: The top American commander for the Middle East wants a more aggressive Afghan military pressuring Taliban and other insurgents over the normally quieter...
You cannot lure us into unprofessional undertakings: DG ISPR to India
RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor has said that India wants to shift focus away from an "effective political struggle for freedom" in Indian-occupied Kashmir...
