Tag: Cia
US deploys hired contractors for espionage in Pakistan: report
The presence of underground American contractors in Pakistan drew little notice until lately when it was reported that 90 of them have been murdered...
Senior Saudi prince says CIA cannot be trusted on Khashoggi conclusion
ABU DHABI: A senior Saudi prince cast doubt upon the reported CIA finding that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of...
Trump calls CIA assessment of Khashoggi murder premature but possible
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Saturday called a CIA assessment blaming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal...
CIA believes Saudi crown prince ordered journalist’s killing
--Trump and top aides have said Saudi Arabia must be held to account for any involvement in Khashoggi’s death, but they have also stressed...
Woman confesses to killing six-year-old daughter in Hyderabad
Police found out that the murderer of six-year-old Arbish was her own mother who confessed before the police to killing her daughter in her...
CIA releases Abid Boxer after a brief detention
LAHORE: Abid Boxer, a police officer known as encounter specialist, was released by the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) from Nawan Kot after brief detention of...
Trump doubles down on security clearances; former officials slam move
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump faced an unprecedented outcry from former intelligence officials on Friday after stripping the security clearance of former CIA Director John...
US intelligence believes North Korea making more nuclear bomb fuel despite...
WASHINGTON: US intelligence agencies believe North Korea has increased production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months and may...
CIA declares two India Hindu groups as militant religious outfits
WASHINGTON: Two Hindu groups in India - Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal have been categorised as "militant religious outfits" while Rashtriya Swayamsevak...
European court: Romania, Lithuania hosted CIA secret jails
BUCHAREST: The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Romania and Lithuania allowed the detention and abuse of a Saudi and a Palestinian...
Pompeo alleges Pakistan ‘not treating US diplomatic staff well’
--Recently appointed US secretary of state accuses Pakistan of having terror havens on its soil
--Reiterates resolve to rescue Dr Shakil Afridi from imprisonment
WASHINGTON: Recently...
US Senate confirms Gina Haspel as new CIA director
WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Thursday confirmed Gina Haspel as the first female CIA director, despite deep reservations among some lawmakers that her past...
Trump’s CIA nominee sought to withdraw over interrogation role
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA, Gina Haspel, sought to withdraw over concerns about her role in the agency’s interrogation program,...
North Korea test site still usable, closure easily reversed: US intelligence
WASHINGTON: The underground nuclear test site that North Korea has pledged to dismantle remains usable in spite of damage from a previous blast, and...
CIA nominee to pledge not to restart detention, interrogation programs
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s choice for CIA chief is privately assuring senators that she will not reinstitute a detention and interrogation program and...
Shakeel Afridi shifted to ‘safer place’ after US plan to get...
--Amjad Shoaib urges immediate action in wake of CIA plan to get Afridi released
ISLAMABAD: Dr Shakeel Afridi, a doctor who contributed to the CIA operation...
Controversial photo of senior police officer with a man costs him...
--Former Sialkot CIA DSP Rana Nadeem claims blackmailing gang forcibly stripped him naked for photo shoot
LAHORE: A senior police officer has been dismissed from service...
