Tag: Group

Six suspected terrorists linked to foreign militant group arrested

KARACHI - Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) have arrested six suspected terrorists with links to an Iran-based militant organization, foiling their bid to form a terrorist wing of the outfit in Karachi, intelligence sources told Pakistan Today on Saturday.
The suspects are believed to be involved in sectarian killings of over 100 people. They have been shifted to an unidentified location and raids are being carried out to arrest their 13 accomplices.
The arrested men are

Guard Group, Adisseo advance in TREET Cup

LAHORE: Guard Group/DP, Master Paints/Monnoo Foods and Adisseo won their matches on day two of the TREET Polo Cup here at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Wednesday.
Master Paints/Monnoo Foods and Guard Group/DP won their matches by half-a-goal margins. Guard Group/DP beat Security 2000 by 5-4

Christian group says Punjab govt wants Aasia dead

LAHORE - The Punjab government is urging killing of blasphemy convict Aasia Bibi before more developments occurred in the issue, participants of the All Christian Parties Conference led by Pakistan Christian Democratic Alliance Chairman Bishop Yaqoob Paul said on Sunday.
Around 25 Christian parties participated in the conference. The conference demanded immediate repeal of Section 295-B and C of blasphemy laws, as these laws did not apply on minorities. The conference also agreed

Warid introduces group SMS

LAHORE: Warid Telecom, following its tradition of bringing innovative products and services to its subscribers, has now brought Group SMS. Warid users can create an SMS group of up to 10 people. Every message one sends to the group will be sent to each person in the group, and when someone responds, it will be sent to everyone in the group as well. This makes group discussions and planning get-togethers and other group activities easy and spontaneous with just a couple of SMSes.

Gunmen kidnap 18 Afghan deminers in southeast

GARDEZ: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped 18 Afghan deminers on Thursday in southeastern Khost province, the provincial police chief said, the second abduction of a mine clearing team this month.
The group from the Kabul-based Mine Detection Centre were travelling in Musa Khel district when they were stopped by a group of gunmen and then seized, said Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai. "They had gone to the area on the request of the elders to clear mines from their village," Ishaqzai told

US warned Turkey on Iran trade, Gaza-linked group

ANKARA: The United States has cautioned Turkey over business links with Iran and charged that an Islamist charity aided Hamas, according to a cable revealed by WikiLeaks Tuesday.
The dispatch covered a series of meetings that David Cohen, the US Treasury assistant secretary for financial crimes, held in Ankara in October 2009. Cohen "cautioned government and banking officials about doing business with Iranian banks" and passed information "on Iranian mis-use of the Turkish

Religious group organises rally against shrine blasts

LAHORE: The Tahafuz-e-Namoos-e-Risalat Mahaz organised a rally on Monday at the Mall Road against terrorist blasts at various religious shrines and staged a sit-in outside the CM's House.
The rally started from the Data Darbar and was attended by around 200 to 300 people mostly belonging to various religious seminaries, a number which was confirmed by an intelligence official. The participants chanted slogans against the US, UK, Jews and other Western countries.
They

Haqqani group in peace talks with Turi tribe

ISLAMABAD: The Taliban are negotiating a peace deal with a Pakistani tribe in the northwest, tribal elders said on Thursday, adding that the deal in this regard could give militants access to remote strategic areas on the Afghan border.
The talk of a deal between members of the Haqqani network - one of the most dangerous Taliban factions - and the Turi tribe in Kurram Agency is likely to raise concerns in the US, which has been demanding Pakistan get tough with the militants