Tag: Militancy
French fighters appear with Daesh in Afghanistan
KABUL: French and Algerian fighters, some arriving from Syria, have joined the ranks of the Islamic State group in northern Afghanistan where the militants...
Pakistan suffering due to revengeful accountability: Nawaz Sharif
LONDON: Ousted premier and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has said that the revengeful accountability is damaging Pakistan.
Nawaz Sharif who reached London along with his daughter...
Crime, casualties undermine US gains in Afghan war
KUNDUZ: Since US forces began stepping up air strikes against the Taliban, Kunduz shopkeeper Najibullah no longer fears another insurgent takeover of the northern...
HRCP warns of shrinking press freedom in Balochistan
QUETTA: A leading rights group warned on Tuesday of shrinking press freedom in Pakistan’s troubled Balochistan province, a month after a series of media...
UN expresses concern over controversial US plan to revive Afghan militias
KABUL: As the Afghan government struggles to stem the Taliban insurgency and shore up its dwindling security forces, the US military is turning to...
Five Kashmiri freedom fighters, Indian commando killed in IHK shootout
SRINAGAR: Five "suspected militants" and an Indian air force commando were killed during a fierce gunbattle on Saturday in Indian-held Kashmir, which also left...
Statistically smog kills more people in Pakistan than militancy
ISLAMABAD: The toxic smog that has covered parts of the country for weeks has exposed official torpor over rampant pollution that has killed thousands of more...
Trump calls for death penalty for New York attack suspect
NEW YORK: An Uzbek immigrant accused of plowing a truck down a New York City bike path, killing eight people, told investigators he had...
Brothers, nephew of Afghan deputy governor ‘abducted’ from Peshawar also go...
PESHAWAR: The brothers and nephew of Afghanistan’s Kunar province’s Deputy Governor Qazi Muhammad Nabi Ahmadi have also gone missing, diplomatic circles said on Tuesday,...
Nisar advises PM to put house in order but not make...
ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has advised Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to "fix the matters of the house" but avoid...
Two militant commanders killed in Dera Bugti shootout
QUETTA: Frontier Corps (FC) personnel killed at least two militant commanders during an operation in Dera Bugti on Tuesday.
The militants were identified as Thango and...
Pakistan must set its own house in order, says Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday said Pakistan needs to set its own house in order first before opening up to the world...
Indian troops kill three Kashmiri youth during search operation
Inspector General of Police Munir Khan told reporters in Sringara that three burnt bodies were found from the Police Lines area in Pulwama district.
Kashmiri militants attack police HQs, kill officer, injure three others
The militants detonated grenades and fired automatic assault rifles to gain entry to the district police headquarters in southern Pulwama district, which also houses families of some officers.
15 killed in Cameroon militant attack
A total of 35 houses were torched in the attack which happened around 11:00 pm (2200 GMT) according to a local vigilante group member.
Pakistan could lose its status as privileged military ally, warns US
The United States warned an angry Pakistan on Tuesday that it could lose its status as a privileged military ally if it continues giving safe haven...
KP police IG calls for joint strategy against militancy
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Inspector General Nasir Khan Durrani has called for devising an effective joint strategy to uproot curse of militancy,...
