Tag: Militant
Adnan Sami says ex-wife has links with militant groups
After the Bombay High court upheld Pakistani singer Adnan Sami’s plea and granted him divorce after three years of bitterness into the relationship, Sami...
French ‘al Qaeda’ man held in Pakistan
A French militant, described as an al Qaeda leader linked to the 9/11 attacks, has been captured in Pakistan, experts and a Pakistani official...
US expanding secret spy bases in Africa: report
The United States military is expanding a secret network of air bases across Africa in order to spy on Al-Qaeda and other militant groups,...
Appeal against Afridi conviction
Lawyers representing the Dr. Shakeel Afridi appealed against his conviction on Friday.
Shakeel Afridi was on May 24 sentenced to 33 years in jail under...
Militancy charges may complicate US efforts for Afridi’s release
The revelation that Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi was sentenced on militancy-related charges, and not the basis of his links with CIA, may undermine Washington’s...
Pakistani given 12 years jail for militant group support
A Pakistani man living in the United States was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised release for providing...
Pakistani-Canadian jailed for 14 years for helping Sikh militant group
A 50-year-old Pakistani-Canadian has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for providing material support to the Sikh militant group Khalistan Commando Force, blamed...
Militant who flogged woman publicly arrested
The Swat Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested wanted militant commander Fazal Hadi, who had publicly flogged Saira four years ago at Charbagh....
Chinese official sees militant links in Pakistan
China is facing a network of militants entrenched in neighboring states, but authorities, especially in Pakistan, are trying to stamp out violence and protect...
Crocker complains of militant havens in Pakistan
The US ambassador to Afghanistan sent a top-secret cable to Washington last month warning that the existence of enemy havens in Pakistan was placing...
Trial starts for militant accused of making bombs that exploded in...
An Islamic militant captured in Abbotabad where U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden went on trial in Indonesia on Monday accused of making bombs...
Militant mortar fire kills six in Khyber Agency
Mortar shells fired from an unidentified source hit two houses in Khyber Agency on Tuesday, leaving six people dead, including four children and a...
Alleged militant dies of heart attack in detention
An alleged militant died of cardiac failure while in military detention in the Gulibagh area of Charsada, officials said on Monday.
According to the security...
Four spy men killed in Chakwal
Four intelligence personnel have been killed after they raided a compound of militants in Pir Chanbal area of district Chakwal, a private TV channel...
Peshawar corps commander urges action on militant havens
Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yaseen Malik on Saturday said Pakistan will act against terrorist safe havens and urged NATO and Afghanistan to...
Militant deradicalisation plan underway
As a part of its deradicalisation plan, the government has started reaching out to Taliban-linked banned militant outfits and in the first phase of...
Finance ministry employee nabbed on militant links
Pakistani authorities have arrested an employee of the finance ministry on suspicion of links to militant groups, police said on Wednesday.
The suspect, identified...
