Tag: Militants

It’s time to put anti-terrorism plan into action

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif chaired a high level security meeting Thursday and reviewed all activities to be undertaken by the army and intelligence agencies as a part of Anti-Terrorism National Action Plan (ATNAP) and directed all concerned to initiate actions on urgent basis for its speedy and effective implementation.

Security forces arrest five suspected TTP militants in Balochistan

Security forces on Tuesday arrested five suspected militants from Killa Saifullah district of Balochistan, official sources said. A security official said that forces conducted a...

Airstrikes kill 17 militants in Khyber

Airstrikes by Pakistan Army in Khyber Agency killed 17 militants on Wednesday. An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said that besides killing 17 militants, the...

Militants kill two policemen in Quetta

Militants killed two policemen in Shalkot area of Quetta on Wednesday. Sariab Superintendent of Police (SP) Imran Qureshi said that armed men opened fire at...

ISPR says 350 militants surrendered during Khyber-I

The Pakistan Army Monday said that at least 350 terrorists had surrendered to armed forces in military operation Khyber-I in Khyber Agency. According to Inter-Services...

UAE blacklists 5 Pakistani groups among 83 as ‘militant organisations

Oddly, the list also includes the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisation in the US.

Islamic State militants now world’s richest: experts

Oil sales alone from captured refineries are allowing militants to produce some 50,000 barrels a day from fields in Syria and Iraq, representing a...

Only 12% of drone victims in Pakistan identified as militants: report

Of 2,370 people killed in these strikes, 704 have been identified, of which only 295 were reported to be members of some kind of...

Three suspected militants killed in Swat encounter

At least three suspected militants were killed in a clash with the security forces on Sunday in Charbagh area of Swat district. Official sources said...

Three TTP militants gunned down during ‘encounter’

Three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed in an encounter with police in Mauza Bakhri Uch Sharif on Saturday. However, Uch Sharif police claimed...

Three suspected terrorists killed in KP clash

A curfew has been imposed in the area and security forces are continuing with their operation.

Britain arrests nine in operation against militants

Police say arrests not in response to any immediate threat; men were held on suspicion of encouraging terrorism and belonging to and supporting a...

18 IS militants killed fighting Syria Kurds

At least 18 militants from the Islamic State group were killed in overnight clashes with Kurdish fighters in northern Syria near a strategic border,...

Damascus, Opp must ‘compromise’ to beat IS militants: UN

The Syrian government and mainstream opposition must seek compromise to end three and half years of bloody civil war and block the rise of...

Indian troops kill three militants in Kashmir fighting

Indian government forces have killed three suspected militants in a gun battle in the disputed Himalayan region of Indian-held Kashmir. Indian paramilitary officer OS Charak...

TTP chief warns to kidnap influentials to secure militants’ release

Fazlullah says govt will face more problems and will be unable to find a solution Says Prof Ajmal was released in exchange of release of...

12 suspected militants killed in Balochistan

Security forces claim to have killed 12 suspected militants in Balochistan's volatile Makran belt. Frontier Corps (FC) Spokesman Khan Wasey said security forces launched an...