Tag: Mullah

Women over mullahs

The losers have beards Whenever women are talked about in Pakistan a storm is brewed; the recent Women Protection Law 2016 is no different. It is...

FO refrains from verifying Mullah Nazir’s death

Refraining from verifying the death of Taliban warlord Mullah Nazir in a US drone strike in South Waziristan, the Foreign Office spokesman on Friday...

LUCK RUNS OUT FOR MULLAH NAZIR

Was it a case of mistaken identity, or a plan to compromise Pakistan’s anti-terror efforts would take time to ascertain, but two US drone...

Baradar may walk free soon!

Pakistan may release Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy of Taliban supreme commander Mullah Omar, soon in the wake of recently concluded successful talks...

Mullah Nazir orders out Mehsud Taliban fighters

Mullah Nazir, the main pro-government Taliban commander in South Waziristan, has ordered the Mehsud tribesmen and Mehsud Taliban fighters to evacuate the Ahmedzai Wazir...

Haqqanis ready for talks if Mullah Omar approves: commander

The Haqqani network, responsible for a series of high-profile attacks on US troops in Afghanistan, is prepared to enter talks with the United States...

Mullah Fazlullah hiding in Afghanistan, say US officials

The Taliban leader who sparked international outrage by ordering the attack on a Pakistani schoolgirl last month has escaped retribution by hiding in a...

Pakistan seeks extradition of Mullah Fazalullah

Pakistan has handed down dossier about presence of a Pakistani Taliban commander Mullah Fazalullah in Afghanistan to the Afghan government and International Security Assistance...

Mullah Omar, aides living in Pakistan: General Allen

The top American general in Afghanistan has said that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Omar was hiding in Pakistan along with his commanders. “Omar lives in...

Mullah Omar, aides living in Pakistan: US General

An American general has said Mullah Omar and other commanders are hiding in Pakistan. The statement contradicts Islamabad’s stand that the Taliban leader lives across...

NATO brands Mullah Omar’s Eid message ‘insane’

The Taliban’s reclusive leader Mullah Omar has issued a bellicose Eid statement swiftly denounced by the commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan Friday as...

Mullah Omar issues Eid message

The Taliban's reclusive leader Mullah Omar has issued an Eid message claiming victories on the battlefield against NATO and defending initial contacts, now suspended,...

Mullah Muatasim welcomes omission of name from ‘wanted’ list

Welcoming the omission of his name from the list of wanted men, former Taliban leader Mullah Muatasim Billah on Wednesday said such steps could...

Mullah Omar can run for president: Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Thursday on Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar to give up fighting his US-backed government in return for the chance...

Taliban assault under Mullah Faqir’s command

The reports are conflicting, with both sides making claims to have eliminated about 10 of the opposite number. What stands confirmed is: a ferocious...

Taliban ask Pakistan to explain death of ex-minister

Afghan Taliban Monday demanded of Pakistani officials to share factual information about the arrest, illness and death of former Defense Minister Mullah Obaidullah Akhund,...

Taliban strongly rebuff Mullah Omer’s letter to white house

Taliban On Saturday strongly rebuffed that their chief Mullah Omer has written any letter to White House demanding immediate shifting of five former Taliban...