Tag: Tahrir

HT asks its friends in army to come to the fore

Responding to Pakistan Army’s Green Book, the country’s “internal threat” Hizbut Tahrir has called on sincere officers in the armed forces to work with...

Nine injured in firing at Egypt’s Tahrir Square

Egypt is bracing for another day of street protests over President Mohamed Mursi's plans to vote on a new constitution. Police have surrounded Tahrir...

Hizbut Tahrir and counter terrorism crosshairs

Outlawed extremist organisation Hizbut Tahrir (HT) has intensified covert anti-government operations since the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench dismissed its petition challenging the ’03...

Clashes erupt in Cairo’s Tahrir Square

Fresh clashes have erupted in Tahrir Square, Cairo between police and protesters at a decree by President Muhammad Morsi granting himself sweeping powers. According...

Hizbut Tahrir complicates military’s terrorism calculus

At a time when talk of possible military action in North Waziristan Agency dominates Islamabad and the GHQ, a carefully coordinated upsurge in activities...

Egypt probes Islamists over Tahrir clash

Egypt’s state prosecutor has asked the general intelligence service and interior ministry to provide possible evidence in a probe of Islamists over clashes with...

Ban on Hizb-ut-Tahrir

Despite severe torture, hardships and strict ban, Hizb-ut-Tahrir (the Party of Liberation), since its establishment in 1953 in Al-Quds (Jerusalem), continues to work effectively...

Egypt police clear Tahrir Square of protesters

Riot police on Saturday cleared Cairo’s Tahrir Square of protesters who had camped overnight after a rally of some 50,000 people, mainly Islamists, pressed...

Hundreds in Cairo’s Tahrir Square slam emergency law

Hundreds of people gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday to protest against the recent expansion of the emergency law, amid palpable anger over the...

Egyptian protesters return to Cairo’s Tahrir Square

Hundreds of Egyptian activists gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday to launch a day of demonstrations demanding a clear road map to democracy...

SC dismisses pleas by Hizbut Tahrir

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a number of petitions filed by members of Hizbut Tahrir, the banned religious organisation, requesting the court not...

Agencies deny detaining Hizbut Tahrir activists

The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence (MI) on Tuesday denied having detained a missing Hizbut Tahrir activist and keeping him in their custody....

Egypt protesters back in Tahrir to push for change

Hundreds of Egyptian protesters gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday to push for reforms, as Islamists held a separate demonstration calling for stability....

IHC seeks report on Tahrir activists’ detention

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday directed the standing counsel to present a detailed report in the court regarding the detention of two...

IHC seeks comments on Hizbut Tahrir official’s ‘kidnapping’

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought comments from the Saddar superintendent of police (SP) in a case filed by Kamran Yousufzai, seeking...

Hundreds spend the night in Cairo’s Tahrir Square

Hundreds of protesters spent the night in Cairo's Tahrir Square, an AFP reporter said on Saturday, after mass nationwide rallies to press the new...

Pakistanis should go ‘to the streets’ for Islamic rule: Hizbut Tahrir

Hizbut Tahrir, a global extremist party banned in many Muslim states, on Friday said Pakistanis should take to the streets to call for Islamic...