Tag: Taliban

At least three ‘Taliban militants’, Rangers man killed in Karachi raid

Three militants allegedly associated with the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and one Rangers trooper were killed when a shootout took place during a targeted operation...

TTP Mohmand chief accuses army, political parties of deceiving Taliban

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand Agency chief Umer Khalid Kharasani on Monday claimed that political parties and the Pakistan Army had always deceived the Taliban...

Taliban laud JI chief for calling Hakimullah ‘martyr’

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Monday praised Jamaat-e-Islami chief Munawar Hassan for calling the killed TTP commander, Hakimullah Mehsud, a ‘martyr’. TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid...

Senior Haqqani Network commander killed

Senior Haqqani Network leader Dr Naseeruddin Haqqani was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the outskirts of Islamabad. Dr Naseeruddin Haqqani was...

Chances of peace talks ‘below zero’, say Taliban

The Taliban have ruled out talks with the government, saying the chances of negotiations after the killing of their leader Hakimullah Mehsud in a...

Rashid asks govt to resolve drone issue

Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Tuesday that the drone strikes are a serious issue and the government should take steps...

250 suspects arrested in Peshawar search operation

At least 250 suspects were arrested during a joint operation by law enforcement agencies (LEAs) personnel in various areas of Peshawar. Addressing a press...

TTP appoints Sajna as new chief

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) leaders have chosen Khalid Saeed Sajna as its new chief, intelligence officials and militant commanders said on Saturday. The officials and...

Pakistan to review US ties after ‘attack on peace,’ says Nisar

Calling the drone strike that killed Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud on Friday “an attack on regional peace by America,” Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar...

Nawaz, Karzai meet with aim to bolster Taliban outreach

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met on Tuesday in an effort to bolster a fragile peace outreach to Afghanistan’s Taliban...

US catches Afghan govt ‘red handed’ in plotting with Pakistani Taliban:...

The United States has caught the Afghan government secretly conniving with the Pakistani Taliban in an attempt to acquire a stronger position in a...

Lack of govt strategy behind delays in talks with Taliban: Shah

        Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah has said the government had no strategy to hold talks with the Taliban and...

Three more polio cases surface in NWA

Three more cases of polio virus were reported on Thursday in North Waziristan. The Agency’s surgeon doctor Mir Jahan Khan’s announcement about these three cases...

Khattak concerned over delay in talks with Taliban

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak on Tuesday expressed concern over the federal government’s inaction in commencing with structured talks with the Taliban. In...

KP CM concerned over delay in talks with Taliban

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak on Tuesday expressed concern over the federal government’s inaction in commencing with structured talks with the Taliban. In as...

Conspiracies being hatched to halt talks with TTP: Fazl

Fazlur Rehman, chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), on Sunday said conspiracies were being hatched to halt the peace dialogues with...

Nawaz, Kayani discuss Taliban overtures, upcoming US trip

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired a high-level preparatory meeting on Tuesday to discuss the change of tone by chief of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)...