Tag: terror groups

Govt mulls permanent ban on ‘terror’ groups including JuD: report

ISLAMABAD: The government is working on forming a draft bill to replace the presidential ordinance that permanently banned Jamatud Dawa (JuD), other individuals and groups on...

Anti-terror law amended, noose tightened around outfits banned by UN

Ordinance signed by President Mamnoon endorses an action against UN-declared outfits that includes ban on offices, freezing assets ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Monday...

Pakistan hits back against US accusations: Abbasi reiterates no terror groups...

Hardline religious protests expose government’s challenges ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi rejected US accusations that the country provides sanctuary to militant groups and...

Pakistan condemns cross-border attack, asks Afghanistan to act against terror sanctuaries

  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday called upon the Afghan government to take immediate action against the terrorists and terror groups finding sanctuaries in Afghanistan to target...

Eight Iran soldiers killed in clashes with ‘terrorist group’ on Turkey’s...

Eight Iranian soldiers were killed in clashes with “terrorist groups” on the border with Turkey on Friday, the official IRNA news agency reported. “This afternoon,...

India financing terror groups in Afghanistan: FO spokesman

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria has said that India has been committing ceasefire violations because it cannot digest Pakistan’s success in the war...

Defence minister rejects BRICS leaders’ concern over terror groups in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan on Tuesday rejected the Xiamen Declaration naming terrorist groups in the region by leaders of member countries at...

Pakistan should ‘neutralise’ terror groups: Gen Mattis

US defence secretary-designate James Mattis has said if confirmed, he would tell Islamabad the need to "expel or neutralize" externally-focused militant groups operating with...

Pakistan can’t pick and choose terror groups to go after: US

State Dept dismisses anti-CPEC accusations of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed Spokesperson says Islamabad has to target militants who seek to harm its neighbours, taking refuge...