Tag: Terror

Indonesian police killed two terror suspects during a raid early Saturday, following an arrest of four suspected terrorists a day earlier over a series...

The killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. special forces can trigger a backlash from his supporters and a "new wave of terror" across...

Pakistan and Russia on Thursday pledged to boost economic ties and coordinate efforts to fight terror, as the Kremlin welcomed the Pakistani president for...

Government College University Lahore Minhas Art Gallery put on display Rakhshanda Atawar’s 24 abstract paintings on Wednesday, highlighting frustration, stress and terror prevailing in...

The announcement that Osama bin Laden is dead, by none other than the US president himself, marks a defining moment in the war against...

KARACHI - Pakistan's war on terror is being seriously hampered because of "massive smuggling" of different items - including arms and ammunition - through the border from Afghanistan, claimed Interior Minister Rehman Malik in his address to cadets of the Pakistan Coast Guards at their passing-out ceremony. "The annual turnover of this illicit trade is five billion rupees," he claimed.
Malik also announced the induction of 83 Baloch youth into the Coast Guards - a step taken on

ISLAMABAD - Two French nationals suspected of belonging to an international terror group have been arrested by Pakistani security services, French and local sources said on Thursday.
The two are suspected of being part of the group responsible for the bloody attacks in Bali in 2002 that killed 202 people, the worst terror attack in Indonesia, according to Pakistani security officials, who requested anonymity. The terror group is allegedly headed by Indonesian Umar Patek, who was

PESHAWAR - The police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa need more special training, facilities and public support to counter militancy. Despite the challenges they have to face every day, the policemen have rendered valuable sacrifices in the war against terrorism. Late CCPO Malik Saad Khan, Abid Ali and Sifwat Ghayur were, to name the few, among those who laid their lives for restoring peace in terror struck parts of the country. The fact that the militants can attack the police in KP at will

LAHORE - Civil Lines and Cantt Division Police carried out a thorough search operation in the surroundings of the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) and Civil Services Academy (CSA) after receiving a hoax call about a terrorists' plan to infiltrate the two buildings on Saturday.
An anonymous caller told CCPO Lahore Aslam Tarin that terrorists were planning to attack NIPA in the Civil Lines police area and CSA in the Cantonment area The CCP sent two police teams

ISLAMABAD - Under pressure from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for "violation of human rights", the government has asked the top military and civil administration in all four provinces to avoid using the term "war on terror" to describe the situation in the troubled areas of the country, particularly Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as it may cause the application of international humanitarian laws or a United Nations censure.
In a letter recently sent by the Foreign

RIYADH - A total of 5,080 "terror" suspects were being tried or had already been sentenced in Saudi Arabia, which battled a wave of Al Qaeda attacks in 2003-2006, the kingdom's prosecutor said on Saturday. A court specialised in terror crimes had issued its verdicts in the case of 1,612 people, while 603 other cases were still being examined, the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency. Prosecutors were also preparing charges

ISLAMABAD - In the wake of two botched life attempts on JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman on consecutively on March 30 and 31 in Swabi and Charsada, the Interior Ministry on Thursday warned ANP President Asfandyar Wali, PML-Q President Shujaat Hussain, former information minister Sherry Rehman, former PPP information secretary Fauzia Wahab and a number of federal ministers against terrorist attacks for the second time in a month. A source in the ministry told Pakistan Today that the ministry

PESHAWAR - Complete hush prevailed over Peshawar's busiest commercial centers and government offices which was only broken by the cheers of cricket lovers when the Pakistani team took Indian wickets at regular interval.
Busy roads, covering which normally takes hours, were empty as Peshawarites were either in their homes to watch the match or were enjoying the match on the big screen displayed at Qayum Stadium. Provincial Sports Minister Syed Ail Shah was also among the hundreds

ISLAMABAD - Urging close working relation between the intelligence agencies of the two countries, parliamentarians from Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday emphasised efforts to combat terrorism jointly.
In a joint statement issued on the last day of talks between the lawmakers of the two countries, the lawmakers said that terrorism had been the major impediment in the development of both Pakistan and Afghanistan. The talk were organised by the PILDAT. Lawmakers also stressed

NEW DELHI - Pakistan and India have agreed to set up a "hotline" to share information about terror threats, a joint statement said on Tuesday after talks between their home secretaries in New Delhi.
"Both sides agreed to set up a hotline between the home secretary of India and the interior secretary of Pakistan to facilitate real-time information sharing with respect to terrorist threats," said the statement.
"Both sides reiterated their commitment to fight terrorism in all

COLOMBO - Maldives police Sunday said they had released a man suspected of plotting an attack on the ICC World Cup taking place in South Asia. Maldivian national Iqbal Mohamed, 42, was arrested on March 10 as he arrived at Male International airport from Pakistan following a tip-off from the international police body Interpol.
"He (Mohamed) is no longer in our custody. He was released over the weekend on a court order," police spokesman said.

LAHORE - Former Supreme Court Bar Association president Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the contributions by the Rotary International are exemplary and Pakistan is fortunate that organisations such as the Rotary International are working in the country.
He was addressing Rotary Peace and Goodwill Conference at a local hotel on Saturday. Appreciating Rotary's role in flood relief, Aitzaz hoped that the organisation would continue its good work. Rotary District Governor