Tag: Terrorism

US, Taliban ‘finalise draft deal’ to end Afghan conflict

--Taliban agree to hold talks with Afghan govt after ceasefire agreement becomes effective --Khalilzad says agreement must include an 'intra-Afghan dialogue and comprehensive ceasefire' --Pakistan Army...

EU adds Saudi Arabia to draft terrorism financing list

BRUSSELS: The Euro­pean Commission has added Saudi Arabia to an EU draft list of countries that pose a threat to the bloc because of...

US-Taliban peace talks raise Afghan hopes as meeting in Qatar enters...

KABUL: Talks between the United States and Afghan Taliban officials in Qatar entered a fourth day on Thursday, with the two sides trying to...

US judge says Cali man jailed for attending ‘terrorist camp in...

A federal magistrate on Friday recommended overturning the controversial 2006 conviction of a California man accused of attending a terrorist training camp in Pakistan...

Afghan national shot dead in Rawalpindi

RAWALPINDI: An Afghan national was shot dead by the unknown attackers in the jurisdiction of Naseerabad police station here on Thursday. According to the details,...

Car bomb in Peshawar market injures six

--Peshawar police chief says eight to ten kilogrammes of explosives were planted in a white Corolla    PESHAWAR: Six people, including two women, were injured in a...

Afghan nationals taken off visa on-arrival list

Pakistan has excluded Afghans from the list of foreign nationals who are offered visa on arrival in the country, according to a media report. Federal...

Govt has put measures against terrorism in cold storage, says Bilawal

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday said that all measures against terrorism have been put in cold storage by the...

Army completes fencing of 482km Pak-Afghan border strip

Pakistan Army has completed fencing of the first 482-kilometre-long patch of the 1,403km long Pakistan-Afghanistan border, and installed security cameras and motion detectors on...

Gen Bajwa confirms death to 14 terrorists

--ISPR statement says 20 convicts were handed life imprisonment by military courts RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday confirmed the...

Pakistan gets a pat on the back for Taliban talks

--US special envoy Khalilzad calls on COAS Gen Bajwa, appreciates role in Afghan peace process --Gen Bajwa assures Khalilzad of Pakistan's continued efforts for regional...

Bilawal pledges to continue resistance against terrorism

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday pledged to continue resistance against terrorism “despite being the worst victim and target...

Iranian envoy summoned to FO over Kech attack

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest over Thursday’s terrorist attack along the Pak-Iran border in which six...

PM expresses satisfaction over cordial ties between Pakistan, Japan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Wednesday acknowledged the importance of Japan as a development and investment partner of Pakistan, expressing satisfaction over...

State decides to enforce writ on Labbaik

--Top TLP leadership, including Khadim Hussain Rizvi and Pir Afzal Qadri, charged with sedition and terrorism for challenging govt's writ --Info minister says over 3,000...

Pakistan’s weapons only for defence purposes, says President Alvi

--President says 'instability in regions is not the only paradigm we should be looking at', praises Pakistan Army's valour and sacrifices --Inaugurates four-day IDEAS 2018...

Pakistan will never fight ‘imposed war’ on its soil, PM vows

--Imran Khan says Pakistan paid heavy cost for fighting war in its territory, no other country can match Pakistan's sacrifices  --Praises tribal people for 'courageously facing...