Tag: Terrorism

HAFIZABABD - Sunni Ittehad Council Pakistan central chief Sahibzada Fazal Karim MNA has said the government has failed to curb terrorism.
Addressing the Sunni Ittehad Council workers at Jaamia Masjid Al-Farooq Hafizabad the other day, he said the rulers were playing in the hands of Americans and their policies had been completely failed.
Under a planned international conspiracy, the Islamic identity was being tarnished, but those who gave sacrifices for establishing Pakistan

KARACHI - The counter urban terrorism training of selected Sindh police personnel of various ranks - sub inspector, assistant sub inspectors, sergeants and constables - conducted by the Army, concluded at Malir Cantt on Monday. An ISPR press release said that the four-week intensive training course of a batch of 202 policemen was held under the auspices of Karachi Corps. The training included enhancement of skills in close quarter encounter, sniper firing, repelling, cordon and search

NEW DELHI - India on Monday sought voice samples of suspected Mumbai terrorist attack plotters believed to be in Pakistan as home secretaries of the two countries met in New Delhi for two days of broad-ranging talks on issues including counter-terrorism and relaxation of visa rules. The talks are due to end on Tuesday, but the focus has already turned to Wednesday's World Cup cricket semi-final between the two old rivals after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh invited Prime

LAHORE - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif had told US senators in a meeting that he wanted to help the government eradicate the menace of terrorism, but some members of his party did not share the same views, India's The Hindu newspaper said in a report, based on cables released by WikiLeaks, on Wednesday.
The report said that Bryan Hunt, principal officer at the US Consulate, in a cable sent on December 3, 2008 (181158: confidential), detailed a

LAHORE - Unidentified armed men shot and killed two patrolling constables on Lower Mall late on Saturday. The killers also snatched an SMG rifle and police identity cards from 40-year-old Abdul Razaq, a resident of Sialkot and 26-year-old Sajjad Hussain, a resident of Safdarabad district in Sheikhupura.
The police said they set up a picket behind Ghora Hospital a few days ago. On Saturday, constables Abdul Razzaq and Sajjad Hussain were on a routine patrol in the area. Both were

KARACHI - Total 7,435 people lost their lives because of terrorism in 2010, a recent report issued by Individualland has revealed. The report stated that 1,796 civilians, 469 security personnel and 5,170 terrorists were killed in terror incidents last year.
According to the report compiled by Individualland Executive Director Gulmina Bilal Ahmed, 2,324 civilians, 991 security personnel and 8,389 terrorists were killed in terror incidents in 2009. A comparative review of these

PESHWAR - The government should find a political solution to the problem of militancy which has ruined the country instead of complying with the US' wish of 'do more,' central leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Iqbal Zafar Jaghra Saturday said.
He was speakint at a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club.
He said militants were not only killing innocents but were also affecting the business and education.
He maintained the PML (N) Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif was the

ISLAMABAD - Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Lt General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, who recently secured another extension in his service, called on Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani here on Friday and discussed with him important issues with the focus on security and terrorism.
Pasha, whose current term as ISI chief comes to an end on March 18, has been given a one-year extension by the president on the advice of the PM, with the former signing the summary in this regard. "The

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif urged the army once again on Tuesday to safeguard the country against terrorism, and said that the administration, police, civil society, media and people from all walks of life would have to contribute their share to rid the country of the menace. The CM told assembly members from Faisalabad and Sargodha at Chief Minister's Secretariat that it was the collective responsibility of all Pakistanis to strive for national development and

ISLAMABAD - Speakers on Monday stressed that government must focus on eradication of root causes of extremism and terrorism including poverty, lack of education, unemployment and injustice, in order to bring normalcy in the country. They said after the military operations in different tribal areas there was dire need to make immediate plan for the abolishment of poverty, illiteracy, injustice, unemployment and unresolved political disputes because all the elements collectively give

PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information and Culture Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said on Thursday the judiciary must fulfill its responsibilities regarding punishing terrorists as a step towards complete eradication of terrorism.
"A lesser conviction rate of militants is one of the reasons behind a fresh wave of violence and terrorist acts," Iftikhar remarked while addressing a roundtable on 'Peace through Culture' at Peshawar Press Club. The roundtable was organised by the

RAWALPINDI - An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), hearing the Salmaan Taseer assassination case, on Monday indicted self-confessed assassin Mumtaz Qadri on charges of terrorism and murder. ATC Judge Raja Ikhlaq Ahmad read out the charges to Qadri during an in-camera hearing of the case at the local Adiala Jail.
Talking to reporters after the hearing, Qadri's lawyer Shuja Rehman said in his statement after indictment, his client confessed to killing Taseer, but pleaded not guilty as

PESHAWAR - Investigators are seeing the use of Afghanistan-based cellular networks' SIMs in the recent bombings, kidnappings and other terrorist activities, but still exploring ways and means to curb the menace. "We are discussing how to counter this tactic of both Afghan and Pakistani Taliban militants," well-placed sources confided to Pakistan Today.
The militants are using Afghanistan cellular numbers to stop investigators and security agencies from intercepting their

PESHAWAR - Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain has urged the international community to support the government for eradication of terrorism, calling it not only a problem of this region but also a threat to the global peace. He said that fighting terrorism required the support of the world community and warned if the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government was not helped against terrorists the world would never find committed people like them who were sacrificing their

GUJRANWALA: Gujranwala Corps Commander Lt-Gen Raheel Sharif has emphasised the importance of specialised training to combat the menace of terrorism. He stated this while addressing a passing-out parade of 6th batch of the 98 Punjab police personnel who were imparted anti-terrorism training by Pakistan Army at Sialkot Cantt. According to an ISPR handout, the corps commander was confident of the capabilities of the trained personnel and hoped the special anti-terrorism training imparted

PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti has invited the Iranian government and entrepreneurs for investing in the province, saying "stimulating the economic activities can help them eradicate terrorism and militancy."
He was addressing a ceremony arranged by Peshawar based Consulate General of Islamic Republic of Iran and chaired by a senior journalist Amir Mohibyan the other day in connection with 32nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. He

KARACHI - Education is the only mechanism of eradicating terrorism and ensuring that peace prevails, said Senate Chairman Farooq H Naek on Monday at the book launch of "Hassanally Effendi: The founder of Sindh Madressahtul Islam" held at a local hotel.
The book on Khan Bahadur Hassanally Effendi has been written by Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh, principal of the Sindh Madressahtul Islam (SMI) College, as a tribute not only to the founder of an educational institution but also a man