Tag: war on terror

‘Taliban problem’ should be resolved with Pakistan’s assistance: Afghan president  

A day after Afghan security forces resumed offensive operations after the government declared an end to the government’s unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban, President...

US envoy Nikki Haley uses anti-Pakistan rhetoric to woo Indians

--Tells Indian think tank Washington is 'urging Pakistan more strongly than in past' to deny terror havens on its soil   NEW DELHI: Nikki Haley, the...

Afghan officials hold security talks with ISI chief

ISLAMABAD: A high-powered Afghan security delegation visited Pakistan on Tuesday for official talks on how to jointly push peace and reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan,...

Militant sanctuaries in Pakistan biggest challenge to Afghan stability: US general

A US army general has expressed dissatisfaction with Pakistan’s counter-terrorism efforts, calling the country’s actions “contradictory”. Lieutenant General Austin Miller, US President Donald Trump’s nominee...

Australia acknowledges Pakistan’s sacrifices in war on terror

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Australia on Wednesday reviewed the existing defence and security cooperation with the pledge to further strengthen the same between the two...

War on terror cost Pakistan Rs 297 billion, Senate told   

Finance minister tells Senate the US only provided Pakistan $111m out of promised $132m ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has spent at least Rs 297 billion in the...

Pakistani troops have advisory role in Saudi Arabia: PM Abbasi

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday said that Pakistani troops had an advisory role in Saudi Arabia and they were there for...

Pakistan’s name in watchlist to be counterproductive for war on terror:...

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Monday said that it would be counterproductive for the war against terror to put Pakistan's name on the...

Terror incidents: Over 3,000 killed in FATA in past four years

The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is the region worst hit by the terror attacks over the past four years, Ministry of States and...

War on terror nondiscriminatory, Talal clarifies after Pashtun dress controversy

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Friday told the National Assembly (NA) that war on terror was not against any specific...

NSA Janjua, Spanish envoy discuss regional security, anti-terror efforts

ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser Nasser Khan Janjua and Spain’s Foreign Secretary Ildefonso Casto Lopez on Thursday discussed the regional security situation, counterterrorism cooperation and Pakistan’s...

Muslim world needs to unite to counter US, Israel and India...

ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani on Wednesday called for unity in the Muslim Ummah to deal with emerging challenges, especially the one...

PHC releases TNSM’s Sufi Muhammad on bail

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday ordered the release of Maulana Sufi Muhammad, chief of the banned Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), after accepting his bail...

Pakistan achieved unprecedented success in war on terror: Aizaz

  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Chaudhry on Wednesday said the country had achieved unprecedented success in the war on terror. "We have taken...

Clipping wings of corrupt people indispensable for progress, says Sarwar

  LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) core committee member and former Punjab governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has said that clipping the wings of corrupt people is...

Political leaders criticise Trump’s anti-Pakistan statement

Political leaders of Pakistan reacted strongly to the statement by the United States (US) President Donald Trump regarding provision of aid to Pakistan. The US...

No country has rendered sacrifices like Pakistan in war on terror:...

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb, on Friday, said that Pakistan’s sacrifices in the war on...