The spokesman of the Islamic Emirate said on Sunday that the government believes in freedom of the press and supports media outlets where content is in line with Sharia and national interests. Zabihullah Mujahid said this while speaking at a seminar organized by the Ministry of Higher Education. “If we observe the Islamic principles, national interests and prevent spreading of […]
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Haqqani calls for ‘flexibility’ for the sake of the people
The Minister of Interior Affairs says in order to resolve the current challenges in Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate must interact with the international community positively. Speaking at a gathering on Saturday in Khost province, Sirajuddin Haqqani emphasized that the positions of officials in government requires them to not be so strict and to enter into legitimate interactions with the international […]
Read more ›Wanted Pakistani Taliban militant gunned down in country’s Punjab province
Pakistan’s security forces have gunned down a high-profile militant of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Punjab province, as the government intensified its offensive against the outfit following a sharp rise in terror attacks across the country. Based on a tip-off, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab Police raided a TTP hideout in Khanewal, situated around 300 km from […]
Read more ›Two TTP militants killed in Nowshera operation
Two militants of banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan were killed by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police during an intelligence-based operation in Nowshera on Thursday night. According to details provided by police, a raid was planned following information about the presence of militants in Misri Banda in the jurisdiction of Risalpur police station. A police official said that the team reached […]
Read more ›CTD lassoes two TTP terrorists with arms, explosives
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday claimed to have foiled a terror bid designed to target Rawalpindi Police Lines and other sensitive locations and arrested two terrorists associated with outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The CTD also seized arms, explosives and sensitive documents from their possession. According to the CTD, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and other law enforcement agencies carried out […]
Read more ›Pakistani Taliban: The Most Powerful Anti-State Actor in the Country
Commander Noor Wali Mehsud, the head of Pakistan’s most formidable terrorist network, Tehreek-e-Taliban, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, recently threatened to assassinate Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the leaders of Pakistan’s coalition government. When the Taliban ended its ceasefire, substantive details of the talks were leaked to the Pakistani media, revealed the startling concessions […]
Read more ›IEA steps up operations in fight against drugs: Akhundzada
Deputy Interior Minister for Counter-Narcotics Abdul Haq Akhandzada, said during a visit to Ghazni that the counter-narcotics department of the ministry has so far conducted 3,700 operations in the country. Akhandzada said that based on a decree issued by the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan the cultivation, trafficking, sale and use of drugs is prohibited across the […]
Read more ›TTP terrorist killed in CTD raid in Khanewal
MULTAN: A Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist was killed and his three accomplices managed to escape a CTD raid after the exchange of fire in Khanewal on Wednesday.
Read more ›ISIS Threatens to Target Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan, UN Says
Islamic State militants have threatened to target Chinese, Indian, and Iranian embassies in Afghanistan in an effort to isolate the Taliban from a handful of countries it counts as diplomatic allies. The local affiliate of the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq, is attempting to “undermine the relationship between the Taliban and member states in the region,” according to United […]
Read more ›Pakistan: Peshawar Bombing Planned In Afghanistan, Foreign Intelligence Agency Funded It, Say Investigators
The suicide bombing at a mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar killed 101 and injured over 200. The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the bombing. The suicide bombing in Pakistan’s Peshawar was planned in Afghanistan and the terror plot was funded by a foreign intelligence agency, according to Pakistani investigators on the case.
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