By Ihsanullah Tipu Mehsud, The NY Times, Nov 26, 2015 ISLAMABAD — An American drone strike on Wednesday killed a senior commander of the Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan, near the border with the North Waziristan region of Pakistan, according to Pakistani intelligence officials in the tribal belt. The commander, Khan Sayed, also known as Sajna, led a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban. The drone strike occurred in the Damma region in Khost Province, near…
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The News, Nov 26, 2015 QUETTA: Police and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) have recovered all 22 passengers abducted from Gwadar-bound coach at Makran Coastal Highway near Pasni. RPO Makran Jaffar Khan said all the passengers are recovered and they are safe. Earlier today, unidentified armed men abducted at least 22 passengers from Gwadar-bound coach at Makran Coastal Highway.The Levies officials had confirmed the abduction and launched an investigation after the incident. The sources said the…
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government yesterday announced to launch a massive protest drive against the federal government’s alleged plan to deprive the province of its due rights in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), contrary to all its announcements and commitments. Chief Minister Pervez Khattak decided to stage widespread protests against what he called a deceitful act on part of the federal government and announced the KP government would go to every forum to protect the rights…
QUETTA: A large quantity of illegal arms and ammunition was seized during an intelligence-based action carried out along the Pak-Afghan border in Chagai district on Wednesday. A Frontier Corps spokesman said that FC troops and intelligence personnel raided the Killi Nafas Khan area close to the border with Afghanistan and found the cache of weapons. “The consignment was concealed underground,” the spokesman said. No arrest was reported. The arms and ammunition seized included 14 SMG…
Peshawar: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has invited certain Pakistani politicians to Afghanistan for discussion on the prevailing situation in the region and the state of Pak-Afghan relations. Qaumi Watan Party (QWP)’s information secretary Tariq Khan told The News that their party head Aftab Ahmad Sherpao and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa president Sikandar Hayat Sherpao would leave for Kabul today on a three-day visit on the invitation of President Ashraf Ghani. It was learnt that the Awami National…
by INAMULLAH KHATTAK in The Nation, Nov 26, 2015 ISLAMABAD – Chief of Awami National Party (ANP) Asfandyar Wali Khan called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Awami yesterday before leaving for Kabul, saying trust deficit between Afghanistan and Pakistan was the main hurdle in normalising bilateral relations between the two neighbouring countries. Speaking at a news conference, Asfand said that Premier Sharif should not engage with Kabul through his powerless Advisor Sartaj Aziz. He said…
By Tahir Khan in The Express Tribune, November 26th, 2015. ISLAMABAD: Former Afghan finance minister Dr Omar Zakhilwal has been tipped as the country’s new ambassador to Pakistan. Though not officially announced, Dr Zakhilwal will replace Janan Mosazai as Kabul’s top envoy in Islamabad. An ethnic Pashtoon hailing from Nangarhar province which borders Pakistan, Dr Zakhilwal is primarily an economist and has served as former Afghan president Hamid Karzai’s top economic adviser and finance minister.…
Khaama Press,Nov 25 2015, 8:59 am A top Russian senator has said Moscow will continue with the free delivery of weapons to the Afghan national security forces in a bid to assist Afghanistan in fight against the emerging threat of terrorist groups, including the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko reaffirmed Moscow’s commitment to support Afghanistan during a meeting with her Afghan counterpart Fazal Hadi Muslimyar.…
Khaama Press, Nov 26 2015, 8:53 am A contract worth $70 million has been awarded to a US-based company for the procurement of eight ScanEagle drones for the government of Afghanistan, it has been reported. According to the US Department of Defense (MoD), the systems include 65 ScanEagle drones in total, along with spare parts, support equipment, field service support, as well as an in-theatre training facility. “Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, is being awarded a…
Khaama Press, Nov 25 2015, 10:41 am A drone strike carried out the coalition forces in eastern Nangarhar province has killed a Taliban shadow district governor, Ministry of Defense and Nangarhar’s police HQ announced on Wednesday. According to a statement released by the ministry, Qari Salim the so-called governor for Gushta District and one of his companions was killed in Mohmand Dara District on Tuesday. “two militants were killed in an airstrike in Dabila area…
Khaama Press, Nov 25 2015, 3:56 pm A coordinated suicide attack plot on Kandahar provincial government compound was foiled with the detention of two suspected militants. According to the local government officials, the two suspects were arrested during an operation by the Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives. The officials further added that the two suspects belonged to Taliban commander Mullah Bozorg who are actively operating on Kandahar-Helmand highway and within the…