Posts published in “Day: January 22, 2016”

If asked about the future of our country, most people would say they want to see Pakistan as a prosperous, peaceful and powerful nation, a nation renowned in the world for its “raw talent” instead of being notorious for its association with international terrorism, a constitutional state where political destiny is determined only through the power of the ballot and not through the power of the gun, even if the person holding that gun is…

Many political pundits and security analysts are of the view that the Afghan peace process would soon be caught in another deadlock. They believe that it would not bring stability, at least so soon, because it is too much difficult to convince the Taliban and other militant networks to reconcile with the Afghan government and renounce violence without setting any condition. They link success of the reconciliation drive to increased and unconditional participation of insurgents…

While the governments of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the US are engaged in renewed quadrilateral efforts to revive the peace negotiations with the Taliban in order to bring the conflict in Afghanistan to an end, the Taliban have ratcheted up their attacks. Since the start of 2016, Kabul alone has suffered six suicide attacks carried out by Taliban militants. In the latest such gruesome incident, a suicide car bomber targeted a minibus carrying employees of…

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan decided to enter into an agreement with Afghanistan to stop the signals of Afghan SIMs in Pakistani areas, local media reported quoting official sources said on Thursday. The government of Pakistan had taken the stance that the Afghan made SIMs are being used for terrorism in Pakistan, reports said. Earlier, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa in a media briefing said that the terrorists who attacked Bacha Khan…

Police have busted another group of Daesh recruiters in eastern Nangarhar province. Spokesperson for the police headquarters of Nangarhar said in a statement on Wednesday that the four recruiters were arrested during a special raid in Buland Ghar area of Behsood District. They are identified as Abdul Jalil alias Omar, Saif-ul-Islam, Zahidullah AKA Taiba, all residents of Behsood District, and Nasir who is a resident of Kama District. According to Colonel Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal’s statement,…

The terrorist group of the Islamic State (IS) which is locally known by its Arabic name “Daesh” has been recruiting fighters in central Ghazni province of Afghanistan. According to a report published by the Voice of America (VOA) on Thursday, the group has been busy in its campaign in Ghazni’s restive areas including Zana Khan, Giro, Andar and Gilan districts. Militants wearing black clothes have been seen in these areas urging locals to join them…

Distressing reports have emerged regarding the recruitment of Afghan youths from Saudi Arabia to fight in the ongoing war in Yemen. The Afghan youths are mainly recruited to fight against the Houthi rebels amid ongoing campaign by Saudi-led coalition, according to BBC Persian findings. The revelation was made after conducting interviews with the family members of the Afghan youths who have gone missing after visiting Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage. Their family members however have…

The terrorist group of the Islamic State (IS) which is locally known by its Arabic name “Daesh” has been recruiting fighters in central Ghazni province of Afghanistan. According to a report published by the Voice of America (VOA) on Thursday, the group has been busy in its campaign in Ghazni’s restive areas including Zana Khan, Giro, Andar and Gilan districts. Militants wearing black clothes have been seen in these areas urging locals to join them…

After the death of the Taliban’s former leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Taliban split into two main factions – the first one led by Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour and the second led by Mullah Mohammad Rasoul. TOLOnews reporter Sharif Amiri has assessed the issue in a special report. According to him, Mullah Akhtar Mansour has two deputies – including Haibatullah Akhundzada and Sarajuddin Haqqani, the leader of Haqqani network. He said the Quetta Shura (Council)…

Bad reputations are enduring and debilitating in their impact and keep haunting the person, entity or a country about which they come to be formed. Pakistan also had the image of a bad guy at the international level that earned it the epithet of ‘hub of terrorism’ as a consequence of the unimaginative policies pursued by the military dictators. The Frankenstein that they created and employed to achieve foreign policy objectives, standing true to its…