MARDAN: Police claim to have arrested two suspected terrorists and recovered two suicide jackets, three hand grenades and other arms from their possession, during a search and strike operation in the district. Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, DSP city Shah Mumtaz Khan told journalists that following a tip-off, the police raided a suspected hideout and apprehended two alleged militants. He added that during interrogation, the suspects informed police that they had hidden…
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VEHARI-District courts are faced with terrorist threats but the district administration and police are not paying attention to make proper arrangements in this regard even after many complaints, the District Bar Association said. DBA Secretary General Masood Zafar at a press briefing here at district courts said that there are more than 750 lawyers working in district courts Vehari and attend more than 5,000 visitors but here is no system to frisk the visitors as…
RAWALPINDI: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Raheel Sharif, has said that the armed forces of Pakistan are fully prepared to respond to the entire spectrum of direct and indirect threats. The army chief said this while presiding over the corps commanders conference here at the General Headquarters (GHQ) on Monday, the ISPR said.The forum had an in-depth review of external and internal security situation and operational preparedness of the army. Taking note of…
At least 8 Afghan policemen lost their lives in an airstrike conducted by the foreign forces in southern parts of the country, local officials said Monday. The provincial security officials in Uruzgan said the airstrike was conducted late on Saturday night on Kandahar-Uruzgan highway. Gen. Rahimullah Khan, commander of the Kandahar-Uruzgan highway, said the airstrike targeted a security check post on the highway late on Saturday night. He said the dead body of a policeman…
At least five terrorists hailing from Pakistan were killed during a special military operation conducted by the Afghan intelligence operatives in southern Zabul province. Taliban killed in Afghanistan_censoredThe National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Monday that the operation was conducted to dismantle the Al Qaeda terrorist network cell which was operating in this province. A statement by NDS said at least two terrorists were arre,sted and several weapons and explosives including 2 suicide vests were…
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Monday that the airstrike was carried out in the vicinity of the provincial capital of the province. According to a statement by MoD, a compound belonging to the Taliban insurgents was also destroyed in the airstrike. The Taliban militants group has not commented regarding the report so far. Uruzgan is among the relatively volatile provinces in souther Afghanistan where the Taliban insurgents and militants belonging to other militant groups…
A number of prisoners, who were part of a recent prisoner exchange program between Iran and Afghanistan, on Sunday said their cases had not been investigated properly by Iranian authorities and called on government to reassess their cases. The prisoner swap three weeks ago was based on an agreement signed between the Afghan and Iranian governments in which both countries agreed to transfer the prisoners to their countries of origin. Based on the agreement, the…
The High Peace Council (HPC) said on Monday that a peace agreement with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s Hezb-e-Islami party will be signed this week. They said that once the agreement has been signed the National Unity Government (NUG) will pave the way for Hekmatyar to return to Kabul. Meanwhile, the CEO Abdullah Abdullah, said government will implement the peace agreement with Hezb-e-Islami once it has been signed. Details of the peace agreement with Hekmatyar’s Hezb-e-Islami party are…
The Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah said Monday he has no remarks regarding the peace agreement with Hezb-e-Islami party led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Speaking during a meeting of Ministers’ Council, Abdullah said none of the articles in the draft peace agreement is against the national interests of the country. This comes as the officials in Afghanistan High Peace Council (AHPC) have said the peace agreement with Hezb-e-Islami party led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar will be signed…
QUETTA: Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai said on Monday that Pakhtun leaders of the country could resolve all issues with Afghanistan and restore peaceful relations if the government gave them the mandate and powers to hold negotiations with the Afghan leadership and ensured that there would be no interference in the affairs of the war-torn country. Addressing a public meeting held at the Sadiq Shaheed Football ground here in connection with…
Afghan Second Vice President Sarwar Danish is likely to raise the issue of terrorism and Pakistan’s role in fighting the issue at a UN General Assembly meeting in New York on Tuesday. According to Danish’s media advisor, Mohammad Hedayat, Danish is representing Afghanistan at the meeting. This comes as Afghan leaders have stepped up efforts to inform the world about challenges facing the war-torn nation – especially that of insurgency. Government leaders are also seen…