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Posts published in “Day: January 7, 2016

‘IS threat’ leaflets found in girls school; by Waseem Ashraf ButtWASEEM ASHRAF BUTT in Dawn, January 7th, 2016

GUJRAT: The administration of a girls high school in Dinga town have found some leaflets carrying a school closure warning from the militant Islamic State group. However, personnel of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) say the hand-written pamphlets might be a move of some naughty students to create panic. But the matter is being thoroughly probed. Reports said when the school was opened on Jan 5, the management found some pamphlets bearing a hand-written warning, “We…

Al Qaeda members held from army garrison in Karachi: by Aamir Majeed in Pakistan Today

Karachi :  The Military Intelligence (MI) has arrested two suspected members of al Qaeda in the Indian Sub-continent from Malir Garrison in the port city in the recent days, Pakistan Today has learnt reliably. According to sources, the suspected al Qaeda members were serving as prayer leaders in two different mosques of the garrison. The MI had previously arrested four suspects associated with al Qaeda from Malir Garrison and seized arms and ammunition and drone…

Afghan Taliban expel two dissenting leaders:By Tahir Khan in The Express Tribune, January 7th, 2016.

ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Taliban have expelled two senior members of the group’s powerful leadership council, or Rehbari Shura as they call it, for their refusal to accept Mullah Akhtar Mansoor as the successor of Mullah Omar, The Express Tribune has learnt from a top Taliban official. Mullah Abdul Razzaq and Mullah Hasan Rehmani refused to submit to the leadership of Mullah Mansoor who was elected by a Taliban Shura to succeed Mullah Omar after the…