ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of people, belonging to civil society, political parties and student organisations took out a rally on Thursday here to register opposition to Pakistan becoming part of the 34-country military alliance. At the end, a resolution was unanimously passed, calling on Pakistan to first focus on terror-related issues back home, crush the menace of terrorism and restore law and order, prior to even considering the option of joining the alliance. The rally, organised by…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday assured its support for the Saudi Arabia-led military alliance of 34 Muslim countries in the field of training, intelligence-sharing, capacity building and developing a counter narrative. The alliance was constituted by Saudi Arabia last month. The assurance was given by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in his meeting with visiting Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmad Al-Jubeir who called on him at the PM House. Nawaz assured the Saudi government that the…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reaffirmed on Thursday its support to Saudi Arabia, which is embroiled in a tense standoff with Iran, and the counter-terrorism coalition that it (Riyadh) was setting up. The reiteration of support for the Saudi government was made during a shortened visit by Saudi Foreign Minister Dr Adel Al-Jubeir to Islamabad for discussions on his country’s diplomatic row with Iran and the multinational coalition against terrorism it (Saudi Arabia) had announced. “People of Pakistan…
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad will extend full support to the recently formed Saudi-led Islamic coalition if its sole purpose is to fight terrorism and is not against any specific country, officials said after Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister held talks with the Pakistani leadership on Thursday. Adel bin Ahmed al Jubeir travelled to Islamabad to brief Pakistan’s civil and military leadership regarding the purpose of the 34-nation coalition the Kingdom has cobbled together to fight terrorism. Jubeir, who…
Islamabad – Pakistan yesterday remained non-committal to Riyadh on joining the 34-nation Saudi-led military coalition against terrorism and called for political solution to Saudi-Iran conflict, sources said. This transpired after series of meetings of Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir with Pakistani leaders. The Foreign Office however in a statement on the day-long working visit of the Saudi minister reiterated that Pakistan will always stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Saudi Arabia…
Amid growing concerns regarding the expansion of terrorist activities by the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan has announced that a new special force has been formed to counter the insurgency and threats posed by the terror group. The acting Afghan Defense Minister, Masoom Stanikzai, has said the special force will mainly focus to counter the insurgency activities of ISIS loyalists…
KARACHI: Though the authorities concerned in the provinces and in center have been brushing aside the fears about the presence of world’s deadliest terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria – or ISIS or as locally known as ‘Da’esh, which is the Arabic of ISIS and it stands for ‘Daulat-e Islamia Iraq Wa Shaam is in limelight in national media of Pakistan and the law enforcers have been chasing them vigorously and subsequent…
LAHORE – A report of the Punjab Home Department referring some intelligence inputs in hilarious revelations has identified two killed Daesh commanders for organising the terror outfit in Pakistan. The report issued on December 24, 2015 identified Hafiz Saeed Khan and Maulana Abdul Rauf as the two Daesh commanders. However, facts said the two reportedly chief and deputy chief of the terror outfit were killed in different towns located near Afghan border. Official sources put…
Following the recent arrest of several militants associated with Daesh or the self-styled Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from Sindh and Punjab, reports have surfaced that a Balochistan-based militant is likely to assume the charge as Daesh’s chief in Pakistan, Pakistan Today has learnt. Per reports, the militant commander, identified only as Haji Sahib, is in constant touch with his counterparts in Afghanistan. However, counter-terror experts have different views on this development as…