ISLAMABAD: As Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif embarked on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia and Iran, their focus on the first leg of the trip looked to be on participation in a ‘counter-terrorism coalition’, even though the trip was billed by both the government and military as a mediation effort. In Riyadh, the PM and army chief held talks with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. The army chief…
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KARACHI: In yet another success in fight against terrorism, the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) has today detained another Daesh terrorist involved in Safoora incident. As per details, tightening noose against terrorists involved in Safoora incident, the LEAs apprehended another Daesh terrorist namely Muhammad Hussain alias Mistri Pathan. Sources said that Hafiz Umer kept an eye on a bus came out of Al-Azhar Garden after which Mistrii Pathan came to Safoora along with Abdullah Mansoori. Mistri…
GUJRANWALA: The Counter-Terrorism Department yesterday arrested an alleged woman terrorist, said to be Al-Qaeda Punjab affiliated, while her husband and son managed to flee the scene here on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, the Counter-Terrorism Department raided a house in Dhulley area. The officials arrested a women identified as Farhat Siddiqa while her husband Abdul Rashid and son Imran succeeded in fleeing the scene. The Counter-Terrorism Department officials also recovered 1-kg explosive material and detonators…