CHITRAL: Afghanistan-based militants slaughtered two shepherds in the Bamburet Valley and herded their 300 sheep to the neighbouring country, official and local sources said on Friday. Though the identity of the militants wasn’t known, normally the Pakistani Taliban who fled to Afghanistan after the military operation in Swat and the rest of Malakand Division carry out such cross-border attacks. The sources said that two Kalash shepherds were grazing sheep in Ghari, the summer pasture in…
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LANDI KOTAL: The Frontier Corps along with the Khasadar and Levies personnel have taken effective control of almost all checkposts and hilltops in the Khyber Agency’s remote Bazaar Zakhakhel area along the border with Afghanistan. According to information gathered from the security forces and political administration, the FC and Khasadar personnel fortified their position in the strategic Mishtari camp – the forces headquarters in Bazaar Zakhakhel. They have also established joint checkposts in Tsasubi Kandaw…
WASHINGTON: Taliban leader Mullah Mansour’s death has exacerbated fighting in Afghanistan and left the future of the Afghan peace process uncertain, warned an official US report released on Friday. In its quarterly report to Congress, the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (Sigar) observed that in the second quarter of this year, the Taliban gained new territory and now control 19 of the country’s approximately 400 governing districts. “Mullah Mansour’s death shuffled Taliban leadership,…
PESHAWAR: A high-level Taliban delegation from their Qatar political bureau visited China recently and held talks with Chinese officials on different issues, sources said Friday. According to a dispatch of the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP), it was the first visit of a Taliban delegation to any country after the installation of Maulvi Haibatullah Akhundzada as the new Taliban amir. “The delegation visited China for discussion on issues related to Afghanistan and China. The delegation discussed…
SAARC may be an organisation that has historically under-delivered, but it continues to be a forum in which the bilateral Pak-India relationship can be attended to — if the governments of the two countries so desire. With Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh set to visit Islamabad next week, the regular schedule of Saarc ministerial meetings will yet again provide an opportunity for India and Pakistan to discuss cooperation rather than simply talk past each other.Whether…
KARACHI/ SUKKUR/ HYDERABAD/ ISLAMABAD: Uncertainty surrounds the future of Pak-Turk schools in the country. In the wake of the foiled military coup in Turkey, the country’s ambassador to Pakistan has urged for the shutdown of all Pak-Turk schools and colleges which belong to the alleged US-based ‘mastermind of the coup’, Fethullah Gülen. With the future of 10,000 students enrolled in the 28 schools and colleges spread across the country hanging in the balance, the government…
TEHRAN – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad-Hossein Baqeri and visiting Pakistan’s Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security Nasir Khan Janjua have underlined promotion of military and defensive cooperation between Tehran and Islamabad. During the meeting, Baqeri said giving a boost to defensive and military cooperation between the two neighbours is necessary for establishment of sustainable peace and security in the region. He called for joint measures to strengthen…
Khanashin district in Helmand province has fallen to Taliban after hours of clashes with security forces since last night, local official said Saturday. According to the officials, the battle started after tens of Taliban fighters attacked parts of the district on Friday night. Helmand governor spokesman Omar Zwak said the clashes are still ongoing between Afghan troops and Taliban rebels in parts of the district. He said the Air Force has started supporting the ground…
A relatively heavy explosion was heard in Herat city few minutes amid fears that the blast left a number of people wounded. According to the preliminary reports the blast took place in the north of the city near a compound of the Afghan army.http://www.khaama.com/explosion-rocks-herat-city-casualties-feared-01601