by Liakat Ali Badal, in Dhaka Tribune, July 23, 2023Over 150,000 residents of nine char areas under Kaunia Upazila in Rangpur have long been waiting for a concrete bridge on the old Teesta River, which will ease their travel and improve economic conditions significantly. Though neglected for over 52 years since the country’s independence, they now see the light of hope as the authorities have initiated efforts to connect the villages with Haragach Municipality and…
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report in The News, July 21, 2023LAHORE: The Counterterrorism Department (CTD) has arrested four alleged terrorists belonging to defunct organizations during operations in different areas of Punjab. The CTD Punjab conducted 71 intelligence-based operations to effectively deal with any untoward incident of terrorism, in which 71 suspects were interrogated and four alleged terrorists were arrested with weapons, explosives and prohibited materials. Those arrested were Ajmal, Feroz, Hamid Bashir and Syed Awais. They belonged to Tehreek-e-Taliban…
by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Morning, June 7, 2023**Claims construction of places of worship continuing with Army, Buddhist clergy involvementWhile President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the Department of Archeology to stop new acquisitions of lands in the Northern and Eastern Provinces, and the construction of Buddhist shrines in those areas, the Department is yet to take a final decision on the matter while other parties allegedly continue with such activities together with the Army and…
Report in Dawn, April 16th, 2023 0LAHORE: The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed on Saturday to have arrested four suspected militants belonging to Al-Qaeda and banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in different areas of the province. As per a handout, CTD Punjab conducted 26 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across the province to avert any terror incidents. Its teams interrogated 26 suspects picked during these operations, arresting four suspects — Ayaz and Yaseen of TTP, and Asad…
Report in Dawn, Feb 5th, 2023LAHORE: The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed on Saturday to have arrested 10 members of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Al-Qaeda from different areas of the province. The CTD conducted extensive 20 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in different districts across the province to avert any untoward incident. The CTD arrested 10 suspects belonging to TTP and Al-Qaeda/LeJ during the IBOs. The suspects were identified as Abdul Rehman, Roid Khan, Hanifullah…