report in Dawn, October 1st, 2023PESHAWAR: A Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom in Parachinar while an alleged militant commander was gunned down in Mardan in two separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the small hours of Friday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said an encounter took place between security forces and alleged militants in Parachinar, Kurram, in which Lance Naik Ghairat Khan, 33, embraced martyrdom. In a separate incident, an alleged militant…
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by Sahan Tennekoon and Buddhika Samaraweera in The Daily Morning, Aug 31, 2023The Asgiri Chapter of the Siam Sect wants the relevant authorities to continue the ongoing investigations into the alleged defamatory actions against Buddhism and the Buddha Sasana by various parties, despite those parties making apologies after the incidents. Speaking to The Daily Morning yesterday (30), the Asgiri Temple Supreme Sangha Council Secretary Ven. Dr. Medagama Dhammananda Thera said that it is not sufficient…
report in Dawn, August 28th, 2023TOBA TEK SINGH: Caretaker Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture Jamal Shah says that every Pakistani should discourage extremism and condemn the incidents like those of Jaranwala. Talking to the media after visiting the burnt churches and houses of the Christian localities in Jaranwala on Sunday, he termed it a legal and moral duty of all citizens to protect the minority communities as Islam also taught peace and love.…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 12, 2023The main opposition CPN-UML has been obstructing the federal Parliament since last month demanding a high-level investigation into the recent incidents of gold smuggling through the Tribhuvan International Airport. On Friday, even the ruling parties obstructed the National Assembly, protesting against the UML’s ongoing obstruction of the legislature. Both chambers of the federal parliament have been obstructed since July 26. As major parties have taken…
by Ali Jan Mangi in Dawn, July 31st, 2023DERA MURAD JAMALI: Four people were gunned down by unknown armed men in separate incidents in Dera Murad Jamali and Noshki areas of Balochistan on Sunday. According to the police, unknown armed men opened fire on Auraz Muhammad Jattak, who succumbed to his injuries in Ward No 40 of Dera Murad Jamali. The assailants managed to escape from the scene. In another incident, Noor Ahmed was killed…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, July 25th, 2023QUETTA: Two members of Levies force were gunned down by unknown armed men in two different incidents at Chaman, a town near the border with Afghanistan, on Monday. The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for one of the shootings. In the first incident, assailants riding motorcycles shot at Rehmatullah while he was on his way home after work. He died instantly. Police rushed to the scene and shifted…
report in Daily Times, July 6, 2023The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has witnessed a surge in incidents of terrorism during the first four months of 2023, said a report of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Wednesday. According to the report, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported 49 incidents of terrorism in the month of January 2023, while during the same period in 2022, the province witnessed 33 terror incidents. In February 2022, a total of 24 cases of terrorism…
by Imran Mukhtar in The Nation, Jan 1, 2023ISLAMABAD – The year 2022 has seen the highest number of militant attacks in Pakistan during the last five years as the terror incidents increased by 28 percent compared to 2021. The country has also witnessed four times more suicide attacks in 2022 than in 2021. In 2022, Pakistan faced at least 15 suicide bombings while in 2021; only four suicide attacks were reported. This is the…