report in The News, September 28, 2023PESHAWAR: The United States (US) has reaffirmed the commitment to support Pakistan in the fight against cross-border infiltration and militancy in KP. The commitment was reaffirmed as US Deputy Chief of Mission Andrew Schofer visited Peshawar recently where he met officials. During the visit Schofer met Inspector General of Police Akhtar Hayat and delivered $350,000 worth of safety and security equipment to enhance the safety and effectiveness of forces…
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by Umer Farooq in Dawn, August 22nd, 2023PESHAWAR: With intelligence reports claiming that militants flee to Afghanistan after carrying out activities in Pakistan, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa counter-terrorism department has said Islamabad and Kabul are in contact with each other to address the issue. “There is a state-to-state contact [between Pakistan and Afghanistan] to work out a solution [to escape of militants to Afghanistan]. Very serious negotiations are under way,” additional inspector-general and head of the…
by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, July 31st, 2023WASHINGTON: Mohsin Dawar, who heads the National Democratic Movement, has warned that militancy will spin out of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and engulf the entire Pakistan. In a conversation with Pakistani journalists and scholars near Washington, the Pashtun member of the National Assembly also opposed banning former prime minister Imran Khan and his supporters from the next elections as doing so was “against democratic norms”. The briefing was held hours…
by Nazrul Islam in Prothom Alo, July 8, 2023Ikramul Haque alias Milan, who was arrested on charges of militancy, was the second-highest leader of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), claimed Bangladesh police. The law enforcers claim that Ikramul was involved with militant activities in India. He had the passport of India and his wife had the Aadhaar Card of that country. An informed source said Ikramul was arrested on a tip-off that he…
by Muhammad Irfan Mughal | Mansoor Malik in Dawn, Dec 27th, 2022• Says NSC to take stock of security situation• Imran blames PDM govt for steep rise in terrorismD.I. KHAN / LAHORE: As the country reels from multiple incidents of terrorism, claimed by the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) over the past few days, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday vowed to eradicate militants across the country amid criticism by his predecessor Imran Khan, who grilled…