by Mateen Haider in The Nation, Dec18, 2023ISLAMABAD – In recent harrowing incidents of terrorism in Pakistan, a disturbing revelation has emerged – the use of non-local American made weapons, believed to be procured from Afghanistan, by various militant groups operating within the country. This revelation underscores the pressing need for a thorough examination of the evolving security dynamics in the region, particularly the presence of huge leftover weapons by US forces in Afghanistan. For…
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report in Dhaka Tribune,Dec 14, 2023The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested a top leader of the banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir. He was arrested from Bashundhara residential area by the City Intelligence Analysis Division of the CTTC. The arrestee was identified as Imtiaz Selim alias Imadul Amin. He is one of the current leaders of the banned militant outfit. He completed his bachelor’s and master’s from…
Report in Dawn, Dec 14th, 2023QUETTA: A member of the caretaker government of Balochistan on Wednesday raised eyebrows by suggesting that Pakistan should offer the United States “drone bases to target militant sanctuaries in Afghanistan”. However, caretaker Information Minister Jan Achakzai subsequently deleted his post on X (formerly Twitter), where he had proposed a set of seven counterterrorism measures. But when asked about his tweet and why he deleted it, at a subsequent press conference,…
Report in Dawn, December 9th, 2023KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Friday claimed to have arrested a suspected militant belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). A CTD spokesperson identified the suspect as Izaman Asfandyar Khan and claimed that he was the chief of the TTP in Matta, Swat. He was also involved in an attack on the residence of former federal minister Afzal Lala in Matta. The CTD said he was involved in multiple…
by Muhammad Irfan Mughal in Dawn, Nov 12th, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Three police personnel, including a station house officer (SHO), were martyred and five others including a deputy superintendent of police, sustained injuries in a militant attack on police in Kari Shah Noor area of district Tank on Saturday. Police spokesperson informed that DSP Chan Shah was leading a police party to arrest kidnappers of a woman in Shah Noor village when unidentified assailants opened…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 17, 2023Police have arrested three members, including the chief, of a new militant outfit Tawhidul Uluhiah (Al-Jihadi) from Dhaka and other parts of the country. The arrestees — chief Jewel Molla, 29, members Rahul Hossain, 21, and Gaziul Islam, 40 — had a plan to carry out terror attacks in the country in 2024, according to the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of police. They were arrested from Bagerhat, Joypurhat and…
Editorial in Dawn, Sept 8th, 2023TWO cross-border infiltration attempts by militants, as well as tensions at the Torkham frontier, point to the disturbing reality that both on the security front and where bilateral ties are concerned, Pak-Afghan relations are going through a highly dysfunctional phase. Though bilateral ties with Kabul have never been tension-free, some within our ruling structure had great expectations that an Afghan Taliban dispensation across the western border would benefit Pakistan. That…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 5, 2023Rab arrested a top leader of the banned militant outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir from the capital’s Mohammadpur yesterday. Abdul Baten, 60, was a fugitive accused in four cases, Rab-2 Assistant Director (Media) ASP Shihab Karim confirmed to The Daily Star in the morning. Three cases were filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act and one under the Special Powers Act. Two of the cases were filed with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station, and…
by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, August 27th, 2023UNITED NATIONS: The outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other groups affiliated with the Taliban and Al Qaeda are providing Nato-calibre weapons to the militant Islamic State (IS) group — also known by its Arabic acronym Daesh, according to a UN report discussed at a Security Council meeting in New York. Two UN counter-terrorism officials told the Security Council on Friday that IS and its affiliates, such as TTP,…
report in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 23, 2023Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), a financial intelligence agency that works to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing, in a directive on Tuesday asked all to stop business and financial relations with the banned militant organization Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya. After the militant organization was banned by the government, the BFIU issued the directive, adding that any business relationship with this organization is ordered to stop or face…