SCO: Effective platform to combat terrorism in PakistanBy Gul Ayesha Bhatti IN PAKISTAN TODAY, DEC 28, 2022Terrorism has once more shaken Pakistan as the year comes to a close. The blacklisted Tehrik Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has attacked the federal capital after causing devastation in KP, bringing to light the achingly uncomfortable reality that unless the militant organization is stopped in its tracks, the current wave of terrorism may very well spread to other regions of…
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Report in The Nation, Dec 27, 2022ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Monday reiterated their mutual commitment to further enhance and deepen bilateral cooperation across all areas of mutual interest. In a telephone call with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari thanked the leadership of the Kingdom for valuable flood relief assistance to Pakistan. The foreign minister apprised his Saudi counterpart of the upcoming International Conference on…
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…
by Fakhar Kakakhel in TNS, Dec 25, 2022The writer is a Peshawar based researcher, trainer and journalistOver the past year, the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan has carried out a number of attacks across Pakistan, killing and injuring dozens of people. The fear of terrorism has had a significant psychological impact on the population. It has also disrupted the tourism economy, as tourists have been hesitant to visit areas seen prone to terrorist activity. The government has taken…
Pakistan’s strategy against the outlawed terrorist organisation, Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), heavily depended on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan who now insist that such groups are not operating out of their country. Instead, they insist that this is an internal problem that Pakistan must deal with on its own. At the same time, cross-border attacks have increased exponentially ever since the Ashraf Ghani was ousted. There is an undeniable link here that must be explored and…
While politicians launch verbal jibes and barbs at each other and indulge in the basest of politics, terrorists have been able to strike Islamabad. On Friday, a car packed with explosives detonated its load near Islamabad as it was driving into the heavily protected federal capital from Rawalpindi. A policeman was martyred while six others were injured; the two terrorists in the car also died. Pakistan has faced terrorism before. But after the military operations…
report in The Nation online, Dec 25, 2022 at 11:03 AMPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) held its third round of talks for seat adjustment on Saturday ahead of the general elections. The third round of talks between PTI and PML-Q leaders was held at Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi’s residence in Lahore. The session was attended by Pervaiz Elahi, Moonis Elahi, Hussain Elahi, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pervez Khattak, Fawad Chaudhry, Farhat…
by ran Yousaf in The Express Tribune, Dec 25, 2022ISLAMABAD: Amid an upsurge in terrorist attacks, the country’s civil and military leadership is undertaking a major policy review in order to stem the tide of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), officials familiar with the development told The Express Tribune. The rise in the TTP-sponsored attacks has pushed the authorities concerned to revisit the strategy pursued by the previous government. Official sources say closed door discussions are…
While it is a terifying thought that terror has returned to the country, this is now becoming an undeniable reality. From Bannu to Chaman, the past week has seen scenes of all-too-familiar violence play out, both inside the country and on the border. Delegations from Afghanistan and Pakistan have tried to chalk out strategies to avoid border skirmishes and to prevent cross-border terrorism but it is no more a question of resolving issues through engagement…
Report in Pakistan Today, Dec 22, 2022ISLAMABAD: The prime minister has declared the nation of Pakistan will not surrender or would not bow to the menace of terrorism, after the military retook a counter-terrorism interrogation centre in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa two days after it was seized by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants. Condemning the latest wave of terrorism-related incidents involving militants from the Afghanistan-based group, Shehbaz Sharif said attempts to trigger chaos in Pakistan will face the…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, Dec 21, 2022QUETTA: With the efforts of a 16-member jirga that visited Kandahar to meet the Taliban officials amid tense situation at Chaman border, a flag meeting held between Pakistan and Afghan authorities at Friendship Gate on Tuesday agreed to resolve all border issues through talks. At the flag meeting, which was postponed earlier on Saturday reportedly due to grouping among the Afghan officials on use of authority and taking…