Report in Dawn, September 1st, 2023PESHAWAR: Two militants of the banned Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) were killed on Thursday in an intelligence based operation carried out by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police in Regi Model Town, an area on the outskirts of the provincial capital, CTD officials said. They said the CTD planned an operation in Jumma Khan Khwar area of the township after receiving information about the presence of militants in the area. “CTD…
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by Abdullah Momand in Dawn, August 31, 2023Interim Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani said on Wednesday that the Afghan government had arrested some perpetrators of terror attacks in Pakistan and informed the authorities in Islamabad. Jilani shared this in response to a question about cross-border terrorism while speaking to reporters at the Foreign Office. The minister’s statement comes as Pakistan continues to face terror incidents — which have been on the rise since the banned…
by Munawer Azeem in Dawn, August 29th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Shortly after her release on bail, Islamabad police re-arrested lawyer and human rights activist Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir from outside Adiala Jail on Monday in connection with a case registered a day earlier on terrorism charges. Ms Mazari-Hazir was granted bail by an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Monday alongside former South Waziristan MNA Ali Wazir against surety bonds of Rs30,000 each. Earlier, a judicial magistrate had granted…
by Abdul Wahid Shahwani in Dawn, August 28th, 2023KHUZDAR: A senior officer of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Khuzdar, and his team members survived an armed attack on Sunday late night after. According to police, Khuzdar Station House Officer Muhammad Murad Jamot, along with other CTD personnel, was going to his office when they were attacked by unknown armed men in Jaffarabad, a locality on the outskirts of Khuzdar town. The CTD personnel immediately took…
report in Dawn, August 26th, 2023KHYBER: An Ali Masjid blast facilitator was killed on Friday during an encounter between suspected militants and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) near Jamrud. A CTD official in Jamrud, who wished to remain anonymous, told Dawn that Abuzar Afridi, who was already in custody, had confessed to have concealed arms and ammunition at a location. He was being taken to the location by a CTD team which was attacked by suspected…
Editorial in Dawn, August 18th, 2023THE paroxysm of violence in Faisalabad’s Jaranwala area on Wednesday chillingly demonstrated to the Christian community, indeed to adherents of all minority faiths in the country, that they are defenceless against the rage of the mob. That over 600 people were booked on terrorism charges for their role in the rioting is a belated and anaemic demonstration of the ‘writ of the state’. From all accounts, the state was nowhere…
by Amir Wasim in Dawn, August 5th, 2023• JUI-F members question how militants are able to infiltrate ‘fenced border’ISLAMABAD: Angry lawmakers from the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) on Friday warned the government against a possible strong reaction from tribal people over the ongoing terrorism spate in their area, asking the “responsible authorities” not to force them to adopt a strategy which might be harmful to Pakistan. Speaking on a point of order during the Question Hour…
Report in Dawn, Aug 2nd, 2023ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan grapples with an increase in militant attacks seemingly emanating from across the border, a top White House National Security official has called the threat “more ideologically diverse and geographically diffuse”, underscoring the need for keeping pace with the threat level. “More broadly, today’s terrorist threat is more ideologically diverse and geographically diffuse than that of two decades ago. Al-Qaeda, ISIS and associated forces have expanded from Afghanistan…
Reuters report in Pakistan Today, July 19, 2023WASHINGTON: There is no indication that Afghan refugees in Pakistan or along its border have engaged in acts of terrorism, the White House said, after Pakistan Army expressed concern that militants had found safe havens in Afghanistan. “We’ve seen no indication that Afghan refugees in Pakistan or along that border are guilty of acts of terrorism,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters in a…
report in Daily Times, June 25, 2023The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab has arrested nine members of banned outfits during operations in different areas of the province. According to a spokesman here on Saturday, the CTD Punjab conducted 33 intelligence-based operations in different districts of the province, in which 35 suspected persons were detained and interrogated. Nine of alleged terrorists were arrested with weapons,explosives and other prohibited materials. The arrested terrorists include five members of…