by Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Jan 2, 2023With Nepal struggling to address a number of deficiencies to comply with the standards on anti-money laundering and terrorist financing, stakeholders are worried whether this would lead to the greylisting of the country by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global anti-money laundering watchdog. A delegation of the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), an FATF-style regional anti-money laundering body, recently concluded a…
Posts tagged as “terrorist”
ISLAMABAD: The National Security Committee (NSC) has vowed to respond to the resurgent terrorist threat with “full force” and safeguard the national interest but deferred crucial decisions for dealing with the situation until Monday. “The meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) will continue on Monday … in which further decisions will be taken in the light of the proposals,” the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement after a meeting on Friday, the…
Report in The Nation, Dec 30, 2022LAKKI MARWAT – At least 123 terrorists, including nine having head money, were arrested and 93 were killed in encounters by police in Bannu region during 2022, said Bannu Regional Police Officer Syed Ashfaq Anwar in a statement on Thursday. The RPO said a number of terror acts and crime incidents were prevented in Bannu, Lakki Marwat and North Waziristan districts through proactive policing. “The approach also helped to…
Report in Pakistan Today, Dec 29, 2022KARACHI: The security personnel arrested two most-wanted terrorists of Lyari gang war besides recovering arms and ammunition from their possession here on Wednesday. The police and Rangers on a tip-off regarding presence of wanted terrorists conducted joint raid in Lyari, Karachi. During raid, two most-wanted terrorists of Lyari Gang War aka Shakeel commando and Nadeem commando were arrested. Nadeem commando, one of the two arrested terrorists had a head…
by Baqir Sajjad Syed in Dawn, Dec 29, 2022• In first meeting chaired by new army chief, commanders vow to ‘act against terrorists without distinction’• Restructuring, re-deployments said to be on the table amid talk of austerity measures ISLAMABAD: The army on Wednesday signalled a strong response to the country’s escalating terrorism problem. The corps commanders at their monthly conference at the General Headquarters — the first after the change of command last month, according…
by Munawer Azeem in Dawn, Dec 27th, 2022ISLAMABAD: Investigators of last Friday’s bomb blast in the capital have suspected that the terrorist had reached the capital the same day in a passenger vehicle from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Sources close to the investigation said the investigators had detected the presence of a person at Karak, Pirwadhai and I-10/4 the same day and suspected that he might be the bomber. The suspect’s presence was spotted at Pirwadhai…
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…
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…
By Mosharraf Zaidi in The News, Dec 20, 2022The writer is an analyst and commentator.Thirteen years ago, in December 2007, the Pakistani military completed Operation Rah-e-Haq, ostensibly cleansing Swat of the threat of a terrorist takeover by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). This would not be the last military operation to cleanse Swat. In July 2008, Operation Rah-e-Haq II was launched. Then in January 2009, there was Operation Rah-e-Haq III. The result? A February 2009 ceasefire…
The holing in of terrorists at a Counter-Terrorism Department centre in Bannu has raised hackles. The fact that a handful of militants were able to overpower the entire police station, and continue to lay siege to it sends shivers down the spine. This is a serious security lapse, and all those who are coming up with excuses should be shown the door. This terrible incident, which led to the killing of a policeman, has come…
report in The News, Dec 18, 2022LAKKI MARWAT: At least four policemen were martyred and four others were injured in a terrorist attack on the Bargai police station in Lakki Marwat, Geo News reported on Sunday. The armed assault on the police was launched by terrorists overnight from two sides, which resulted in a fierce exchange of fire between the police and the outlaws. The perpetrators fled after launching the assault while the police launched…