report in The News, Nov 22, 2023RAWALPINDI: Three terrorists were killed in two Intelligence Based Operations (IBOs) and a soldier was martyred as an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was exploded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. An intelligence based operation was conducted in general area Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District and after intense exchange of fire, two terrorists were sent to hell on Monday. In a separate operation conducted in general area Kot Azam, South Waziristan District,…
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By Abid Mahmood in Dawn, October 12th, 2023NAROWAL: In what believed to be a targeted attack on a Daska mosque during Fajr prayers on Wednesday, a prayer leader, a religious activist belonging to an outlawed outfit and his security guard were killed. Quoting Zulfikar Ali, another security guard of Maulana Shahid Latif, police said six unknown people reached the Noori-e-Madina Masjid in Mandike Guraya Chowk on motorbikes and three of them joined the prayers. He…
report in The News, Sept 6, 2023ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Tuesday said he was “certain” about the general election being held within the next three to four months. The interim PM, when asked in an interview with a private television channel about his strategy if any future scenario demanded an extension in the caretaker setup, said as per the legal arrangement, they would move to the electoral process within three to four…
report in Prothom Alo, Aug 15, 2023Five self-proclaimed killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman are yet to be brought back from abroad. It is certain that MB Noor Chowdhury lives in Canada, and Rashed Chowdhury lives in the United States, but the whereabouts of the other three remain unknown. Given these circumstances, uncertainty looms large over the extradition and punishment of these five self-proclaimed killers. Extradition of Noor Chowdhury from Canada and Rashed Chowdhury from…
by Behram Baloch in Dawn, July 24th, 2023GWADAR: Three people were injured as unknown armed men on a motorcycle hurled a grenade at a house near the Ladies market in Gwadar town, police said on Sunday. The grenade exploded in the courtyard, injuring three persons and damaging a portion of the house. Soon after the incident, the police and other personnel of law enforcement agencies rushed to the scene and shifted the injured to the…
report in Khaama Press online, July 15, 2023Poppy cultivation had been eradicated from 40,000 acres of land in the northern province of Badakhshan, Afghanistan, in the past three months. Shafiqullah Hafizi, the director of the counter-narcotics police department in the province of Badakhshan in northern Afghanistan, reported that during the past three months, poppy had been eradicated from 40,000 acres of land. “The poppy eradication campaign started three months ago, and so far, we have…
By Asiri Fernando in The Sunday Morning, Mar 26, 2023The Government is considering the release of nearly 450 fuel stations held under the Treasury to the three new international players that are to enter the local fuel market once approved by the Cabinet, The Sunday Morning learns. According to a senior official at the Ministry of Power and Energy, the State-owned properties of the 450 fuel stations are expected to be allocated to the three…
report in The News, Feb 22, 2023ISLAMABAD: During the ongoning counter terrorism drive across the country, as many as 142 terrorists were killed in the last three months, sources told The News. During the operations, the security forces conducted numerous operations during which they arrested scores of terrorists and their facilitators and also managed to foil several attacks during the last three months. According to sources, at least 1,007 terrorists were arrested during 6,921 operations…
by Asif Chaudhry in Dawn, February 21st, 2023LAHORE: While five police officers senior to Inspector General of Police Punjab Usman Anwar are awaiting postings in the province, three more police officers have been relieved of their duties from the province. The tricky situation in the police department has become disturbing, particularly, for the five police officers senior to the incumbent provincial police chief. Of them, two senior police officers, Kanwar Shahrukh and Ghulam Rasool Zahid,…