report in The News, Dec 31, 2023LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab conducted 244 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in various cities of Punjab and arrested 22 suspects including 14 terrorists of TTP. Six suspects were arrested from Lahore, six from Rawalpindi, six from Bahawalpur, three from Gujranwala and one each from Bahawalnagar, Nankana, Faisalabad and one from Sheikhupura. BLA Chief Commander Arshad was arrested from Bahawalpur. Two 2 ED bombs, one hand grenade, 28 detonators,…
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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…
By Munawer Azeem in Dawn, December 9th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The capital police approached Interpol for assistance in the arrest of former adviser to the prime minister on interior and accountability, Mirza Shahzad Akbar, in a case registered against him at Secretariat police station under various criminal charges, police sources said on Friday. Sources said the investigators of the case, registered under sections 420, 468, 471, 385, 396, 389, 500 and 506 of Pakistan Penal Code, made…
by Mateen Haider in The Nation, Dec 8, 2023ISLAMABAD – Afghanistan has once again become the hub of global terrorism as 23 terrorist organizations are based there and involved in planning and executing terror plots in various countries including Pakistan. According to security sources, these terror outfits are posing security threats to particularly the United States, China, and Pakistan. The sources also said that 17 out of 23 terrorist organizations based in Afghanistan are directly…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 04, 2023 at 9:18 PMThe religious clerics of various countries have visited Afghanistan over the last two years and met with officials of the Islamic Emirate to discuss various issues, including girls’ education and women’s access to work. The Islamic Emirate came to power on August 15, 2021. In July 2022, a number of religious clerics came from Pakistan and in October 2022, a religious clerics’ delegation from Turkey arrived…
By Wajid Ali Syed in The News, November 08, 2023WASHINGTON: The US on Tuesday underscored its continual partnership with Pakistan in various areas of mutual interest between the two countries. “We have partnered with Pakistan for more than 40 years to support law enforcement, rule of law, counter narcotics efforts, and other areas in the security space,” the State Department’s principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said during a press briefing. He acknowledged that large-scale military…
By Pranab Baul & Gazi Firoz in Prothomalo, 09 Oct 2023, 07: 42As the election draws closer, conflict intensifies within Chattogram North district Awami League over various constituencies. The main cause of conflict is over party nomination. This conflict is clearly visible in four out of the seven seats in the north. There is likely to be a tussle with allies in Hathazari and Fatikchhari. Only in one seat there is no conflict. Similarly, alongside…
report in The Times of India, Sept 29, 2023NEW DELHI: The killing of Maulana Ziaur Rahman, a cleric, at a park in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar would have attracted the attention of his kin, his friends and those convinced of his religious piety. In Pakistan, several of the clerics are engaged in extra-religious gigs with some of them getting regularly bumped off for various reasons. The assassination of Rahman by two motorcycle-borne unidentified gunmen who pumped multiple…
report in Nepalnews, Sept 18, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that Nepali citizens outside the country for various reasons will be provided the opportunity to vote in general elections. Currently in the United States to participate in the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations, Prime Minister Dahal said that Nepali citizens will not be deprived of the right to vote. In a meeting with Nepali media persons in New York on Sunday,…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Sept 14, 2023On September 1, a meeting of various government agencies held at the prime minister’s residence in Baluwatar entrusted the National Planning Commission Vice Chairman Min Bahadur Shrestha with coordinating with various government entities and finalising a draft plan on implementing Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects. The Shrestha-led committee is quietly laying the ground for the execution of BRI projects. Based on the decision made by…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 22, 2023With just one month to go for Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s scheduled visit to China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working to finalise the visit’s agenda in coordination with various government agencies. Dahal is scheduled to visit China straight from New York on September 22 after addressing the 78th session of the United Nations general assembly. The prime minister is scheduled to address the…