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Pakistan: Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2014
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According to sources in civil and military intelligence agencies, seminaries operating inside the capital are reportedly assisting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) with the collection of extortion and ransom money by arranging deals between milita Read more...
According to sources in civil and military intelligence agencies, seminaries operating inside the capital are reportedly assisting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) with the collection of extortion and ransom money by arranging deals between militants and their victims, Dawn reports on May 1 (today). The sources also revealed that the seminaries are providing courier services to the TTP by arranging for the money to be transported to pre-determined locations easily accessible for TTP militants. Intelligence officials said that an analysis of the calls made in cases of extortion and ransom demands revealed that most of them came from Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). While citing instances the officials said that the role of the religious seminaries in collecting extortion for the TTP was established and action against them has been suggested. "It was decided to mount intelligence and vigilance around the victims and the religious seminaries which would help trace and arrest those who are behind the extortions." The vigilance will spot them whenever they contact the victims for finalising the deal, they added. The officials further stated that the groups of TTP involved in generating funds through extortion and kidnapping-for- ransom, also stay at the seminaries and get assistance from there. Read less...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Inspector General Police (IGP), Nasir Khan Durrani said on May 1 that a specialised combat unit, based on the pattern of Pakistan Army's Special Service Group (SSG) and the US Marines, would be set up in the province by the Read more...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Inspector General Police (IGP), Nasir Khan Durrani said on May 1 that a specialised combat unit, based on the pattern of Pakistan Army's Special Service Group (SSG) and the US Marines, would be set up in the province by the end of 2014, reports Dawn. The Nasir Khan Durrani said that an elite Anti-Terrorist Force comprising 1,050 elite commandoes had been set up while the combat unit would be set up for anti-terror operations. He said that KP Police had proposed the recruitment of tribal youth in the Police force, at the lower and higher level, adding "it would help bring the tribal youth to the mainstream and help build confidence in them." Speaking about tracking down the terrorists and foreign elements, Durrani said the KP Government had legislated to track down illegal residents living in rented houses and hotels. He said the police was also assessing the establishment of fortress like pickets along the border to ward off militants. "About 150 of the militant operators arrested in the last six months have helped in tracing these terrorists groups," he said, adding "in the last five years the Police have unearthed about 39 different militant groups who had been involved in the terrorist activities in the province." He also said that the Police force have identified about nine militant groups which were involved in terrorist activities in the provincial capital city of Peshawar. Read less...
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said on May 1 that "talks and war cannot go together" and that they are ready to face any situation, reports The Express Tribune. "The government on one hand says it wants the dialogue but on the other it has adopt Read more...
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said on May 1 that "talks and war cannot go together" and that they are ready to face any situation, reports The Express Tribune. "The government on one hand says it wants the dialogue but on the other it has adopted the policy of threats," said TTP 'spokesperson' Shahidullah Shahid. Shahid alleged that operations were being intensified against the TTP across the country. "The Army has imposed unjustified war on the people in Babar and Shaktoi areas of South Waziristan for two days," the spokesperson said. This statement comes just a day after the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif in a speech asked militants to unconditionally accept the Constitution. "The TTP has made it clear on a number of occasions that it is willing to talk in the interest of Islam and the Muslims of Pakistan. But we would not accept the dialogue to be used a political tool and to pursue war tactics," he said. "The TTP has demonstrated sincerity and seriousness during the talks and had agreed to a 45-day ceasefire. However, the government has not shown any seriousness since the talks have started. The government has also not established its authority as it has made no progress on the Taliban demands and has been unable to stop operations by security forces." Read less...
Drone attacks have stopped since the peace negotiations with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) started, said Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Samiul Haq (JUI-S) Chief Maulana Samiul Haq while addressing a tribal jirga (Assembly) in Peshawar on May 1, reports Read more...
Drone attacks have stopped since the peace negotiations with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) started, said Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Samiul Haq (JUI-S) Chief Maulana Samiul Haq while addressing a tribal jirga (Assembly) in Peshawar on May 1, reports The Express Tribune. Haq, who is also heading the TTP intermediary committee, stated that US President Barack Obama supported the peace talks while on the other hand Pakistani politicians and anchors, instead of encouraging them, were showing resistance. Haq remarked that every time they start "the car" of the negotiations a "breaker" comes in front of it. Read less...
Militants blewn up a girls' primary school in the Saro Kalley area of Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 1, reports Dawn. No loss of life was reported in the assault on the school. Read more...
Militants blewn up a girls' primary school in the Saro Kalley area of Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 1, reports Dawn. No loss of life was reported in the assault on the school. Read less...
An influential pro-Government tribal elder, Malik Qader Khan, and his two guards were killed in an attack near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 1, reports Dawn. Officials said one of the attack Read more...
An influential pro-Government tribal elder, Malik Qader Khan, and his two guards were killed in an attack near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 1, reports Dawn. Officials said one of the attackers was also killed in retaliatory fire by Qader Khan's gunmen. Officials said Qader Khan was travelling from Miranshah to Bannu when assailants in a non-customs paid car opened fire on his vehicle at the Chashma Bridge on the main Miranshah-Bannu road. Qader Khan was going to his village when he came under attack. Malik Qader Khan was known as chief of Waziristan and he had served as a peace committee's member. He was one of the signatories to a peace agreement between the Government and local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in 2007. Read less...
Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif while addressing the Youm-e-Shuhada (Martyrs' Day) at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi District of Punjab on May 1 said that Kashmir is the "jugular vein" of Pakistan and the issue should be resolved Read more...
Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif while addressing the Youm-e-Shuhada (Martyrs' Day) at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi District of Punjab on May 1 said that Kashmir is the "jugular vein" of Pakistan and the issue should be resolved in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of Kashmiris and in line with United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions for lasting peace in the region, reports India Today. He said, "Matchless sacrifices offered by Kashmiris will not go in vain," adding that the resolution of the Kashmir issue is "indispensable" for lasting peace in the region. "Pakistan army is in favour of peace but is always ready to respond to any aggression in befitting manner," Sharif said. Meanwhile, the Commander of the United States (US) Central Command (CENTCOM) General Lloyd Austin met CoAS General Raheel Sharif on May 1 for discussions on Afghanistan and bilateral military-to-military cooperation with special emphasis on regional security, reports Dawn. However, no details about the Sharif-Austin meeting were given, but a source privy to the agenda said that the two were to discuss on the post-2014 situation, particularly in the context of the Afghan-US Bilateral Security Agreement, the size of the residual force in Afghanistan and the retrograde movement of equipment Read less...
Elsewhere, a dead body, identified as that of Mujeebullah Abdul Rasheed, was found from Muslim Bagh area of Qilla Saifullah District on May 1, reports The Express Tribune. Read more...
Elsewhere, a dead body, identified as that of Mujeebullah Abdul Rasheed, was found from Muslim Bagh area of Qilla Saifullah District on May 1, reports The Express Tribune. Read less...
Meanwhile, two schools, one girls primary school while the other one was for boys, were blown up in the Drwazgai area of Mohmand Agency on May 1, reports Dawn. However, no loss of life was reported in the assault. The school building was damaged as a Read more...
Meanwhile, two schools, one girls primary school while the other one was for boys, were blown up in the Drwazgai area of Mohmand Agency on May 1, reports Dawn. However, no loss of life was reported in the assault. The school building was damaged as a result of the blast. Read less...
Police arrested six suspects, including two extortionists, and confiscated PKR 225,000 cash from their possession during a raid within the remits of Sir Syed Police Station in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 1, Read more...
Police arrested six suspects, including two extortionists, and confiscated PKR 225,000 cash from their possession during a raid within the remits of Sir Syed Police Station in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 1, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Separately, another tortured dead body, identified as that of Fazalur Rehman, was found dumped in Kehkan area of Turbat District on May 1, reports The Express Tribune. The victim went missing on the night of April 30, 2014. Read more...
Separately, another tortured dead body, identified as that of Fazalur Rehman, was found dumped in Kehkan area of Turbat District on May 1, reports The Express Tribune. The victim went missing on the night of April 30, 2014. Read less...
Separately, Police arrested two alleged target killers and recovered a G-3 rifle, hand grenade and other ammunition from their possession after an encounter within Risala Police remits in Saddar Town on May 1, reported Daily Times. The accused were i Read more...
Separately, Police arrested two alleged target killers and recovered a G-3 rifle, hand grenade and other ammunition from their possession after an encounter within Risala Police remits in Saddar Town on May 1, reported Daily Times. The accused were involved in murder, attempt to murder and other heinous crimes, said Police. Read less...
Two bullet-riddled dead bodies, identified as that of Adil Ayath Issazai and Mohammed Imdad Issazai, were found in Besima area of Washuk District on May 1, reports The Express Tribune. According to hospital sources, "The bodies bore bullet wounds and Read more...
Two bullet-riddled dead bodies, identified as that of Adil Ayath Issazai and Mohammed Imdad Issazai, were found in Besima area of Washuk District on May 1, reports The Express Tribune. According to hospital sources, "The bodies bore bullet wounds and multiple marks of torture". Read less...
Meanwhile, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted along the outer wall of Panhwar Sinari Police Station in Jaffarabad District was defused by Police on May 2, reports The Express Tribune. Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) official said the IED was p Read more...
Meanwhile, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted along the outer wall of Panhwar Sinari Police Station in Jaffarabad District was defused by Police on May 2, reports The Express Tribune. Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) official said the IED was packed with around nine kilogram of explosives Read less...
During the last 13 years, the direct and indirect cost incurred by Pakistan on the War on Terror and the losses due to terrorist attacks amounted to USD 102.51 billion, which is equivalent to PKR 8,264.4 billion, Daily Times reported on May 2. This i Read more...
During the last 13 years, the direct and indirect cost incurred by Pakistan on the War on Terror and the losses due to terrorist attacks amounted to USD 102.51 billion, which is equivalent to PKR 8,264.4 billion, Daily Times reported on May 2. This includes a loss of USD 24.86 billion in over two years, a Government document revealed. The Economic Survey 2013-14 reveals that Pakistan suffered economic loss of USD 28459.89 million from January 2011 to March 2013. The figures jointly compiled by the Ministries of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Interior, and incorporated in the survey; suggest that of the USD 102.51 billion loss, USD 23.77 billion loss was reported in 2010-11, USD 13.56 billion in 2009-10, USD 11.98 billion in 2011-12 and USD 9.97 billion in 2012-13. Read less...
Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, during a ceremony held at Nadra headquarters in Islamabad on May 2, lashed out at all those involved in criticising the Government's peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), saying the Read more...
Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, during a ceremony held at Nadra headquarters in Islamabad on May 2, lashed out at all those involved in criticising the Government's peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), saying the dialogue process cannot move forward amid "needless rhetoric," reported Dawn. He dispelled the notion of a deadlock in peace talks with the TTP. "Those who were supposed to support the dialogue process are busy in hurling allegations at the Government through needless rhetoric…they have made a road show out of it," said the Minister without naming anyone. "Continuation of peace talks would be difficult under these circumstances," he added. Nisar said that delay in the next direct meeting with Taliban Shura (Council) was due to an internal rift within the militant outfit's ranks rather than the Government. He expressed annoyance over attempts to create an impression of a rift between the civil-military relations, saying the government's ties with the Pakistan Army were good before and will remain that way in the future also. Meanwhile, the TTP negotiating committee, Maulana Sami-ul-Haq hinted that the next round of direct talks would be held on May 5, 2014. Read less...
In another incident, unidentified armed assailants opened fire at a Police mobile on patrol in the Hub town of Quetta on May 2, reports The Express Tribune. However, no casualty was reported in the attack. Read more...
In another incident, unidentified armed assailants opened fire at a Police mobile on patrol in the Hub town of Quetta on May 2, reports The Express Tribune. However, no casualty was reported in the attack. Read less...
Meanwhile, Police on May 2 claimed to have arrested two extortionists, identified as Ishaq and Bakhtiar, during a raid in Gizri area of Saddar Town, reports The News. Both extortionists had sought extortion from a local trader through means of intimi Read more...
Meanwhile, Police on May 2 claimed to have arrested two extortionists, identified as Ishaq and Bakhtiar, during a raid in Gizri area of Saddar Town, reports The News. Both extortionists had sought extortion from a local trader through means of intimidation, said Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) chief Ahmed Chenoi. He said that the two men one of them watchman of the trader had sent an extortion slip with a threatening letter as well as two bullets, demanding PKR1 million. He said that two more suspects Amir and Roshan were still at large but the teams have been formed for their arrest. Read less...
Meanwhile, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is reported to observe mourning day on May 2 (today) against the killing of four of its workers whose dead bodies were found from Memon Goth area in Gadap Town on April 30, 2014, reports Daily Times. The Read more...
Meanwhile, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is reported to observe mourning day on May 2 (today) against the killing of four of its workers whose dead bodies were found from Memon Goth area in Gadap Town on April 30, 2014, reports Daily Times. The victims were identified as Sameed, Ali Haider, Faizan and Salman Qureshi. MQM Spokesman Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui claimed that all four were party workers and were arrested by Rangers and Police from the Country Tower and Gulshan-e-Maymar area on April 13, 2014. He alleged that they were brutally tortured to death. Read less...
Separately, a convoy of SFs, comprising 25 vehicles, escaped a landmine blast in the Naag area of Washuk District on May 2, reports The Express Tribune. The convoy was going to Panjgur District from Washuk when one of the vehicles narrowly escaped th Read more...
Separately, a convoy of SFs, comprising 25 vehicles, escaped a landmine blast in the Naag area of Washuk District on May 2, reports The Express Tribune. The convoy was going to Panjgur District from Washuk when one of the vehicles narrowly escaped the landmine explosion. The vehicle was partially damaged but no casualty was reported. Read less...
Separately, two unidentified dead bodies were found within the jurisdiction of the Mauripur Police Station in Musharraf Colony area of Baldia Town on May 2, reported Daily Times. Read more...
Separately, two unidentified dead bodies were found within the jurisdiction of the Mauripur Police Station in Musharraf Colony area of Baldia Town on May 2, reported Daily Times. Read less...
Three people, identified as Haqdar Khan Niazi, Sultan Khan Niazi and Yousuf Khan Niazi, were killed in a clash between two groups, following a protest call by the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) against extra-judicial killings of its party members, at Read more...
Three people, identified as Haqdar Khan Niazi, Sultan Khan Niazi and Yousuf Khan Niazi, were killed in a clash between two groups, following a protest call by the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) against extra-judicial killings of its party members, at Daryaabad area of Lyari Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 2, reports Daily Times. Fear and tension gripped the area after the clash. Read less...
Two militants of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Bober area of South Waziristan, reports The Dawn on May 3. Irfan Mehsud, son of Azam Tariq, a member of the Central Shura and former Spokesman for Read more...
Two militants of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Bober area of South Waziristan, reports The Dawn on May 3. Irfan Mehsud, son of Azam Tariq, a member of the Central Shura and former Spokesman for the TTP, was killed in an exchange of fire with troops as sporadic clashes continued in Bober. An official source identified the other slain militant as Wafadar Mehsud. Read less...
A lawyer, identified as Mohammad Idris and his driver Noman Shah were killed in Karachi's Orangi Town on May 3, reports The Tribune. Member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)'s Rabita Committee Saif Yar Khan said that the driver was a MQM worker. Khan Read more...
A lawyer, identified as Mohammad Idris and his driver Noman Shah were killed in Karachi's Orangi Town on May 3, reports The Tribune. Member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)'s Rabita Committee Saif Yar Khan said that the driver was a MQM worker. Khan also requested the Chief Minister and Governor of Sindh to take immediate measures to stop such killings. He further stated that members of the MQM were being targeted continuously. Read less...
A local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) 'commander', Irfan Mehsud, and six other militants were killed in a fighting with Security Forces (SFs) in the Babor Mountains of Ladha sub-division in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Read more...
A local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) 'commander', Irfan Mehsud, and six other militants were killed in a fighting with Security Forces (SFs) in the Babor Mountains of Ladha sub-division in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 3, reports The Express Tribune. Irfan Mehsud is said to be the son of Azam Tariq Mehsud, a key member of the Political Shura (council) of the TTP. He is also said to be the 'spokesperson' of TTP's South Waziristan chapter. Read less...
According to officials in the Police, the recent grouping within the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) may help the Government and Security Forces (SFs) to deal with the militants but it has created more trouble for businessmen in the twin cities of R Read more...
According to officials in the Police, the recent grouping within the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) may help the Government and Security Forces (SFs) to deal with the militants but it has created more trouble for businessmen in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, reports Dawn on May 3 (today). The sources said that the businessmen had paid extortions to the TTP but a few days later they again received calls for payment of more money. The second calls, they added, came even though middlemen of the militants had given assurances that the businessmen would not be threatened. The officials said the TTP groups worked under Shehryar Mehsud and Khan Said alias Sajna. The differences among them cropped up in the run-up to the selection of the successor to Hakimullah Mehsud who was killed in a United States (US) drone attack in 2013. An official of the capital Police said that now the TTP groups were separately approaching businessmen to pay them extortion. A few days back the owner of a food outlet in the city received a telephone call demanding extortion equal to the amount he had already paid, he added. The businessman told the Police that he approached the middleman operating from the capital city as he had assured him that no one would harm him after he made the payment. However, when the businessman told the middleman about the call after the payment of extortion, the latter sought time to probe the matter. Read less...
Also, Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) personnel along with Police arrested two extortionists in Gizri area of Sadar Town after receiving information of the criminals present in the area on May 3, reports Daily Times. CPLC Chief Ahmad Chinoy s Read more...
Also, Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) personnel along with Police arrested two extortionists in Gizri area of Sadar Town after receiving information of the criminals present in the area on May 3, reports Daily Times. CPLC Chief Ahmad Chinoy said the extortionists had demanded PKR 1 million from a person living in Gizri area. Read less...
An unidentified man was shot dead near Anda Mor in North Karachi in New Karachi Town on May 3, reports Daily Times Read more...
An unidentified man was shot dead near Anda Mor in North Karachi in New Karachi Town on May 3, reports Daily Times Read less...
Further, an alleged extortionist was killed in a Police encounter in Baldia Town on May 3, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Further, an alleged extortionist was killed in a Police encounter in Baldia Town on May 3, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Further, two tribesmen were injured when militants triggered a remote controlled improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in the Sadda area of Kurram Agency on May 3, reports The Express Tribune. The IED was planted on a roadside. Read more...
Further, two tribesmen were injured when militants triggered a remote controlled improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in the Sadda area of Kurram Agency on May 3, reports The Express Tribune. The IED was planted on a roadside. Read less...
Meanwhile, Police claimed to have arrested 15 suspects, including six criminals, during raids in Badia Town and Orangi Town on May 3, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Meanwhile, Police claimed to have arrested 15 suspects, including six criminals, during raids in Badia Town and Orangi Town on May 3, reports Daily Times. Read less...
One Frontier Corps (FC) official was killed and another was injured in a bomb explosion in the Dhadar area of Bolan District on May 3, reports Dawn. Khan Wasey, a spokesman for the FC, said that a Security Forces' (SFs) vehicle was on routine patroll Read more...
One Frontier Corps (FC) official was killed and another was injured in a bomb explosion in the Dhadar area of Bolan District on May 3, reports Dawn. Khan Wasey, a spokesman for the FC, said that a Security Forces' (SFs) vehicle was on routine patrolling when it was attacked. Though no outfit claimed responsibility for the attack, Wasey said he suspected that the attack was the work of Baloch separatists operating in the area. Read less...
Two people, including a school principal and his son, were killed in firing near Metroville SITE graveyard in SITE Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on May 3, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Two people, including a school principal and his son, were killed in firing near Metroville SITE graveyard in SITE Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on May 3, reports Daily Times. Read less...
A businessman, identified as Rashid Wasim, received threatening calls from extortionists asking him to pay PKR 40 million in Mohanpura area of Rawalpindi District on May 4, reported Dawn. Wasim owns a factory in the industrial area of Islamabad and Read more...
A businessman, identified as Rashid Wasim, received threatening calls from extortionists asking him to pay PKR 40 million in Mohanpura area of Rawalpindi District on May 4, reported Dawn. Wasim owns a factory in the industrial area of Islamabad and complained to the Ganjmandi Police that since March 19, 2014, his family has received three calls by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants. The complaint said the caller threatened him that his family members would be kidnapped and killed if he failed to pay the money. Wasim claimed that the threatening calls were made from Waziristan. Read less...
In addition, Rangers arrested at least 10 suspects involved in extortion and other crimes from different areas of Karachi on May 4, reports Daily Times. According to the Rangers' spokesman, three of the arrestees belong to a political party. Read more...
In addition, Rangers arrested at least 10 suspects involved in extortion and other crimes from different areas of Karachi on May 4, reports Daily Times. According to the Rangers' spokesman, three of the arrestees belong to a political party. Read less...
In addition, SFs on May 4 recovered 40 suicide vests at the Torkham border which were being smuggled into Pakistan from Afghanistan, reports Dawn. The suicide jackets did not contain any explosives. The sources said that with the aid of local operat Read more...
In addition, SFs on May 4 recovered 40 suicide vests at the Torkham border which were being smuggled into Pakistan from Afghanistan, reports Dawn. The suicide jackets did not contain any explosives. The sources said that with the aid of local operators were the jackets were to be filled with explosives. Read less...
Meanwhile, 22 bombs were diffused in Dama Khwaro area near Badama check post in Alizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Kurram Agency on May 4, reports The Express Tribune. 15 of the planted bombs were landmines, five were remote-controlled devices and two w Read more...
Meanwhile, 22 bombs were diffused in Dama Khwaro area near Badama check post in Alizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Kurram Agency on May 4, reports The Express Tribune. 15 of the planted bombs were landmines, five were remote-controlled devices and two were connected to a device which was ready to blow up when it was neutralised. Read less...
Meanwhile, the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) provincial chief and member of TTP negotiation committee Mohammad Ibrahim said that there were a lot of hurdles in holding direct dialogue between the Government and TTP. However, the negotiation committee would co Read more...
Meanwhile, the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) provincial chief and member of TTP negotiation committee Mohammad Ibrahim said that there were a lot of hurdles in holding direct dialogue between the Government and TTP. However, the negotiation committee would continue its struggle to assist both the sides to achieve the objective of restoration of peace, he added. "We are struggling to remove mistrust between both the sides so that peace process can be accelerated," Ibrahim said. Read less...
Separately, firing from Afghanistan side of border killed one Pakistani soldier on May 4 at the Pakistan-Afghan border area near Bajaur Agency, Dawn quoting the statement issued by the Inter Services Public relations (ISPR) reported. It was not clear Read more...
Separately, firing from Afghanistan side of border killed one Pakistani soldier on May 4 at the Pakistan-Afghan border area near Bajaur Agency, Dawn quoting the statement issued by the Inter Services Public relations (ISPR) reported. It was not clear whether the cross-border firing was conducted by Afghan security personnel or militants. "We don't have more information yet. We can only confirm that a security official was killed because of firing across the border in Bajaur region," said a senior military official when contacted for details. Read less...
The member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) negotiating committee Yousuf Shah on May 4 said the TTP has given a list of 765 'non-combatant' prisoners they want to be released, reports Daily Times. He said dialogue was the only solution to th Read more...
The member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) negotiating committee Yousuf Shah on May 4 said the TTP has given a list of 765 'non-combatant' prisoners they want to be released, reports Daily Times. He said dialogue was the only solution to the problem. He said those who were opposing the dialogue did not want peace in the country. "What was the outcome of engaging the war machine in those areas for the last 12 years? None of the tribal region was cleared ever," he said. He urged both TTP and the Government to reconsider a ceasefire. Read less...
A militant was killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) during a search operation launched on the in Banjot, Sar Sarday and Azbaka areas of Mingora town in Swat District on May 5, reports The News. Two other injured militants escaped. According t Read more...
A militant was killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) during a search operation launched on the in Banjot, Sar Sarday and Azbaka areas of Mingora town in Swat District on May 5, reports The News. Two other injured militants escaped. According to official sources, "A group of around 25 militants had been spotted in the mountains and the forces launched search operation to arrest them". Also, the Police arrested 30 suspects during the search operation launched at the junction of Swat, Buner and Shangla Districts. Read less...
A retired army officer, identified as Rasool Khan, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Kanwari Colony in Manghopir area of Gadap Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 5, reported Daily Times. Read more...
A retired army officer, identified as Rasool Khan, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Kanwari Colony in Manghopir area of Gadap Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 5, reported Daily Times. Read less...
Elsewhere, a dead body, identified as that of Gujjar Khan, was found at City Railway Station Colony within the limits of Methadar Police Station in Saddar Town on May 5, reported Daily Times. Read more...
Elsewhere, a dead body, identified as that of Gujjar Khan, was found at City Railway Station Colony within the limits of Methadar Police Station in Saddar Town on May 5, reported Daily Times. Read less...
Frontier Corps (FC) personnel on May 5 claimed to have killed at least 10 militants during an operation in Panjgur District on May 5, reported Dawn. Tree FC soldiers were injured in the exchange of fire. FC spokesman, Khan Wasey confirmed the inciden Read more...
Frontier Corps (FC) personnel on May 5 claimed to have killed at least 10 militants during an operation in Panjgur District on May 5, reported Dawn. Tree FC soldiers were injured in the exchange of fire. FC spokesman, Khan Wasey confirmed the incident. Khan said that the FC also destroyed three suspected militant hideouts and two vehicles. He said the forces initially faced resistance from the militants who were hiding in the mountains adding that the exchange of fire between the Security Forces and militants continued for more than two hours. "The dead militants belong to a banned Baloch militant group", he said. The News adds that the militants belonged to Lashkar-e-Balochistan (LeB) and Baloch Liberation Front (BLF). According to details, the operation took place after Latif Johar, a member of the separatist Baloch Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-A), went on a hunger strike 11 days ago to demand the release of the group's chairman and more than 100 detained members. Read less...
In addition, a man, identified as Ateeq (20), was shot at and injured in Northern Bypass area near Janjal Goth within limits of Gulshan-e-Maymar Police Station in Saddar Town on May 5, reported Daily Times. Read more...
In addition, a man, identified as Ateeq (20), was shot at and injured in Northern Bypass area near Janjal Goth within limits of Gulshan-e-Maymar Police Station in Saddar Town on May 5, reported Daily Times. Read less...
In another incident, two people, identified as identified as Akbar and Wajihuddin and affiliated with a political party were shot at and injured near Shah Faisal intersection in Orangi Town on May 5, reports Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Poli Read more...
In another incident, two people, identified as identified as Akbar and Wajihuddin and affiliated with a political party were shot at and injured near Shah Faisal intersection in Orangi Town on May 5, reports Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Orangi Town said that later the Police conducted raids in Pakistan Bazaar area of Orangi Town and arrested an accused, identified as Noor Alam alias Munna, who was involved in attacking them. The Police also recovered arms from his possession Read less...
Meanwhile, a businessman, identified as Haji Naeem, was arrested on May 5 from Rawalpindi District on the charge of helping a group of TTP militants in extorting money from traders and other wealthy people in the city, reported Dawn. Regional Police Read more...
Meanwhile, a businessman, identified as Haji Naeem, was arrested on May 5 from Rawalpindi District on the charge of helping a group of TTP militants in extorting money from traders and other wealthy people in the city, reported Dawn. Regional Police Officer (RPO) Omer Akhtar Hayat Laleka said that Naeem, a hosiery trader and a resident of Mohanpura locality, had also staged a kidnapping-for-ransom drama a couple of days ago. The RPO said after the police tracked down the suspect, he confessed to working as an informer for the TTP. "He used to provide the TTP group in Waziristan mobile phone numbers of wealthy people and businessmen. Later, the group members would call victims to extort money from them," RPO Laleka said. Read less...
Meanwhile, a United States (US) citizen was arrested while carrying ammunition in an Islamabad-bound flight at Jinnah International Airport on May 5, reports Daily Times. The ammunition included 15 bullets of 9 millimetres along with a magazine. Acco Read more...
Meanwhile, a United States (US) citizen was arrested while carrying ammunition in an Islamabad-bound flight at Jinnah International Airport on May 5, reports Daily Times. The ammunition included 15 bullets of 9 millimetres along with a magazine. According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Rao Anwar the bullets recovered from the US citizen would be checked whether they were the same being used in killings in Karachi. Anwar said the possibility of even flight hijacking could not be ruled out. Read less...
Meanwhile, Fata Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) Director General Arshad Khan on May 5 said that they would start rehabilitation process of 7,706 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Bagh Maidan area of Tirah valley from May 7, 2014, reports Th Read more...
Meanwhile, Fata Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) Director General Arshad Khan on May 5 said that they would start rehabilitation process of 7,706 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Bagh Maidan area of Tirah valley from May 7, 2014, reports The News. He said that some 3, 42,000 people belonging to the Khyber Agency were displaced and of them 1, 65, 000 IDPs were rehabilitated and the remaining would also return home gradually. He said the people would be provided ration for six months and on their return they would get non-food items and shelter kits. The IDPs, he said, were supposed to return earlier but rains and dilapidated roads were main hurdle in their return. The government would also pay PKR 25,000 to each family in addition to house subsidy after disaster assessment, he said. He added the remaining IDPs would also return homes till July 2014 as the situation improved. Read less...
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, while talking to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu, on May 5 said that he is still hopeful that talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) can succeed, despite the militants ending a ceasefire, and that tal Read more...
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, while talking to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu, on May 5 said that he is still hopeful that talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) can succeed, despite the militants ending a ceasefire, and that talks offered the "best option" of ending the country's long conflict, reports Daily Times. He said that he believed his talks strategy could "bring peace without any further bloodshed". "If we can make this process somehow successful, I think it will be the best option." However, he said the militants had to respect the constitution and lay down their arms. "This of course is the number one condition that has to be met," he said, adding, "We are making progress on these issues. Let us see if the next round of meetings is successful and we can find a way to make headway in the talks we are holding with each other." He further said that some elements were not happy with the ceasefire with the TTP, adding that such elements "were not our friends". He said that such elements opposed peace and wanted to destabilise the talks' process. He said the same elements were involved in the Islamabad fruit market blast. "We are trying to identify these elements." Read less...
Rawalpindi Police on May 5 busted a gang of criminals and arrested four members of the gang getting extortion from top businessmen of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad impersonating themselves as leaders of TTP, reports The News. Regional P Read more...
Rawalpindi Police on May 5 busted a gang of criminals and arrested four members of the gang getting extortion from top businessmen of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad impersonating themselves as leaders of TTP, reports The News. Regional Police Officer (RPO) Akhtar Umar Hayat Lalika said that the gangsters used to make telephone calls to businessmen after conducting detailed recce and pressurized them to provide them extortion, threatening that they were TTP leaders and would kill or kidnap their children if they failed to fulfill the demands. Read less...
Separately, unidentified armed assailants opened fire and killed a man in Liaquatabad Town on May 5, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Separately, unidentified armed assailants opened fire and killed a man in Liaquatabad Town on May 5, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Separately, unidentified militants blew up a 500 kv Tarbela Sheikh Mohammadi transmission line in Badbher area of Peshawar on May 5, reported Dawn. However, no casualties were reported. National Transmission And Dispatch Company Limited (NTDCL) said Read more...
Separately, unidentified militants blew up a 500 kv Tarbela Sheikh Mohammadi transmission line in Badbher area of Peshawar on May 5, reported Dawn. However, no casualties were reported. National Transmission And Dispatch Company Limited (NTDCL) said that five towers were destroyed in the area, including three towers of Sheikh Muhammdi transmission line which created a short fall of 150 megawatts to the national grid. Read less...
The two member Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, headed by retired Justice Javed Iqbal and appointed by the Supreme Court, on May 5 claimed that it had resolved 27 missing person cases last month, saying that most of these persons wer Read more...
The two member Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, headed by retired Justice Javed Iqbal and appointed by the Supreme Court, on May 5 claimed that it had resolved 27 missing person cases last month, saying that most of these persons were found detained at various "internment centres" in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. The figures released by the Commission revealed that the number of missing persons had been increasing constantly, 1,846 cases had come to light since January 1, 2011, the day the commission started its work. The Commission said there were 138 missing person cases pending before it on January 1, 2011, and since then it had received 1,846 new cases, bringing the total to 1,984. According to the list of traced persons, six are detained at an internment centre in Lakki Marwat District, four in Kohat and five in two internment centres in Swat Valley, from where most of the persons have gone missing. Six persons have returned home on their own while one named Hafiz Hassan Akbar is in "judicial custody". It is also not clear whether these centres are being run by the military or civilian authorities. There is also no answer to two key questions — who had picked them up and who disclosed their whereabouts. The Commission reiterated its "commitment and determination to make all-out efforts to trace the missing persons". Read less...
Two people, including the driver, identified as Tariq, and the cleaner Rehman Ali, of a NATO truck carrying goods for the NATO forces in Afghanistan were killed and two others were injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on the vehicle Read more...
Two people, including the driver, identified as Tariq, and the cleaner Rehman Ali, of a NATO truck carrying goods for the NATO forces in Afghanistan were killed and two others were injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on the vehicles near Wazir Dhand area in Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 5, reports The News. There were reports that two truckers were also missing after the attack and were feared to have been kidnapped by the militants. Read less...
In separate incident, an unidentified dead body was recovered from Orangi Town on May 6, reports The News. Read more...
In separate incident, an unidentified dead body was recovered from Orangi Town on May 6, reports The News. Read less...
The US officials in Washington confirmed that the agent, who is assigned to the FBI Miami Field Office, was in Pakistan on temporary duty. They requested that the agent's name be withheld, citing the sensitivity of the situation. Meghan Gregonis, Read more...
The US officials in Washington confirmed that the agent, who is assigned to the FBI Miami Field Office, was in Pakistan on temporary duty. They requested that the agent's name be withheld, citing the sensitivity of the situation. Meghan Gregonis, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, said U.S. officials are working to resolve the matter. Read less...
Another dead body of a woman was recovered from Sohrab Goth of Gadap Town on May 6, reported The News. Read more...
Another dead body of a woman was recovered from Sohrab Goth of Gadap Town on May 6, reported The News. Read less...
At least 13 militants were killed as infighting between rival Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) groups restarted in Shawal tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 6, reported Dawn. Official Read more...
At least 13 militants were killed as infighting between rival Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) groups restarted in Shawal tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 6, reported Dawn. Official and tribal sources confirmed that clashes started between Shehryar Mehsud and Khan Said alias Sajna. According to official sources, the infighting between the two groups has claimed more than 50 lives during the last few weeks. Sources said that the death toll is likely to rise. According to details, the rival factions have accused each other of grabbing power in order to control South Waziristan's Mehsud tribal area. Sajna had been considered the right hand man of Waliur Rehman, whereas Shehryar was a confidant of Hakimullah Mehsud. Their slain leaders were reportedly at loggerheads after the death of TTP founder Baitullah Mehsud. Read less...
Elsewhere, an unidentified dead body was recovered from Mehmoodabad area of Jamshed Town on May 6, reports The News. Read more...
Elsewhere, an unidentified dead body was recovered from Mehmoodabad area of Jamshed Town on May 6, reports The News. Read less...
In addition, two explosions occurred targeting oil tankers in Kiamari Oil Field while another blast occurred in Gulbai area of Orangi Town on May 6, reported The News Read more...
In addition, two explosions occurred targeting oil tankers in Kiamari Oil Field while another blast occurred in Gulbai area of Orangi Town on May 6, reported The News Read less...
In another incident, a man, identified as Aziz Bakhsh was killed and his brother, identified as Bilal Bakhsh, was injured in an incident of firing in Pak Colony area of SITE Town on May 6, reported The News. Read more...
In another incident, a man, identified as Aziz Bakhsh was killed and his brother, identified as Bilal Bakhsh, was injured in an incident of firing in Pak Colony area of SITE Town on May 6, reported The News. Read less...
In another incident, three people, including two constables and Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Farooq, were injured in when unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade targeting patrolling Police mobile in Surjani Town area of Gadap Town on May 6, re Read more...
In another incident, three people, including two constables and Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Farooq, were injured in when unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade targeting patrolling Police mobile in Surjani Town area of Gadap Town on May 6, reports Daily Times. Read less...
In another incident, two militants belonging to TTP Punjab chapter were killed and one person was injured when a bomb exploded in Miranshah bazaar of North Waziristan Agency on My 6, reports Dawn. Intelligence sources confirmed the identity of the vi Read more...
In another incident, two militants belonging to TTP Punjab chapter were killed and one person was injured when a bomb exploded in Miranshah bazaar of North Waziristan Agency on My 6, reports Dawn. Intelligence sources confirmed the identity of the victims. Read less...
Meanwhile, TTP intermediary and Jama'at-e-Islami (JeI) Provincial Chief Muhammad Ibrahim said on May 6 (today) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's provincial capital Peshawar, "TTP should not act as a hurdle in permanent peace," reported The Express Tribune. He Read more...
Meanwhile, TTP intermediary and Jama'at-e-Islami (JeI) Provincial Chief Muhammad Ibrahim said on May 6 (today) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's provincial capital Peshawar, "TTP should not act as a hurdle in permanent peace," reported The Express Tribune. He said that the negotiation committee will urge the Taliban to cooperate with the Government and not act as an obstacle to the objective of restoration of peace. Read less...
Meanwhile, United States (US) officials on May 6 said that the US national arrested at Karachi airport on May 5, 2014, for carrying ammunition in his bag is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, reports The News quoting a report published in Read more...
Meanwhile, United States (US) officials on May 6 said that the US national arrested at Karachi airport on May 5, 2014, for carrying ammunition in his bag is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, reports The News quoting a report published in The Washington Post. He appeared in court on charges that he had violated anti-terrorism laws that prohibit the carrying of weapons or ammunition on a commercial flight. A judge ordered that the agent be detained until May 10, 2014, so security officials can investigate the matter. Read less...
Security Forces (SFs) on May 6 killed seven militants in Banjot area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after an attack left two soldiers injured on May 5, reports Daily Times. It was a search operation using sniffer dogs to reach the people who Read more...
Security Forces (SFs) on May 6 killed seven militants in Banjot area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after an attack left two soldiers injured on May 5, reports Daily Times. It was a search operation using sniffer dogs to reach the people who carried out the improvised explosive device attack on May 5, wounding two soldiers. "Heavy weapons were used after the terrorists challenged the soldiers," the sources added, saying that a house-to-house search was launched after the IED attack, using sniffer dogs. Read less...
Separately, an unidentified man was shot dead while another person sustained injuries when armed assailants opened fire in Malir Town on May 6, reported The News. Read more...
Separately, an unidentified man was shot dead while another person sustained injuries when armed assailants opened fire in Malir Town on May 6, reported The News. Read less...
Separately, two people belonging to Tawheed-ul-Islam (TI) group were killed, while three others sustained injuries when a remote controlled device exploded in the Zakhakhel Bazaar of Landikotal in Khyber Agency on May 6, reports The Express Tribune. Read more...
Separately, two people belonging to Tawheed-ul-Islam (TI) group were killed, while three others sustained injuries when a remote controlled device exploded in the Zakhakhel Bazaar of Landikotal in Khyber Agency on May 6, reports The Express Tribune. Read less...
Two people, identified as Moiz Ullah Khan and Irtaza Jaffri, were shot dead in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town on Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 6, reports The News. Read more...
Two people, identified as Moiz Ullah Khan and Irtaza Jaffri, were shot dead in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town on Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 6, reports The News. Read less...
Meanwhile, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused a magnetic bomb in a controlled explosion at the Kiamari Oil terminal of Karachi on May 7, reported Dawn. The bomb contained one kilogram of explosives and ball bearings and it was aimed at creating Read more...
Meanwhile, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused a magnetic bomb in a controlled explosion at the Kiamari Oil terminal of Karachi on May 7, reported Dawn. The bomb contained one kilogram of explosives and ball bearings and it was aimed at creating more fatalities, BDS official Mustafa said. Read less...
Elsewhere in the NWA, the second phase of repatriating displaced people of Tirah Valley began on May 7 as FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) has sent back 301 families, reports The Express Tribune. Over the next 33 days, more than 7,000 fami Read more...
Elsewhere in the NWA, the second phase of repatriating displaced people of Tirah Valley began on May 7 as FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) has sent back 301 families, reports The Express Tribune. Over the next 33 days, more than 7,000 families are expected to return to their homes in the valley in Khyber Agency. FDMA Director General Arshad Khan said that the second phase started on May 7 from Jarma Camp in Kohat and 1,343 individuals have been repatriated. Khan said returning families were provided with PKR 25,000 in cash and their travelling costs were taken care of by the authority. Furthermore, they were provided with standardised non-food item kits, hygiene kits, vaccines for children and other child protection and nutrition services. Read less...
A Frontier Corps (FC) official was killed and three others were wounded when militants fired rocket propelled grenades and opened fire at their convoy in the Sunt Sar area of Gwadar District on May 7, reports The Express Tribune. The militants escape Read more...
A Frontier Corps (FC) official was killed and three others were wounded when militants fired rocket propelled grenades and opened fire at their convoy in the Sunt Sar area of Gwadar District on May 7, reports The Express Tribune. The militants escaped after a brief exchange of fire. "The Baloch militants belonged to the banned Baloch Liberation Front (BLF)," said an unnamed security official in Gwadar. Read less...
Advisor to the Chief Minister on Jails Malik Qasim Khan, speaking to the media, said that the prison force of 850 personnel, equipped with latest gadgets and equipment, would be responsible for jail security. To a query about shifting alleged CIA ope Read more...
Advisor to the Chief Minister on Jails Malik Qasim Khan, speaking to the media, said that the prison force of 850 personnel, equipped with latest gadgets and equipment, would be responsible for jail security. To a query about shifting alleged CIA operator Dr Shakil Afridi, he said that KP has approached the Federal Government as Dr Afridi was convicted in a federal crime, adding that so far Islamabad has not responded to the request. Read less...
Also, one Babar (18) was injured in firing by unidentified militants near Dr Ziauddin Hospital in Shireen Jinnah Colony of Clifton in Saddar Town on May 7, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Also, one Babar (18) was injured in firing by unidentified militants near Dr Ziauddin Hospital in Shireen Jinnah Colony of Clifton in Saddar Town on May 7, reports Daily Times. Read less...
At least four persons, including a child, were injured in an explosion at Mina Bazar in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on May 7, reports Dawn. The Bomb Disposal Squad, Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Sha Read more...
At least four persons, including a child, were injured in an explosion at Mina Bazar in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on May 7, reports Dawn. The Bomb Disposal Squad, Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Shafqat Malik said that three hundred grams of explosives was used in a timer device. The Station House Officer of Kotwali Police Station Ihsan Marwat said the bomb was planted to target a cold drinks shop. Read less...
Elsewhere in the NWA, the second phase of repatriating displaced people of Tirah Valley began on May 7 as FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) has sent back 301 families, reports The Express Tribune. Over the next 33 days, more than 7,000 famili Read more...
Elsewhere, a man, identified as Altaf (25), was injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on him in Buffer Zone area of North Nazimabad Town on May 7, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Elsewhere, a man, identified as Altaf (25), was injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on him in Buffer Zone area of North Nazimabad Town on May 7, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Further, a man, identified as Zahid (22), was injured when unidentified militants opened fire on him in Saifi Lane area of Lyari Town on May 7, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Further, a man, identified as Zahid (22), was injured when unidentified militants opened fire on him in Saifi Lane area of Lyari Town on May 7, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Further, the main gate of the residence of Saeed Torkhel was destroyed in an explosion around 3am on May 7 in Ghreza area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency, reports The Express Tribune. The explosion also damaged the boundary wall. Read more...
Further, the main gate of the residence of Saeed Torkhel was destroyed in an explosion around 3am on May 7 in Ghreza area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency, reports The Express Tribune. The explosion also damaged the boundary wall. Read less...
Human Rights Advocate Rashid Rehman Khan was shot dead and his two lawyer friends, identified as Nadeem Parwaz and Afzal, were injured by unidentified militants inside his office at Kachehri Chowk in Multan District on May 7, reports Dawn. Advocate K Read more...
Human Rights Advocate Rashid Rehman Khan was shot dead and his two lawyer friends, identified as Nadeem Parwaz and Afzal, were injured by unidentified militants inside his office at Kachehri Chowk in Multan District on May 7, reports Dawn. Advocate Khan was a coordinator for the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). He was defending a Bahauddin Zakariya University lecturer Junaid Hafeez, accused of blasphemy and had complained that he had been receiving threats on his life. Read less...
In a separate incident, a man, identified as Allah Rakha (40), was injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on him near Junejo Jamaat Khana in North Karachi Town on May 7, reported Daily Times. Read more...
In a separate incident, a man, identified as Allah Rakha (40), was injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on him near Junejo Jamaat Khana in North Karachi Town on May 7, reported Daily Times. Read less...
In another incident of injury, an unidentified man was shot at and injured near Ausaf Training centre North Karachi Town on May 7, reports Daily Times. Read more...
In another incident of injury, an unidentified man was shot at and injured near Ausaf Training centre North Karachi Town on May 7, reports Daily Times. Read less...
In another incident, a man, identified as Kamran Shah (36), was killed when unidentified militants opened fire on him in Bilal Colony of Korangi Town on May 7, reports Daily Times. Read more...
In another incident, a man, identified as Kamran Shah (36), was killed when unidentified militants opened fire on him in Bilal Colony of Korangi Town on May 7, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Irfan Siddiqui, Prime Minister's Special Adviser on National Affairs, on May 7 said that it'll be difficult for the Government to pursue peace talks, if the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) do not take immediate and concrete steps for taking the dial Read more...
Irfan Siddiqui, Prime Minister's Special Adviser on National Affairs, on May 7 said that it'll be difficult for the Government to pursue peace talks, if the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) do not take immediate and concrete steps for taking the dialogue process forward, reports The Express Tribune. "The government is facing public pressure on the issue. People are now demanding results of the [peace] process," said Siddiqui. He added that protracted talks did not augur well for the process. "We had made it clear in the beginning [of the process] that we would try to take the process to a logical conclusion as soon as possible because this sensitive matter cannot continue for an indefinite period," said Siddiqui, who was the coordinator of the first four-member negotiating committee formed by the premier to make peace with the TTP. Read less...
Meanwhile, a Frontier Corps (FC) official was shot dead and another injured when unidentified motorcycle borne assailants opened fire on then at Ashna Market in Ghundai area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency on May 7, reports The Express Tribune. Read more...
Meanwhile, a Frontier Corps (FC) official was shot dead and another injured when unidentified motorcycle borne assailants opened fire on then at Ashna Market in Ghundai area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency on May 7, reports The Express Tribune. Read less...
Meanwhile, a group of militants, identifying themselves as Tanzeem-ul-Islami-ul-Furqan (TIF), based in Panjgur District, on May 7 threatened 23 English Language Learning Centres to shut down and stop imparting co-education and teaching in English, wh Read more...
Meanwhile, a group of militants, identifying themselves as Tanzeem-ul-Islami-ul-Furqan (TIF), based in Panjgur District, on May 7 threatened 23 English Language Learning Centres to shut down and stop imparting co-education and teaching in English, which they say is 'Haram (prohibited) in Islam', reports The Express Tribune. Masked militants barged into one language centre and threatened the teachers and the young male and female students. "Co-education and learning English language is Haram," they told the teachers, according to one instructor who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The militants destroyed the school's furniture and tore textbooks during the incident Read less...
Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would be setting up Pakistan's first high security prison having three-layered security besides establishing high security zones in six sensitive jails of the north-western province housing more than 1,000 terrorists and Read more...
Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would be setting up Pakistan's first high security prison having three-layered security besides establishing high security zones in six sensitive jails of the north-western province housing more than 1,000 terrorists and high profile prisoners like Dr Shakil Afridi, Dawn reported on May 7. The authorities have also announced to form a special prison force which would guard the province's sensitive jails while a plan has also been initiated to establish a separate prison for Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to keep tribal prisoners as well as a women jail for female folk. Read less...
Meanwhile, Peshawar Police and Security Forces (SFs) on May 7 conducted a joint operation in Badbher Salman Khel Sheikh Mohammad Mashogagar and Kagawala areas of Peshawar and arrested 21 suspects with weapons, reports The News. A Police contingent he Read more...
Meanwhile, Peshawar Police and Security Forces (SFs) on May 7 conducted a joint operation in Badbher Salman Khel Sheikh Mohammad Mashogagar and Kagawala areas of Peshawar and arrested 21 suspects with weapons, reports The News. A Police contingent headed by Superintendent of Police (SP)-Rural, Rahim Shah, backed by SFs conducted search operations. Read less...
On May 7 five more militants were killed and three injured as clashes between two factions of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) continued in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. As reporte Read more...
On May 7 five more militants were killed and three injured as clashes between two factions of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) continued in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. As reported earlier, 13 militants were killed in the fighting that erupted between the groups led by Shehryar Khan and Khan Said alias Sajna in Shawal, a mountainous area near Afghan border on May 6. The militants killed on May 6 were from the Shehryar group. Rockets and mortars were used in the fighting. Read less...
Separately, a militant was killed when a bomb he was attempting to plant at Shalobar peace committee's compound in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency exploded prematurely on May 7, reports The Express Tribune. Read more...
Separately, a militant was killed when a bomb he was attempting to plant at Shalobar peace committee's compound in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency exploded prematurely on May 7, reports The Express Tribune. Read less...
Separately, an unidentified man was killed when armed assailants opened fire on him near Purana Truck Adda in Mauripur area of Kiamari Town on May 7, reported Daily Times. Read more...
Separately, an unidentified man was killed when armed assailants opened fire on him near Purana Truck Adda in Mauripur area of Kiamari Town on May 7, reported Daily Times. Read less...
Two people, identified as Yasir (35) and Haroon (30) were killed when unidentified militants opened fire on them near Kalapul in Jamshed Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 7, reports Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Police ( Read more...
Two people, identified as Yasir (35) and Haroon (30) were killed when unidentified militants opened fire on them near Kalapul in Jamshed Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 7, reports Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Faisal Bashir Memon said that patrolling Police returned fire on the attackers, injuring one of them while others managed to flee. Read less...
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded on May 8 killing at least nine Frontier Corps (FC) personnel and injuring several others near the Miranshah road in Ghulam Khan Tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) of Federally Administ Read more...
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded on May 8 killing at least nine Frontier Corps (FC) personnel and injuring several others near the Miranshah road in Ghulam Khan Tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. The IED was planted on the roadside which was detonated as the Security Force (SF) convoy came near the Miranshah road. A statement issued by the Inter Services Public relations (ISPR) confirmed that at least nine SF personnel were killed and several others were critically injured. Read less...
At least two people were killed and 16 others were injured in an explosion near a National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) office on Double Road in provincial capital Quetta on May 8, reports The News. So far, no outfit claimed responsib Read more...
At least two people were killed and 16 others were injured in an explosion near a National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) office on Double Road in provincial capital Quetta on May 8, reports The News. So far, no outfit claimed responsibility for the attack. Read less...
Meanwhile, within hours of the killing of nine FC soldiers, Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif and Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif held a meeting to discuss the security situation, reports The Express Turbine. Officials said the Army C Read more...
Meanwhile, within hours of the killing of nine FC soldiers, Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif and Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif held a meeting to discuss the security situation, reports The Express Turbine. Officials said the Army Chief conveyed his decision to the PM about the likely response from the military. A senior military official said that the Army would respond to the provocation by militants as "terrorism and peace talks cannot go hand in hand...The attack is a clear act of provocation and is a serious blow to the peace process. This will have serious repercussions." He added, "Naturally there will be a response from our side. We will go after those who are responsible for the terrorist attacks". The Army is likely to launch 'massive air strikes' in the militant strongholds in retaliation for the roadside blast. Read less...
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif on May 8 stressed that irrespective of whether peace talks are held or not, violence and bloodshed by militants must stop, reports Daily Times. General Sharif said that Read more...
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif on May 8 stressed that irrespective of whether peace talks are held or not, violence and bloodshed by militants must stop, reports Daily Times. General Sharif said that the recent attacks on the Security Forces are not likely to stop unless some hostile groups of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are neutralised. Amid no let-up in the terror attacks, the military establishment has reportedly told Nawaz Sharif that the use of force against the miscreants has become unavoidable. "The policy of inaction costs us dearly," said an intelligence insider while quoting the CoAS in the briefing to the Prime Minister, adding, "Soon, there would be a change (in policy), a visible one". The Prime Minister and the Army Chief shared unanimity in the view that the terrorists would not be allowed to keep striking with impunity. "Peace talks or no peace talks. Bloodshed has to stop," the intelligence insider said while disclosing the meeting's agenda. The source said that certain TTP factions were against the peace talks. "They need to be neutralised even if the peace talks are to be proceeded ahead," the source said. Read less...
Separately, a roadside bomb was defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) in Khyber Agency on May 8, reports Dawn. According to the sources, the bomb was targeted at the polio team. Read more...
Separately, a roadside bomb was defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) in Khyber Agency on May 8, reports Dawn. According to the sources, the bomb was targeted at the polio team. Read less...
Separately, two children were injured when they touched a bomb planted on a roadside in Muslim Ittehad Colony area of Quetta on May 8, reports Dawn. Read more...
Separately, two children were injured when they touched a bomb planted on a roadside in Muslim Ittehad Colony area of Quetta on May 8, reports Dawn. Read less...
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) 'chief' Mullah Fazlullah on May 8 sacked Khan Said alias Sajna as ameer (chief) of South Waziristan Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas), reports The News. Umar Khurasani would command the movement in both Nor Read more...
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) 'chief' Mullah Fazlullah on May 8 sacked Khan Said alias Sajna as ameer (chief) of South Waziristan Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas), reports The News. Umar Khurasani would command the movement in both North and South Waziristan Agencies. Hakimullah Mehsud's group 'spokesman' Daud Mehsud said that TTP's 'vice-ameer' Shaikh Khalid Haqqani has been made ameer of South Waziristan Agency. Daud Mehsud said that they respect decisions taken by the Mullah Fazlullah. Read less...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who was arrested on May 5, 2014, from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh for trying to carry ammunition in an Islamabad-bound flight was released from a Karachi Pol Read more...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who was arrested on May 5, 2014, from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh for trying to carry ammunition in an Islamabad-bound flight was released from a Karachi Police Station after District and Sessions Judge Malir granted him bail against surety bonds of PKR 1 million on May 8, reports The News. Police officer Rao Anwaar said the court had directed the man to submit a surety bond of PKR one million (USD 9,800) for his bail. Read less...
At least 11 persons were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh on May 9, reports The News. Two brothers from Shia community, identified as Nazeer Ali and Basheer Ali, were killed by un Read more...
At least 11 persons were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh on May 9, reports The News. Two brothers from Shia community, identified as Nazeer Ali and Basheer Ali, were killed by unidentified assailants in Nazimabad area. Read less...
At least four people were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast in Goth Muhammad Usman area of Jaffarabad District on May 9, reports The Express Tribune. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack. Read more...
At least four people were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast in Goth Muhammad Usman area of Jaffarabad District on May 9, reports The Express Tribune. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack. Read less...
In a separate incident, one Policeman, identified as Hasnat Hussain (30), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bijli Nagar area of Orangi Town on May 9, reports The News. Read more...
In a separate incident, one Policeman, identified as Hasnat Hussain (30), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bijli Nagar area of Orangi Town on May 9, reports The News. Read less...
Karachi Police Chief Shahid Hayyat on May 9 said that militant wings of political parties are present in Karachi, reports The News. He said that the Supreme Court had also mentioned involvement of political parties in terrorism. Read more...
Karachi Police Chief Shahid Hayyat on May 9 said that militant wings of political parties are present in Karachi, reports The News. He said that the Supreme Court had also mentioned involvement of political parties in terrorism. Read less...
Separately, a Policeman, identified as Faiz Muhammad, was on his way to work when two men on a motorcycle opened fire on him near the Abdullah College roundabout in North Nazimabad on May 9, reports The News. Read more...
Separately, a Policeman, identified as Faiz Muhammad, was on his way to work when two men on a motorcycle opened fire on him near the Abdullah College roundabout in North Nazimabad on May 9, reports The News. Read less...
Separately, Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on May 9 defused two hand grenades in Muslim Ittehad s, reported The News. Read more...
Separately, Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on May 9 defused two hand grenades in Muslim Ittehad s, reported The News. Read less...
States (US) Deputy Secretary of State William Burns during his meeting with the civil and military leadership on May 9 to discuss regional security situation and exchange views on matters of bilateral interest said that Pakistani should "destroy terr Read more...
States (US) Deputy Secretary of State William Burns during his meeting with the civil and military leadership on May 9 to discuss regional security situation and exchange views on matters of bilateral interest said that Pakistani should "destroy terrorist sanctuaries located in North Waziristan and complete the operation before installation of the new political administration in Kabul", reports Daily Times. During the meeting the Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, reiterated Pakistan's support for the democratic process in Afghanistan and stressed that smooth security and economic transitions were also fundamental for stability in Afghanistan and the region Read less...
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Another tortured dead body was found near Gulshan City in Quaidabad area of Bin Qasim Town on May 10, reported The News. Read more...
Another tortured dead body was found near Gulshan City in Quaidabad area of Bin Qasim Town on May 10, reported The News. Read less...
Elsewhere, one tortured dead body was found near Radio Station in Quaidabad area of Bin Qasim Town on May 10, reports The News. Read more...
Elsewhere, one tortured dead body was found near Radio Station in Quaidabad area of Bin Qasim Town on May 10, reports The News. Read less...
Further, a NATO container was charred and two were damaged by unidentified militants at Hawaldari checkpost in Sur Kamar area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency on May 10, reports Dawn. According to officials, masked men on motorcycles and a car open Read more...
Further, a NATO container was charred and two were damaged by unidentified militants at Hawaldari checkpost in Sur Kamar area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency on May 10, reports Dawn. According to officials, masked men on motorcycles and a car opened fire at the containers hardly 100 metres from Hawaldari checkpost, manned by Khasadar (Tribal Policeman) and Levies personnel, on the Peshawar-Torkham highway. The drivers and cleaners of the three vehicles ran away, while the attackers took away one of the containers and set it on fire. The two other vehicles were damaged. Read less...
In addition, a man was killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town on May 10, reports The News. Read more...
In addition, a man was killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town on May 10, reports The News. Read less...
Unidentified assailants on May 10 intercepted three container trucks carrying NATO supplies en route to Afghanistan in the Khyber tribal region and torched one of them near Jamrud area of same District, reports Daily Times. A local intelligence offic Read more...
Unidentified assailants on May 10 intercepted three container trucks carrying NATO supplies en route to Afghanistan in the Khyber tribal region and torched one of them near Jamrud area of same District, reports Daily Times. A local intelligence official also confirmed the incident. No group has admitted responsibility. Read less...
A pro-Government peace committee, Tauheedul Islam (TI) shot dead one of its opponents on May 10 over suspicions that he was a spy in Landi Kotal tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 11, reports D Read more...
A pro-Government peace committee, Tauheedul Islam (TI) shot dead one of its opponents on May 10 over suspicions that he was a spy in Landi Kotal tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 11, reports Dawn. According to sources, volunteers of the TI group kidnapped Miraj and Waris a few days ago on suspicion of their involvement in two explosions and secretly working for Lashkar-e-Islam (LI). The sources said that Waris was shot dead after he 'confessed to his crimes'. The fate of Miraj was not known, but according to the sources, a shura of TI had ordered his killing too. Read less...
A suicide attack targeting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 11 killed at least five persons and injured 14 others in the Arbab Niaz Stadium of Peshawar (Pe Read more...
A suicide attack targeting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 11 killed at least five persons and injured 14 others in the Arbab Niaz Stadium of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. The bomber was believed to have been targeting a group of refugees from Tirah Valley who had gone to a government-run camp in the Arbab Niaz Stadium to fill out paperwork ahead of their journey home. The suicide bomber first opened fire at the Police guarding the registration point for the IDPs from Tirah Valley before blowing himself up. "It was a suicide attack," Police official Najeebur Rehman said adding that around 10 kilograms of explosives were used. Senior Police official Faisal Mukhtar said the bomber blew himself up near a small mosque inside the stadium and the dead included one Khasadar (Tribal Policeman) personnel. The blast caused one of mosque's walls to fall down. Read less...
In another incident, an unidentified man was found dead in Gulshan-e-Zia area of Orangi Town on May 11, reports The News. Read more...
In another incident, an unidentified man was found dead in Gulshan-e-Zia area of Orangi Town on May 11, reports The News. Read less...
Samiulllah Afiridi, the legal counsel of the alleged United States (US) spy, Doctor Shakil Afridi who had led the Navy Seal to the compound of slain al Qaeda 'chief' Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has quit citing securi Read more...
Samiulllah Afiridi, the legal counsel of the alleged United States (US) spy, Doctor Shakil Afridi who had led the Navy Seal to the compound of slain al Qaeda 'chief' Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has quit citing security threats to his life and undue pressure from the US on Pakistan to release Afridi, thus manipulating the courts proceedings, reports Dawn. During the hearing, Samiullah Afridi said that they were fighting the case in the court of law but undue pressure from US on Pakistan is an indirect interference in the courts proceedings and that is the main reason he decided to quit. "The pressure tactics by the US on Pakistani Government for extra judicial release of Dr Shakil Afridi was impacting the Pakistani courts, though I do not consider the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) laws humane and we are fighting for amendments, but still the case has to be left to the courts for decision," he added He further said that he had decided to fight Dr Shakil's case on humanitarian grounds but since then he and his family was being threatened from different quarters so it was no more possible for him to continue and that's why he decided to quit. "The threats are very real, and they are coming for the last almost two years but the last few days remained very difficult for me and family so there was no option but to quit," he said. Read less...
Separately, a roadside bomb killed one paramilitary trooper and injured four others in the Kitkoot area of Bajaur Agency on May 11, reports Dawn. The officials said the vehicle used by the paramilitary troops was on a routine patrol when hit by the b Read more...
Separately, a roadside bomb killed one paramilitary trooper and injured four others in the Kitkoot area of Bajaur Agency on May 11, reports Dawn. The officials said the vehicle used by the paramilitary troops was on a routine patrol when hit by the blast. Read less...
Separately, at least 19 persons, including Police personnel, were injured in a hand-held bomb blast targeting a Police checkpost at Chakar Khan Road area in Khuzdar District on May 11, reports Dawn. "The militants sped away on their motorcycle after Read more...
Separately, at least 19 persons, including Police personnel, were injured in a hand-held bomb blast targeting a Police checkpost at Chakar Khan Road area in Khuzdar District on May 11, reports Dawn. "The militants sped away on their motorcycle after the attack," said Police Official Majeed Marri. No outfit claimed responsibility for the blast. However, Police suspected that Baloch separatists could be behind the attack. Read less...
Separately, at least four persons were injured in an explosion in Kohati Gate area of Peshawar on May 11, reports Dawn. According to Superintendent of Police (SP)-City Faisal Mukhtar, the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded outside the house o Read more...
Separately, at least four persons were injured in an explosion in Kohati Gate area of Peshawar on May 11, reports Dawn. According to Superintendent of Police (SP)-City Faisal Mukhtar, the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded outside the house of a local trader. Read less...
Separately, unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Shahbaz Khan, at Masan Chowk in Kiamari Town on May 11, reports The News. Read more...
Separately, unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Shahbaz Khan, at Masan Chowk in Kiamari Town on May 11, reports The News. Read less...
Town Levies personnel were killed when unidentified militants opened fire at a Levies check post in Khuzdar District on May 11, reports Dawn. The militants reportedly fled from the scene taking away with them the weapons of the slain security personn Read more...
Town Levies personnel were killed when unidentified militants opened fire at a Levies check post in Khuzdar District on May 11, reports Dawn. The militants reportedly fled from the scene taking away with them the weapons of the slain security personnel. Read less...
Two unidentified people were killed in two separate incidents in unspecified areas of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 11, reports The News. Read more...
Two unidentified people were killed in two separate incidents in unspecified areas of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 11, reports The News. Read less...
A senior leader and member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) political Shura (council) Azam Tariq Mehsud, said on May 12 that his group is still serious in pursuing peace talks with the Government which, according to a TTP intermediary, is main Read more...
A senior leader and member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) political Shura (council) Azam Tariq Mehsud, said on May 12 that his group is still serious in pursuing peace talks with the Government which, according to a TTP intermediary, is maintaining a 'surprising silence' on the matter, reports The Express Tribune. "The date and venue for a second face-to-face meeting will be decided only when the Government and the Army come on the same page," Azam Tariq Mehsud said. However, he claimed that the Army was not serious in pursuing peace talks. "The use of military force has failed to restore peace [in the troubled areas] because peace comes through dialogue. And when peace prevails, the country will automatically come on the road to progress and development," he said. He added that the TTP was serious in pursuing peace talks. "We are constantly in touch with the TTP even though the government is keeping mum on the issue," he said. Read less...
Elsewhere, a suspected militant, identified as Imran, was found dead in Sohrab Goth area of Gadap Town on May 12, reports The Express Tribune. Station House Officer (SHO) Muhammad Shoaib said that a hand grenade, pistol and bullets were also found wi Read more...
Elsewhere, a suspected militant, identified as Imran, was found dead in Sohrab Goth area of Gadap Town on May 12, reports The Express Tribune. Station House Officer (SHO) Muhammad Shoaib said that a hand grenade, pistol and bullets were also found with the body. Read less...
In addition, at least four security personnel were injured in a remote controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack on a Security Forces vehicle near Khajuri checkpost on Mir Ali Road in North Waziristan Agency on May 12. Official sources conf Read more...
In addition, at least four security personnel were injured in a remote controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack on a Security Forces vehicle near Khajuri checkpost on Mir Ali Road in North Waziristan Agency on May 12. Official sources confirmed that the vehicle was targeted with a remote controlled bomb injuring four personnel. Read less...
In another incident, a grocery shop owner, identified as Imran, was killed while two others, identified as Pervez and Afzal, were injured when unidentified armed assailants shot at them within the jurisdiction of the Al-Falah Police Station in Shah F Read more...
In another incident, a grocery shop owner, identified as Imran, was killed while two others, identified as Pervez and Afzal, were injured when unidentified armed assailants shot at them within the jurisdiction of the Al-Falah Police Station in Shah Faisal Town on May 12, reports The Express Tribune. They also set his shop on fire. Read less...
Meanwhile, in a bid to reconcile the two warring factions of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the group's central leadership on May 12 appointed Khalid Sheikh Haqqani as the new 'interim chief' of the South Waziristan Agency (SWA), reports The Expre Read more...
Meanwhile, in a bid to reconcile the two warring factions of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the group's central leadership on May 12 appointed Khalid Sheikh Haqqani as the new 'interim chief' of the South Waziristan Agency (SWA), reports The Express Tribune. A source within TTP said the move aims at ending the ongoing conflict between TTP Hakimullah group led by Shehryar Mehsud and Waliur Rahman group led by Khan Syed alias Sajna. According to the source, the TTP 'central chief' Fazlullah has send Khalid Sheikh Haqqani as the new interim chief and directed both Sajna and Shehryar to come to the negotiating table to resolve the issue. The source further said Haqqani had taken over and the main shura (council) of the TTP would now decide about the new chief for South Waziristan. He said a new chief, to be appointed within two months, will be accepted by both the groups. "Fazlullah has warned members of both the groups that if any member acted against the other group, he would have to face severe consequences," he added. However, Sajna's spokesperson Azam Tariq refuted the report and said no one was appointed as chief of SWA. Read less...
One soldier was killed on May 12 when a water fetching party of the Security Forces (SFs) reached near Whol Top area along the Pak-Afghan border in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) where it struck a landmine, reports Dawn. Read more...
One soldier was killed on May 12 when a water fetching party of the Security Forces (SFs) reached near Whol Top area along the Pak-Afghan border in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) where it struck a landmine, reports Dawn. Read less...
Separately, a Shia Pakistan Navy officer, identified as Ghulam Akbar, was shot dead near Karasaz Market in Shara-e-Faisal area of Shah Faisal Town on May 12, reports Dawn. Akbar belonged to Jhang District of Punjab and was working as a cook in the Pa Read more...
Separately, a Shia Pakistan Navy officer, identified as Ghulam Akbar, was shot dead near Karasaz Market in Shara-e-Faisal area of Shah Faisal Town on May 12, reports Dawn. Akbar belonged to Jhang District of Punjab and was working as a cook in the Pakistan Navy. Police sources said that the incident appeared to be sectarian motivated. Read less...
Separately, an Afghan National Army official was arrested on May 12 near the Pak-Afghan Torkham border in Khyber Agency after he crossed into Pakistan without any valid documentation, reports Dawn. SFs shifted him to jail for further investigation Read more...
Separately, an Afghan National Army official was arrested on May 12 near the Pak-Afghan Torkham border in Khyber Agency after he crossed into Pakistan without any valid documentation, reports Dawn. SFs shifted him to jail for further investigation Read less...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 12 contested Pakistan's claim that United Nations (UN) agencies were used in the Central Investigation Agency's (CIAs) fake vaccination campaign in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in 2011 Read more...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 12 contested Pakistan's claim that United Nations (UN) agencies were used in the Central Investigation Agency's (CIAs) fake vaccination campaign in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in 2011 to track down slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, reports The Express Tribune. The public health arm of the UN took exception to the statement by Foreign Ministry (FM) Spokesperson Tasnim Aslam during a weekly news briefing on May 8, 2014, and insisted that the world body had nothing to do with the Shakil Afridi controversy. The foreign office Spokeswoman had claimed that Pakistan's efforts to eradicate the poliovirus were undermined by the fake vaccination campaign in which some UN agencies were also used. In a statement issued in Islamabad, WHO officials said that the UN has formally objected to Islamabad's contention, following which it immediately received assurances that the statement made by the FM Spokesperson was categorically incorrect and made in error. "WHO welcomes this clarification by the Government and trusts that the erroneous statement will be fully retracted," it stated. The WHO reaffirms its position that all health programmes, including immunisation campaigns, must be used only for protecting and promoting health. "WHO continues to categorically deplore the use of health interventions for any other reason and reiterates that there is absolutely no connection whatsoever between WHO and the 'fake vaccination campaign' conducted by Dr Afridi," read the statement. Read less...
Two Shia workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Gauhar Ali Abidi and Syed Rizwan, were shot dead in North Karachi Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 12, reports The Express Tribune. Deputy Superintendent of Read more...
Two Shia workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Gauhar Ali Abidi and Syed Rizwan, were shot dead in North Karachi Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 12, reports The Express Tribune. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Altaf Hussain said both men were Shia and suspect it was a targeted attack. Read less...
Separately, a Police constable was killed and 13 others, including Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Adam Ali Khushak sustained injuries in a sectarian clash between two groups within the limits of City Police Station in Hyderabad District on May 13, Read more...
Separately, a Police constable was killed and 13 others, including Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Adam Ali Khushak sustained injuries in a sectarian clash between two groups within the limits of City Police Station in Hyderabad District on May 13, reported The News. Police said that two groups opened fire after quarrel during a procession, taken out in connection with birth anniversary of Shia Imam Hazrat Ali. Read less...
At least five militants were killed and three others were injured as rival Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, belonging to Shehryar Mehsud and Khan "Sajna" Said factions, clashed in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Admini Read more...
At least five militants were killed and three others were injured as rival Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, belonging to Shehryar Mehsud and Khan "Sajna" Said factions, clashed in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas on May 13, reported Dawn. Read less...
Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani while chairing a three member bench in a suo motu case over September 22, 2013 Peshawar Church bombing and rights of minorities on May 13 remarked that according to Pakistan Penal Code's Article 295, Read more...
Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani while chairing a three member bench in a suo motu case over September 22, 2013 Peshawar Church bombing and rights of minorities on May 13 remarked that according to Pakistan Penal Code's Article 295, offence against any religion comes under the blasphemy law while expressing annoyance for non-registration of cases against culprits involved in setting Hindu temples ablaze in Sindh, reports Dawn. The Chief Justice directed the minorities' representatives to submit a report that indicates sections where the material has been used to abuse the minorities and identify areas where law enforcing agencies failed to secure their lives and property. Justice Jillani said that the court would share grievances of the minorities, hinting establishment of a new force to safeguard the minority communities. Meanwhile, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Dr Ramesh Kumar apprised the court that during last two months six untoward incidents happened with the Hindu community where their temples were set ablaze and their religion was not properly honored and miscreants were not brought to book. He said that four of the incidents come under the blasphemy law. Read less...
Doctor Manzoor Memon (45), the medico-legal officer (MLO) at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), and his driver, Ashiq (40), were shot dead in Delhi Colony area of Orangi Town in provincial capital Karachi on May 13, reports Dawn. Read more...
Doctor Manzoor Memon (45), the medico-legal officer (MLO) at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), and his driver, Ashiq (40), were shot dead in Delhi Colony area of Orangi Town in provincial capital Karachi on May 13, reports Dawn. Read less...
In another incident, a former Union Counsellor of Awami National Party (ANP) and present member of ANP's District Organising Committee in Peshawar, Anwarul Haq, was shot dead by unidentified militants while he was in his shop in Kohati area of Peshaw Read more...
In another incident, a former Union Counsellor of Awami National Party (ANP) and present member of ANP's District Organising Committee in Peshawar, Anwarul Haq, was shot dead by unidentified militants while he was in his shop in Kohati area of Peshawar on May 13, reported Dawn. Read less...
Karachi's Lyari gangster Noor Mohammed, also known as Baba Ladla, was reportedly killed by Iranian border guards near the Pakistan-Iran border on May 13, reports The Express Tribune. "Baba Ladla was crossing the border when Iranian border guards open Read more...
Karachi's Lyari gangster Noor Mohammed, also known as Baba Ladla, was reportedly killed by Iranian border guards near the Pakistan-Iran border on May 13, reports The Express Tribune. "Baba Ladla was crossing the border when Iranian border guards opened fire at him. He received three bullet wounds and had died on the spot," source across the border said, adding that the guards had opened fire after Baba Ladla's car failed to stop for routine security check. His body is currently in the custody of Iranian border guards. Some sources said the incident took place at the international border crossing point Border 250 near Chahbahar, while other sources put the location at Mund Bullo. However, officials in Gawadar District said they did not know about the incident, nor had any Iranian officials approached them. Read less...
Meanwhile, a senior leader of the group revealed that Khan Said alias Sajna refused to accept his dismissal as head of the militant group's South Waziristan Chapter, reports The Express Tribune. "Sajna was removed last week through a special order by Read more...
Meanwhile, a senior leader of the group revealed that Khan Said alias Sajna refused to accept his dismissal as head of the militant group's South Waziristan Chapter, reports The Express Tribune. "Sajna was removed last week through a special order by the respected Ameer," a Taliban leader said on the condition of anonymity, adding, "The Taliban leadership council had also endorsed the decision," he added. Read less...
Meanwhile, Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused 25 kilogram of bomb found at a bus-stop in Saeedabad area of Baldia Town in Karachi on May 13, reports Dawn. According to the Police, if the bomb exploded it would have caused massive destruction. Read more...
Meanwhile, Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused 25 kilogram of bomb found at a bus-stop in Saeedabad area of Baldia Town in Karachi on May 13, reports Dawn. According to the Police, if the bomb exploded it would have caused massive destruction. Read less...
Meanwhile, unidentified militants blew up a Shia mosque in an Imambargah (Shia place of commemoration) of Hazrat Ali in Bafa village of Mansehra District on May 13, reports The Express Tribune. However, no casualty was reported. Read more...
Meanwhile, unidentified militants blew up a Shia mosque in an Imambargah (Shia place of commemoration) of Hazrat Ali in Bafa village of Mansehra District on May 13, reports The Express Tribune. However, no casualty was reported. Read less...
Police recovered five foreign nationals during a search operation in Turbat District on May 13, reported Dawn. District Police Officer (DPO) Bashir Brohi said that a Police party conducted a raid in Overseas Colony in Turbat and recovered five foreig Read more...
Police recovered five foreign nationals during a search operation in Turbat District on May 13, reported Dawn. District Police Officer (DPO) Bashir Brohi said that a Police party conducted a raid in Overseas Colony in Turbat and recovered five foreigners. The foreign nationals include three Tanzanians, one Nigerian and one Kenyan. "The foreigners were chained inside a room in an abandoned house," Brohi added. He further stated that two foreign nationals were abducted in 2012, two in 2013 and one was kidnapped in 2014, most probably from Karachi District of Sindh Province. "We are also interrogating the recovered foreign nationals," he said, adding that it was being probed as to how they had entered into Pakistan. Read less...
Separately, Safi peace committee leader Subidar Safi's nephew Jahangir Khan was killed and his driver was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency on May 13, reported The Express Tribune. T Read more...
Separately, Safi peace committee leader Subidar Safi's nephew Jahangir Khan was killed and his driver was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency on May 13, reported The Express Tribune. TTP Mohmand Agency Chapter spokesperson Omar Khorasani claimed responsibility for the attack. Later, a search operation was launched and 20 suspects were arrested. Read less...
Separately, two unidentified dead bodies bearing torture marks were recovered in gunny bags dumped in drainage in Hayatabad area of Peshawar on May 13, reports The News. Read more...
Separately, two unidentified dead bodies bearing torture marks were recovered in gunny bags dumped in drainage in Hayatabad area of Peshawar on May 13, reports The News. Read less...
Unidentified militants shot dead two teachers, identified as Shamim Badshah and Liaqat Ali Khan, near the Government High School in Chasma Jaat area of Hangu District on May 13, reported Dawn. Protesters blocked the Hangu-Kohat Road near Alizai to pr Read more...
Unidentified militants shot dead two teachers, identified as Shamim Badshah and Liaqat Ali Khan, near the Government High School in Chasma Jaat area of Hangu District on May 13, reported Dawn. Protesters blocked the Hangu-Kohat Road near Alizai to protest the killing of Liaqat Ali who was a member of the Shia community. Read less...
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while chairing a high-level meeting over the law and order situation in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on May 14 stressed that the operation being conducted in Karachi to cleanse it of criminal elements shoul Read more...
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while chairing a high-level meeting over the law and order situation in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on May 14 stressed that the operation being conducted in Karachi to cleanse it of criminal elements should be continued and be above politics, reports Daily Times. The Prime Minister said that terrorists and criminals should be brought to justice without any political prejudice. "We started the operation in Karachi with the agreement of all political parties and stakeholders," he said, adding, "Being the economic hub of the country, Karachi holds special significance for me." "We want cooperation of all stakeholders in Karachi and I see no one who will not want to improve the law and order situation of Karachi, therefore, a joint solution is the only option," he added. Nawaz emphasised upon the capacity-building of the Sindh Police and appreciated acquisition of services of retired Army personnel for maintaining law and order in Karachi. He said it was very natural that there will be retaliation from extremists and terrorists, but the Government is prepared for that, and all possible support will be provided to Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) to counter the retaliation. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that state-of-the art equipment was being provided to the LEAs and revealed that about seven hundred thousand illegal mobile SIMs have been cancelled. He further said that "once the 3G mobile technology is in place, we will further carry out a crackdown against illegal SIMs." Read less...
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has "irrefutable proof" that former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf illegally declared a state of emergency in 2007, according to a 237-page report it released on May 14, reports Dawn. Musharraf now fac Read more...
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has "irrefutable proof" that former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf illegally declared a state of emergency in 2007, according to a 237-page report it released on May 14, reports Dawn. Musharraf now faces a high treason trial over the declaration. The report quotes former Governor of Punjab, Khalid Maqbool and a former Attorney General, Malik Muhammad Qayyum as saying they had not been consulted by Musharraf before he declared the emergency on November 3, 2007. The report also quotes former Cabinet Secretary Masoom Alam Rizvi as saying Aziz never gave any advice to Musharraf about declaring a state of emergency. The report said investigators believe that there is "irrefutable proof and concrete documentary evidence" that Musharraf illegally declared the state of emergency. It also accused him of taking the decision "for his ulterior motives." Read less...
Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on May 16 that the Government wanted to make next round of talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) meaningful and result-oriented, reports Dawn. Addressing a news conference, he said a Read more...
Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on May 16 that the Government wanted to make next round of talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) meaningful and result-oriented, reports Dawn. Addressing a news conference, he said any progress towards next round of direct talks with the TTP, was expected to be made in few days. The Minister said the Government's broader agenda was focused on restoration of peace in the country. Nisar said he wanted that the next meeting of the TTP-Government committees should be decisive and both sides should put their agendas on the table. He said the Government was not responsible for the delay in the dialogue process, as it had been decided during the last two rounds that TTP would convey the date and venue of the next round. Read less...
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police recommended the Home and Tribal Affairs Department to put head money on key terrorist commanders, Central Asia Online reports on May 15. Nine known militant outfits are operating in the province, KP Inspector Genera Read more...
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police recommended the Home and Tribal Affairs Department to put head money on key terrorist commanders, Central Asia Online reports on May 15. Nine known militant outfits are operating in the province, KP Inspector General of Police Nasir Khan Durrani told that investigators during the past six months have detected about 150 militants operating just in Peshawar. The Police recommended placing about 430 terrorists, including key Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and other militant leaders who had been charged under the Anti-Terrorist Act on the head money list, he said. "The Police submitted the request about a month ago and are awaiting proper notification," he said. Once the Home Department approves the list, authorities will disclose the names. "It will help in [their] trials, and the rate of conviction of militants will definitely increase," he stated. Read less...
According to the figures released by the Karachi Police on May 15 to share their 'performance' from September 5, 2013 to May 5, 2014, at least 360 suspects have been killed by the Law-Enforcement Agencies (LEA) during the operation in Karachi sinc Read more...
According to the figures released by the Karachi Police on May 15 to share their 'performance' from September 5, 2013 to May 5, 2014, at least 360 suspects have been killed by the Law-Enforcement Agencies (LEA) during the operation in Karachi since September 5, 2013, reports Dawn. It stated that at least 60 Policemen were killed in the line of duty. They were mostly targeted when they were on patrol though a few were killed in encounters with militants, bandits, gangsters and other criminals. The figures showed a total of 1,277 'encounters' leading to the arrest of some 1,000 'heinous crime' suspects and killing of 253 others. Suspects shot dead by paramilitary Rangers numbered 115. The suspects were wanted in 'heinous crimes' from murders to 'terrorism acts' and kidnapping-for ransom-to extortion. "The situation describes police strategy," said the Spokesman for the Karachi Police when asked about the reasons behind an unprecedented surge in deadly encounters which left 253 suspects dead. "The current leadership of the Karachi and Sindh Police has focused more on training and capacity building of the serving Policemen, considering the challenges and ongoing targeted operation, which has resulted in better firing skills and much better reaction time of our Policemen challenging the criminals," he said. "There is no shoot-at-sight order. The number of killings in encounters rose only because criminals face much stronger and quicker reaction from the Police party whenever they challenge it. The encounters were also held in the past but a sluggish response from the police party helped suspects to escape unhurt," he added. While the Police 'performance' has brought down the number of killings on sectarian, ethnic and political grounds to a large extent, it has raised questions about the growing number of deadly encounters drawing criticism from human rights activists. Zohra Yusuf of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said that such a high figure of killings in 'encounters' acknowledged by the LEAs was highly alarming. The killings also confirmed our worst fears over the Karachi operation, she said. Read less...
Bakht Rawan, a member of the reconciliation committee was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Kas Road in Mingora town of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the evening of May 15, reports The Express Tribune. District Police Officer (DPO) Read more...
Bakht Rawan, a member of the reconciliation committee was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Kas Road in Mingora town of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the evening of May 15, reports The Express Tribune. District Police Officer (DPO) Sher Akbar Khan said that Rawan was on returning home after visiting a market when two assailants riding a motorcycle shot at him. Read less...
Militants have carried out 3,275 attacks of various magnitudes across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last nine years, killing 2,794 civilians and 1,381 security personnel, Central Asia Online quoting Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sohaib Read more...
Militants have carried out 3,275 attacks of various magnitudes across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last nine years, killing 2,794 civilians and 1,381 security personnel, Central Asia Online quoting Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sohaib Ashraf reports on May 15. It is impossible to calculate the financial and infrastructural losses incurred, ASP Sohaib Ashraf at the Peshawar Central Police office said. This period of instability has driven foreign direct investment and capital out of the province, Sohaib Ashraf said. Read less...
At least 19 people, including a child, were injured bomb in a motorcycle bomb near a restaurant on the College Road in Rawalpindi District on May 15, reported Daily Times. However, no loss of life was reported. Read more...
At least 19 people, including a child, were injured bomb in a motorcycle bomb near a restaurant on the College Road in Rawalpindi District on May 15, reported Daily Times. However, no loss of life was reported. Read less...
Due to threats and intimidation, all private educational institutions have remained closed for the past eight days in Panjgur District on May 15, reports Dawn. Earlier on May 7, 2014, the private schools were shut down in the aftermath of threats by Read more...
Due to threats and intimidation, all private educational institutions have remained closed for the past eight days in Panjgur District on May 15, reports Dawn. Earlier on May 7, 2014, the private schools were shut down in the aftermath of threats by a newly surfaced militant outfit Tanzeem-ul-Islami-ul-Furqan (TIF). It had threatened to target private educational institutions, especially the English Learning Centers imparting co-education in Panjgur. "For the first time, we have heard about this militant organisation," a Police Officer said on condition of anonymity. Haji Islam Baloch, a legislator from the ruling National Party, said that under a pre-planned conspiracy, children of Panjgur were being deprived of education. "They are destroying the future of our young generation," Baloch lamented during the session of the Balochistan Assembly on May 14 2014. An office bearer of the Panjgur Private Schools Association said, "We strongly condemn fanaticism and stand for a tolerant society." There were protesters who demanded that the Government provide security for male and female students studying in educational institutions. Read less...
Meanwhile, Law-Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on May 15 claimed to have arrested a doctor from Bhimbher Road near Qadir Colony in Gujrat District on the suspicion of having links with the recently captured militants belonging to a network of the outlawe Read more...
Meanwhile, Law-Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on May 15 claimed to have arrested a doctor from Bhimbher Road near Qadir Colony in Gujrat District on the suspicion of having links with the recently captured militants belonging to a network of the outlawed outfits, reports Dawn. The LEAs had picked up a doctor who practices at his private clinic along on the basis of clues given by other arrested suspects. The law enforcers are quizzing the arrested men who had been found involved in targeted killings during the last six months of 2013. Read less...
Meanwhile, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has so far disposed of 657 of a total of 1,948 complaints about missing persons, the Peshawar High Court was told on May 15, reports Dawn. Additional Attorney General Syed Attique Shah t Read more...
Meanwhile, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has so far disposed of 657 of a total of 1,948 complaints about missing persons, the Peshawar High Court was told on May 15, reports Dawn. Additional Attorney General Syed Attique Shah told Chief Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel and Justice Malik Manzoor Hussain that 209 people had filed complaints with the two-member commission in Islamabad last month. He said several applicants had filed petitions with the commission, the Supreme Court and the Peshawar High Court simultaneously. The bench asked Syed Attique Shah to produce a detailed report on the enforced disappearance cases pending with different forums simultaneously to ensure early disposal. Read less...
Rangers Director-General Major General Rizwan Akhtar and various other senior Police Officers on May 15 devised a strategy for the next phase of the ongoing operation in Karachi, reports The Express Tribune. It was decided that the next phase of the Read more...
Rangers Director-General Major General Rizwan Akhtar and various other senior Police Officers on May 15 devised a strategy for the next phase of the ongoing operation in Karachi, reports The Express Tribune. It was decided that the next phase of the operation will focus on door-to-door searches that will be conducted in sensitive areas of the city. "Each District Police Officer (DPO) will be asked to provide the latest details of the criminals wanted by the Police in his areas," said one of the Police Officers. Rangers' spokesperson revealed that the modus operandi of the next phase of the operation was discussed in detail. "We have also finalized the targets and will begin the next phase of the operation shortly," he said. The list of sensitive areas was also discussed in the meeting. Lyari Town, Orangi Town, Sohrab Goth and Manghopir areas in Gadap Town, Landhi Town, Malir Town, Korangi Town, Shah Faisal Colony in Shah Faisal Town and Federal B Area of Gulberg Town were among the areas that were earmarked for the door-to-door operation. A police official reiterated that no specific area, group or party will be targeted. Rather, the operation will only be against the suspects involved in targeted killings, extortion, kidnappings and other criminal activities, claimed the Police. Read less...
Separately, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 15 hacked the website of Rawalpindi Police on May 15, reports The Express Tribune. The website was defaced by a group that calls itself the 'Anti-Mortadin'. In their message, the group claimed t Read more...
Separately, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 15 hacked the website of Rawalpindi Police on May 15, reports The Express Tribune. The website was defaced by a group that calls itself the 'Anti-Mortadin'. In their message, the group claimed that the hacking was a 'victory for the Taliban.' When contacted, City Police Officer Humayun Bashir Tarar confirmed that their website had been hacked. However, he claimed that there was no sensitive information on the site, Read less...
A teenager shot dead an Ahmadi man, identified as Khalil Ahmad, over blasphemy inside Sharaqpur Police Station in Sharaqpur tehsil (revenue unit) of Shaikhupur District on May 16, reports Daily Times. According to details given by Saleem ud Din, the Read more...
A teenager shot dead an Ahmadi man, identified as Khalil Ahmad, over blasphemy inside Sharaqpur Police Station in Sharaqpur tehsil (revenue unit) of Shaikhupur District on May 16, reports Daily Times. According to details given by Saleem ud Din, the spokesman of Ahmadi community, the victim, Khalil Ahmad, and three others had asked a shopkeeper in their village to remove inflammatory stickers denouncing their community. In retaliation, the shopkeeper filed blasphemy charges against the four men on May 12, 2014. Ahmad was in Police custody when the teenage boy walked in, asked to see him, and shot him dead. "They told us the person who shot Khalil is just a boy," Saleem ud Din said, adding, "The hate campaign carried out against us is going on and on and on." Read less...
At least eight persons, including three Policemen were injured, when a bomb strapped on to a motorcycle exploded in Mandan Chowk area of Bannu town (Bannu District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on May 16, reports The Express Tribune. Deputy Superinten Read more...
At least eight persons, including three Policemen were injured, when a bomb strapped on to a motorcycle exploded in Mandan Chowk area of Bannu town (Bannu District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on May 16, reports The Express Tribune. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)-Headquarters Sanaullah Khan said that the incident occurred while a City Police van was patrolling on Railway Road and when it reached the main square, Mandan Chowk, one of the Policemen spotted a motorbike suspiciously parked in a corner. DSP Khan said they went to check on the motorcycle and just then the bomb went off, leaving eight people injured. Read less...
Elsewhere, Police conducted a search operation near Kati Pahari area within the limits of Manghopir Police Station in Orangi Town and arrested 22 suspected criminals on May 16, reports Daily Times. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) W Read more...
Elsewhere, Police conducted a search operation near Kati Pahari area within the limits of Manghopir Police Station in Orangi Town and arrested 22 suspected criminals on May 16, reports Daily Times. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) West, five pistols were recovered from the possession of arrested suspects. Read less...
In another incident, Rangers and Police killed one terrorist, identified as Mohammad Hussain, and injured his accomplice during joint search operation in Mianwali Colony within the limits of Peerabad Police Station in Orangi Town on May 16, reports D Read more...
In another incident, Rangers and Police killed one terrorist, identified as Mohammad Hussain, and injured his accomplice during joint search operation in Mianwali Colony within the limits of Peerabad Police Station in Orangi Town on May 16, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Iranian border guards killed one Pakistani national and injured another near the Pakistan-Iran border in Pajgur District on May 16, reports Dawn. Commissioner Mekran Division, Fateh Bhangar said that Iranian border guards had opened fire on Pakistani Read more...
Iranian border guards killed one Pakistani national and injured another near the Pakistan-Iran border in Pajgur District on May 16, reports Dawn. Commissioner Mekran Division, Fateh Bhangar said that Iranian border guards had opened fire on Pakistani territory. "The Iranians resorted to unprovoked firing, killing one Pakistani national and injuring another," Bhangar said. The victims were identified as local Pakistani tribesmen. The border was temporarily closed after the incident. Read less...
Meanwhile, a Sindh Rangers Spokesman on May 16 said that the force had arrested over 2,295 suspects during the operation against criminal elements in the past seven months, reports Daily Times. He said that during the operation, which started on Sept Read more...
Meanwhile, a Sindh Rangers Spokesman on May 16 said that the force had arrested over 2,295 suspects during the operation against criminal elements in the past seven months, reports Daily Times. He said that during the operation, which started on September 5, 2013, Rangers conducted 2370 raids and arrested 2,295 suspects, including, 12 terrorists, 142 target killers, 102 extortionists and 27 kidnappers. He further said that 4102 weapons were recovered from their possession. Read less...
Police claimed to have busted a network of terrorists-cum-target killers associated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) from Lahore District on May 16, reports Dawn. The Police arrested eight terrorists and seized a Read more...
Police claimed to have busted a network of terrorists-cum-target killers associated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) from Lahore District on May 16, reports Dawn. The Police arrested eight terrorists and seized a huge quantity of explosives, suicide jackets, laptops and illegal weapons from their possession. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Chauhdry Shafique said that a 'terror plot' had been averted as eight arrested suspects had planned to kill religious and important personalities, senior journalists, doctors, lawyers and senior Police Officers, and that they had completed surveillance of around 39 targets besides some important buildings and international companies' offices. The suspects used to contact each other through e-mails and had been using several internet cafes of the city for communication. They also used to contact their accomplices in Afghanistan through the net. Read less...
Separately, an unidentified man was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Gulbai Chowrangi in Sher Shah area of Kiamari Town on May 16, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Separately, an unidentified man was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Gulbai Chowrangi in Sher Shah area of Kiamari Town on May 16, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Two unidentified dead bodies, bearing torture marks, were found in Memon Society of Lyari Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 16, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, the victims were first kidnapped and then tortured Read more...
Two unidentified dead bodies, bearing torture marks, were found in Memon Society of Lyari Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 16, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, the victims were first kidnapped and then tortured to death. Read less...
Seven people were killed and one teenager was injured in separate incidents of violence in Karachi on May 17, reports Daily Times. Four unidentified men, aged 25, 35, 30 and 40, were killed when some armed men opened fire on them in Khamesa Goth, New Read more...
Seven people were killed and one teenager was injured in separate incidents of violence in Karachi on May 17, reports Daily Times. Four unidentified men, aged 25, 35, 30 and 40, were killed when some armed men opened fire on them in Khamesa Goth, New Karachi. Separately, two unknown people, aged 20 and 25, were shot dead by unidentified armed men near Singo Lane in Lyari. Meanwhile, a four-day-old mutilated body of a man, Ijaz (30) was found near Filter Plant in Steel Mill area. In another incident, a teenager identified as Rashid (17) was injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire on him near Siddiqui Autos in Hijrat Colony. Read less...
The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) splinter group, Abid Muchar, is still alive, Police said on May 17, reports The Express Tribune. Police had earlier claimed that Muchar was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs). Police state Read more...
The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) splinter group, Abid Muchar, is still alive, Police said on May 17, reports The Express Tribune. Police had earlier claimed that Muchar was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs). Police stated that he managed escape from the Peerabad area of Orangi Town in Karachi District of Sindh and was injured at the time he was fleeing. The Abid Muchar group was behind the attack that killed Inspector Shafiq Tanoli in Old Sabzi Mandi area of Jamshed Town in Karachi on April 24, 2014. The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) said that Muchar, the leader of the group was originally from Waziristan area in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and moves around in Karachi and keeps changing his residence mostly in the area of Sohrab Goth area of Gadap Town. Read less...
A Khasadar Force personnel was killed and five others were injured in two landmine blasts at Safi Tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 18, reports Daily Times. Read more...
A Khasadar Force personnel was killed and five others were injured in two landmine blasts at Safi Tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 18, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Elsewhere, another bullet-riddled unidentified dead body of man was found near a graveyard at Qaddafi Town in Landhi Town on May 18, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the man was first kidnapped and later shot dead. Read more...
Elsewhere, another bullet-riddled unidentified dead body of man was found near a graveyard at Qaddafi Town in Landhi Town on May 18, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the man was first kidnapped and later shot dead. Read less...
Meanwhile, seven persons were injured in a roadside explosion in Rashakai area of Khar Tehsil of Bajaur Agency on May 18, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Meanwhile, seven persons were injured in a roadside explosion in Rashakai area of Khar Tehsil of Bajaur Agency on May 18, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Meanwhile, TTP central shura (council) refused to endorse Mullah Fazlullah's verdict about the sacking of senior militant 'commander', Khan Said alias Sajna, in South Waziristan as some TTP leaders feeling it may further divide the group, The News re Read more...
Meanwhile, TTP central shura (council) refused to endorse Mullah Fazlullah's verdict about the sacking of senior militant 'commander', Khan Said alias Sajna, in South Waziristan as some TTP leaders feeling it may further divide the group, The News reports on May 19. "After some meetings, the shura finally refused to endorse Mullah Fazlullah's decision. Mullah Fazlullah behaved like a dictator. First he made a decision and then asked the shura to endorse it. Under the rules, the Ameer can ask the shura for advice before making important decisions. But in this case, he made the decision and then asked the shura to endorse it," said a senior member of the TTP shura. "Most of the senior commanders of the TTP are not happy with Mullah Fazlullah for this and some other decisions and are now supporting Khan Said," the TTP leader said. He feared that there were strong indications that 'commander' Khan Said may form his own faction separate from the TTP. Read less...
Rojhan Mazari Separately, a dead body, identified as that of Roshan Marri (14), was found from Birohi Goth within the limits of Manghopir Police StatiElsewhere, another bullet-riddled unidentified dead body of man was found near a graveyard at Qaddaf Read more...
Rojhan Mazari Separately, a dead body, identified as that of Roshan Marri (14), was found from Birohi Goth within the limits of Manghopir Police StatiElsewhere, another bullet-riddled unidentified dead body of man was found near a graveyard at Qaddafi Town in Landhi Town on May 18, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the man was first kidnapped and later shot dead. Read less...
The Khushhal Khan Khattak Express escaped a blast that blew up the railway track in Rojhan Mazari Tehsil (revenue unit) of Rajanpur District on May 18, reports The News. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack. Read more...
The Khushhal Khan Khattak Express escaped a blast that blew up the railway track in Rojhan Mazari Tehsil (revenue unit) of Rajanpur District on May 18, reports The News. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack. Read less...
The of 'chief' of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mullah Fazlullah on May 18 called upon the Government, the Armed forces and the Intelligence agents to akin to the TTP will have to accept writ of Allah Almighty, reports The Nation. In a video messa Read more...
The of 'chief' of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mullah Fazlullah on May 18 called upon the Government, the Armed forces and the Intelligence agents to akin to the TTP will have to accept writ of Allah Almighty, reports The Nation. In a video message released by the TTP Chapter of Darra Adam Khel, the TTP 'chief' did not comment over the peace talks with the Government. He had however been opposed to the talks in the past. His statement came out at a time when there is a deadlock of peace talks between the Government and the TTP. Talking to BBC, 'spokesperson' of the TTP Darra Adam Khel chapter also claimed the seven minutes video message is a fresh statement of TTP 'chief'. In the video, Mullah Fazlullah was welcomed by armed militants when he came down from a mountainous area and he recorded his message. Mullah Fazlullah asked his suicide bombers to be ready against tanks and artilleries of inimical forces. Those who have received this message should disseminate to other suicide bombers who are not in a direct contact. He vowed enforcement of Shariah and will continue his efforts in this connection. Read less...
Elsewhere, Paramilitary Forces and Police detained several suspected criminals during search operations in different areas of Karachi on May 19, reports The News. According to Rangers Spokesperson, a high profile criminal Jaan Alam was arrested in Read more...
Elsewhere, Paramilitary Forces and Police detained several suspected criminals during search operations in different areas of Karachi on May 19, reports The News. According to Rangers Spokesperson, a high profile criminal Jaan Alam was arrested in a targeted operation at Labour Colony area of Landhi Town. Alam was affiliated with a political party and was wanted by the Police in several criminal activities. Also, two suspects along with several others were arrested during search operations by Rangers in Metroville area of Gulshan Town and Orangi Town. More than 300 personnel of Paramilitary Forces took part in the operation. They sealed off entry and exit points of the areas during the operations and started house-to-house search. Read less...
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has sent back red warrant summaries of various most-wanted Lyari gang-war criminals, including Uzair Baloch and Baba Ladla, to the Sindh Government over having objections due to incomplete records, reports Daily T Read more...
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has sent back red warrant summaries of various most-wanted Lyari gang-war criminals, including Uzair Baloch and Baba Ladla, to the Sindh Government over having objections due to incomplete records, reports Daily Times. Pakistan's Ministry of Interior returned the Sindh Government's requests for issuance of red-warrants of at least 83 most-wanted criminals including Uzair Baloch, Noor Muhammad alias Baba Ladla and Taj Muhammad alias Taju. Read less...
Frontier Corps (FC) and Balochistan Police on May19 intercepted a truck carrying a stockpile of weapons and ammunition during a raid in Jungle Pir Alizai area of Qila Abdullah District, reports The Express Tribune. The security personnel impounded Read more...
Frontier Corps (FC) and Balochistan Police on May19 intercepted a truck carrying a stockpile of weapons and ammunition during a raid in Jungle Pir Alizai area of Qila Abdullah District, reports The Express Tribune. The security personnel impounded the truck and seized its illicit cargo. According to the FC, Police and Security Forces in a joint search operation recovered 100 SMGs, three G-3 pistols, 136 single-barrel shot guns and one Kalashnikov, telescopes, and thousands of bullets. Read less...
A Chinese tourist, identified as Hong Xu Dong, travelling from Lahore to Balochistan via Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been kidnapped from Darban area of Dera Ismail Khan District on May 19, reports Dawn. Sources said that Dong was travelling from Lahore to Read more...
A Chinese tourist, identified as Hong Xu Dong, travelling from Lahore to Balochistan via Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been kidnapped from Darban area of Dera Ismail Khan District on May 19, reports Dawn. Sources said that Dong was travelling from Lahore to Quetta when he went missing near Garah Mehmood area of Darban. The Security Forces have recovered a cycle from Garah Mehmood and launched a search operation in the area. Read less...
According to Al Jazeera report, unemployment in the Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province could force many jobless people towards joining the Taliban, Daily Times reports on May 20. The report said that the area was struggling to mend its econom Read more...
According to Al Jazeera report, unemployment in the Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province could force many jobless people towards joining the Taliban, Daily Times reports on May 20. The report said that the area was struggling to mend its economy after years of conflict in the valley. The Government promise to revive industries like silk making with subsidies has failed to materialize, the report said. Read less...
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on May 19 granted exemption to former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, from appearing in court for the hearing of Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case while ordering Read more...
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on May 19 granted exemption to former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, from appearing in court for the hearing of Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case while ordering him to appear in court for the next hearing adjourned until June 16, 2014, reports Dawn. Musharraf is on bail in the case. This is the sixth time that the Court has ordered for his appearance in court, but he has remained absent from all hearings despite assurance provided by his guarantors. Two of the co-accused in the case, former Federal Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao and former Provincial Interior Minister Shoaib Nausherwani appeared in the hearing. Both submitted their requests for their acquittal from the Bugti case. The ATC issued notices to the relevant authorities. Read less...
Another Shia man, identified as Mohsin Agha (50), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Dakkhana bus stop in Liaquatabad Town on May 19, reports Daily Times Read more...
Another Shia man, identified as Mohsin Agha (50), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Dakkhana bus stop in Liaquatabad Town on May 19, reports Daily Times Read less...
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Agent Joel Cox left for Dubai after the Malir Judicial Magistrate Court dropped the case on May 19, reports The News. Joel Cox's lawyer told the court that his client was on special mission in Pakistan and he was Read more...
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Agent Joel Cox left for Dubai after the Malir Judicial Magistrate Court dropped the case on May 19, reports The News. Joel Cox's lawyer told the court that his client was on special mission in Pakistan and he was permitted to keep arms with him. A special letter of the United States (US) Embassy was also presented in the court in this regard. The court ordered for verification of the letter from Interior Ministry and later on certification from the Sindh Home Department, the court dismissed the case. Read less...
In another incident, unidentified armed militants shot dead an unidentified teenager boy near Baradari in North Karachi Town on May 19, reports Daily Times. Read more...
In another incident, unidentified armed militants shot dead an unidentified teenager boy near Baradari in North Karachi Town on May 19, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Jurors in the New York trial of British hate preacher Abu Hamza aka Mustafa Kamel Mustafa on May 19 found him guilty of kidnapping and terrorism offenses, reports Dawn. The former Imam of the north London Finsbury Park mosque, showed no reaction to t Read more...
Jurors in the New York trial of British hate preacher Abu Hamza aka Mustafa Kamel Mustafa on May 19 found him guilty of kidnapping and terrorism offenses, reports Dawn. The former Imam of the north London Finsbury Park mosque, showed no reaction to the verdict, which carries a possible life sentence. He is to be sentenced on September 9, 2014. The charges against him pre-dated the 9/11 attacks on New York and were over the 1998 abduction of 16 Western tourists in Yemen, four of whom were killed in a military rescue operation. He was also accused of trying to set up a terrorist training camp in the United States in 1999, and of promoting "violent jihad" on a global scale. The jury deliberated for 12 hours over two days before reaching a verdict, after a four-week trial in which Abu Hamza took the stand for three days of testimony in his own defense. Read less...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak wants the Federal Government to convene another all-party conference (APC) if it is unable to implement the unanimous decision of giving peace a chance through talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pa Read more...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak wants the Federal Government to convene another all-party conference (APC) if it is unable to implement the unanimous decision of giving peace a chance through talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Dawn reports on May 20. "The APC had authorised the Government to hold dialogue with the TTP. If for some reason it is unable to act in accordance with the decision, it should gather all the political parties to discuss the options it has been left with," Khattak said. Opposing the option of military operation in North Waziristan, he said the forces could not yet control tribal agencies and terrorists were roaming freely even in Bara area of Khyber Agency, adjacent to KP capital Peshawar. Instead, he suggested, the Government should take the tribes into confidence and evolve a strategy for finding a peaceful solution to the militancy issue. Read less...
Meanwhile, a faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 20 claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of a Chinese tourist, identified as Hong Xu Dong, from Daraban area of Dera Ismail Khan District on may 19, reports The Express Tribune. Read more...
Meanwhile, a faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 20 claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of a Chinese tourist, identified as Hong Xu Dong, from Daraban area of Dera Ismail Khan District on may 19, reports The Express Tribune. Read less...
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch on May 19 advised insurgent groups to 'revisit their approach' in order to lessen the sufferings of their brethren, reports The Express Tribune. "Historically, insurgency has given the Baloch people nothin Read more...
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch on May 19 advised insurgent groups to 'revisit their approach' in order to lessen the sufferings of their brethren, reports The Express Tribune. "Historically, insurgency has given the Baloch people nothing save death and destruction and triggered forced migrations. This 12-year-long insurgency has destroyed the economy and disrupted social services in Balochistan," said Malik. "I've been mandated by the Federal Government to bring all Baloch leaders into the political mainstream. I want to persuade them to attain their rights through a democratic struggle. And I'm sure my efforts will yield results," he added. Read less...
Meanwhile, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in a statement issued on May 19 voiced "concern over a malicious campaign seeking to close down a media channel and called for unity among media ranks" demanding that the present situation be Read more...
Meanwhile, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in a statement issued on May 19 voiced "concern over a malicious campaign seeking to close down a media channel and called for unity among media ranks" demanding that the present situation be de-escalated to protect media freedom and reduce risks for journalists, reports The News. The Commission said, "HRCP can no longer stay silent on the malicious campaign unleashed against Geo and the manner in which pressure is being brought to bear to close down the channel." Further, the HRCP statement added, "Irrespective of what HRCP or anyone else might think about Geo's editorial judgment, instigating people to come out on the street following charges of blasphemy is an extremely dangerous trend." Read less...
Meanwhile, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in a statement issued on May 19 voiced "concern over a malicious campaign seeking to close down a media channel and called for unity among media ranks" demanding that the present situation be de-escalated to protect media freedom and reduce risks for journalists, reports The News. The Commission said, "HRCP can no longer stay silent on the malicious campaign unleashed against Geo and the manner in which pressure is being brought to bear to close down the channel." Further, the HRCP statement added, "Irrespective of what HRCP or anyone else might think about Geo's editorial judgment, instigating people to come out on the street following charges of blasphemy is an extremely dangerous trend."	Read less...
Separately, a man, identified as Farhan Afzal (40), was shot dead by unidentified militants at Mianwali Colony within the limits of Manghopir Police Station in Gadap Town on May 19, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Separately, a man, identified as Farhan Afzal (40), was shot dead by unidentified militants at Mianwali Colony within the limits of Manghopir Police Station in Gadap Town on May 19, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Separately, thousands of people took to the streets in Panjgur District on May 19 to protest against the attacks on private schools which remained closed for the fifth consecutive day, reports The Express Tribune. More than four thousand people were Read more...
Separately, thousands of people took to the streets in Panjgur District on May 19 to protest against the attacks on private schools which remained closed for the fifth consecutive day, reports The Express Tribune. More than four thousand people were estimated to have joined in demonstrations—including women, children, teachers and activists of Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) and BNP-Awami. The protesters were carrying placards inscribed with slogans in support of their demands, primarily seeking security for the private schools. Read less...
The FC Balochistan said that credible intelligence has led them to conclude that Afghan intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS) is supporting miscreants in Balochistan. "After receiving information from the Intelligence Fusion Cell that Read more...
The FC Balochistan said that credible intelligence has led them to conclude that Afghan intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS) is supporting miscreants in Balochistan. "After receiving information from the Intelligence Fusion Cell that a huge quantity of arms and ammunitions are being smuggled to Balochistan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the FC and Police carried out successful raids near bordering areas," Balochistan Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti said. Mir Sarfaraz Bugti further alleged that neighbouring countries, including India and Afghanistan, were trying to carry out terror activities to weaken Pakistan, reports Dawn. He further claimed that Afghan Intelligence Agencies had set up at least 34 insurgent camps in this regard. Read less...
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on May 19 issued notices to Information Secretary, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Chairman, ARY Chief Executive, anchors Mubashir Lucman, Nida Yasir, Shaista Lodhi, Amjad Sabri Qawwal, poet Aqeel Read more...
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on May 19 issued notices to Information Secretary, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Chairman, ARY Chief Executive, anchors Mubashir Lucman, Nida Yasir, Shaista Lodhi, Amjad Sabri Qawwal, poet Aqeel Mohsin Naqvi, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and Cable Operators Association of Pakistan Chairman in connection with the Geo TV blasphemy case, reports Daily Times. A single-member bench of Jusice Noorul Haq Qureshi issued the notices while hearing the blasphemy petition filed by Shuhada Foundation's lawyer Tariq Asad. Read less...
Two Shia men, identified as Shaukat Sherazi (45) and Qaiser Hussain (50) were killed when unknown armed assailants opened fire on them at Mithadar near Sherazia Imambargah (Shia place of commemoration) in Saddar Town of Karachi, the provincial capita Read more...
Two Shia men, identified as Shaukat Sherazi (45) and Qaiser Hussain (50) were killed when unknown armed assailants opened fire on them at Mithadar near Sherazia Imambargah (Shia place of commemoration) in Saddar Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 19, reports Daily Times. Superintendent of Police (SP) City Sheraz Nazir said that Shaukat Sherazi was the caretaker of the Imambargah and also a member of Jaffaria Alliance Pakistan (JAP) South Wing. Qaisar was Sherazi's guest. Read less...
A division bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar heard the arguments of the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Salman Aslam Butt on May 20 regarding maintainability of the petition, filed by General (retired) Perve Read more...
A division bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar heard the arguments of the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Salman Aslam Butt on May 20 regarding maintainability of the petition, filed by General (retired) Pervez Musharraf against the restriction on his travelling out of the country with regard to jurisdiction of the SHC, reports Dawn. The AGP contested that the High Court had not territorial jurisdiction to hear the matter as Musharraf's name was placed on the Exit Control List (ECL) on the orders of the Supreme Court. It was stated that Musharraf should approach the Supreme Court to get his name withdrawn from the ECL. Meanwhile, Musharraf's counsel Barrister Farogh Nasim while forwarding his arguments said that order regarding placing his client's name on the ECL was against 'principles of natural justice' as no show-cause notice, as required by the law, was issued to his client. He said that earlier on April 8, 2013, the Supreme Court had issued directions to the Federal Government for placing the name of petitioner on ECL but later, final order of the apex court did not maintain the condition of ECL. Barrister Farogh was of the view that the trial court was competent to impose any restriction on movement of the petitioner if it considered necessary. Since the court had not barred the petitioner from traveling out of the country, any restriction by the Government on his movement was "sheer violation of the fundamental rights," he added. Read less...
Also, an unidentified man was injured when he was hit by a stray bullet at his home near Gole Market in North Nazimabad Town on May 20, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Also, an unidentified man was injured when he was hit by a stray bullet at his home near Gole Market in North Nazimabad Town on May 20, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Another passer-by was killed during a shoot-out between rival Lyari gangsters in Lyari Town on May 20, reports The Express Tribune. Read more...
Another passer-by was killed during a shoot-out between rival Lyari gangsters in Lyari Town on May 20, reports The Express Tribune. Read less...
Earlier, on May 20, Rangers arrested three alleged militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a raid conducted in the Quaidabad area of Bin Qasim Town, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Earlier, on May 20, Rangers arrested three alleged militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a raid conducted in the Quaidabad area of Bin Qasim Town, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Elsewhere, an unidentified dead body of a man was found from Surjani Town in Gadap Town on May 20, reports The Express Tribune. Read more...
Elsewhere, an unidentified dead body of a man was found from Surjani Town in Gadap Town on May 20, reports The Express Tribune. Read less...
In a separate incident, an unidentified woman was killed amid firing in Bihar Colony of Lyari Town on May 20, reports The Express Tribune. Read more...
In a separate incident, an unidentified woman was killed amid firing in Bihar Colony of Lyari Town on May 20, reports The Express Tribune. Read less...
In another incident, a Shia man, identified as Syed Hassan Zaidi, was shot dead when unidentified militants opened fire at his car in Korangi Town on May 20, reports Daily Times. Read more...
In another incident, a Shia man, identified as Syed Hassan Zaidi, was shot dead when unidentified militants opened fire at his car in Korangi Town on May 20, reports Daily Times. Read less...
One man was killed and another was injured in a landmine blast on Sui-Dera Bugti Road in Dera Bugti District on May 20, reports Dawn. According to the levies sources, some unidentified militants had planted a landmine on the Road. Read more...
One man was killed and another was injured in a landmine blast on Sui-Dera Bugti Road in Dera Bugti District on May 20, reports Dawn. According to the levies sources, some unidentified militants had planted a landmine on the Road. Read less...
Police on May 20 shot dead a suspected militant at the main gate of Shah Mansoor Police Lines in Swabi town (Swabi District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports Dawn. Police sources said that the suspected attacker opened fire at the main gate, injur Read more...
Police on May 20 shot dead a suspected militant at the main gate of Shah Mansoor Police Lines in Swabi town (Swabi District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports Dawn. Police sources said that the suspected attacker opened fire at the main gate, injuring one Policeman on guard at the gate. The Police personnel retaliated, killing the attacker on spot. Swabi District Police Officer Sajjad Khan said that the attacker was carrying a pistol and ammunition but was not wearing a suicide vest. Read less...
Separately, a school was slightly damaged in an Improvised Explosion Device (IED) attack situated on Ring Road area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, on May 20, reports Dawn. The IED was planted near the school's boundary wall. The bomb disp Read more...
Separately, a school was slightly damaged in an Improvised Explosion Device (IED) attack situated on Ring Road area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, on May 20, reports Dawn. The IED was planted near the school's boundary wall. The bomb disposal squad cleared the school after conducting a search operation and no casualties were reported. Read less...
Separately, two cadres of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Amanul Haq and Aminul Haq, were shot dead on sectarian grounds in Orangi Town on May 20, reports The Express Tribune. Read more...
Separately, two cadres of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Amanul Haq and Aminul Haq, were shot dead on sectarian grounds in Orangi Town on May 20, reports The Express Tribune. Read less...
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)'s new anti-terrorist force, the Special Combat Unit (SCU), began training on May 20, reports Central Asia Online. KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak in April 2014 announced the formation of the new force during a ceremony in Read more...
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)'s new anti-terrorist force, the Special Combat Unit (SCU), began training on May 20, reports Central Asia Online. KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak in April 2014 announced the formation of the new force during a ceremony in Attock. "We are going to raise a force that will operate exclusively in extraordinary situations," he said. The KP Police set up SCU to counter terror attacks and handle extraordinary hostage situations, officials said. More than 1,000 Elite Force personnel applied for the 150 slots. The commandos will go through a specially designed training course to prepare them for the toughest challenges. Read less...
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan on May 20 set up another FATA Reforms Commission (FRC) to frame strategic objectives for the volatile tribal areas for the next 25 years, reports Dawn. The five-member commission comprising ret Read more...
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan on May 20 set up another FATA Reforms Commission (FRC) to frame strategic objectives for the volatile tribal areas for the next 25 years, reports Dawn. The five-member commission comprising retired civil and military officers, a former provincial minister and a serving civil officer has been asked to produce a comprehensive report within 10 months. The successive Governors had formed several commissions and task forces for the purpose but administrative and legal reforms are missing in FATA. Former Chief Secretary Ejaz Qureshi has been appointed Chairman of the FRC, whose other members are Lieutenant-General (retired) Syed Sabahat Hussain, former bureaucrat Mir Laiq Shah, former Provincial Minister Mossarat Qadeem, who runs an NGO, and Additional Secretary to the Governor Muddassir Riaz Malik. The commission may corporate another member with the approval of the Governor, said a notification. The body will submit short and long term reforms initiatives to the governor for his approval. Mandate of the FRC is to formulate and propose strategic objectives, strategic policies and action plans which will be submitted to the Governor for approval. The FRC will overview the implementation of the reform initiatives and propose "mid-course corrections" as and when required. The commission has been given 18 Terms of Reference (ToRs) and will develop strategic and detailed action plans for realizing strategic objectives of reforms agenda in different sectors including economic in FATA Read less...
Two persons, identified as Mohammad Ali (35), and Aleemuddin (38), were shot dead in a sectarian attack in Hasan Noman Colony of Sohrab Goth area in Gadap Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 20, reports The Express Tribune. Ali wa Read more...
Two persons, identified as Mohammad Ali (35), and Aleemuddin (38), were shot dead in a sectarian attack in Hasan Noman Colony of Sohrab Goth area in Gadap Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 20, reports The Express Tribune. Ali was the activist of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama'at (ASWJ) while Aleemuddin was the supporter. ASWJ 'spokesperson' Umar Mauviya confirmed their affiliation. Read less...
Another blast ripped through an office of a courier company in Guru Mandir area of Saddar Town on May 21, reports The News. However, no casualties were reported. Read more...
Another blast ripped through an office of a courier company in Guru Mandir area of Saddar Town on May 21, reports The News. However, no casualties were reported. Read less...
At least 15 persons including, 11 militants and four Security Force (SF) personnel were killed during a clash in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 21, reports Dawn. Read more...
At least 15 persons including, 11 militants and four Security Force (SF) personnel were killed during a clash in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 21, reports Dawn. Read less...
At least 60 militants including foreign fighters were killed when Air Force warplanes bombarded militant hideouts in Mir Ali and other areas of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the early hours of May 21 (today) Read more...
At least 60 militants including foreign fighters were killed when Air Force warplanes bombarded militant hideouts in Mir Ali and other areas of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the early hours of May 21 (today), reports The News. Read less...
Elsewhere in the Town, Police shot dead two unidentified criminals near Lyari Expressway in Garden area on May 21, reports Daily Times. According to Police, four accused including two gangsters of Lyari gang war have been killed in two separate Polic Read more...
Elsewhere in the Town, Police shot dead two unidentified criminals near Lyari Expressway in Garden area on May 21, reports Daily Times. According to Police, four accused including two gangsters of Lyari gang war have been killed in two separate Police encounters. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) Nasir Aftab said a Police party on searching for criminals encountered the alleged highwaymen on Lyari Expressway. The suspects seeing Police party opened fire on them, Police in retaliation opened fire and killed them, he said. Read less...
In addition, over 150 private schools in Orangi Town and SITE Town will remain closed on May 21 (today) to protest the growing threats of extortion in the area, reports The Express Tribune. The members of the All Private Schools' Orangi Town and SITE Read more...
In addition, over 150 private schools in Orangi Town and SITE Town will remain closed on May 21 (today) to protest the growing threats of extortion in the area, reports The Express Tribune. The members of the All Private Schools' Orangi Town and SITE association will hold a demonstration at Bab-e-Khyber in Metroville along with school owners and parents to pressurise the Government into providing security. The Islamia Public School in Metroville's Block 3 has been closed since May 3, 2014, after the school owners, Pervez Alavi, and his son Zahid, were killed inside the school despite the payment of more than half the extortion money. The extortionists had demanded PKR 600,000. Pervez had paid them PKR 400,000 in two installments and they had come to collect the third installment on that day. When Pervez failed to give them the money, they barged into his office and shot him and his son dead. Read less...
In another incident, at least five people were injured in an explosion near the Rangers Headquarters in North Nazimabad Town on May 21, reports Dawn Read more...
In another incident, at least five people were injured in an explosion near the Rangers Headquarters in North Nazimabad Town on May 21, reports Dawn Read less...
Meanwhile, following massive airstrikes by Air force in NWA in the early morning of May 21, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants met at an undisclosed location to reconsider a non-aggression treaty with the Government, reports Dawn. Ahmadullah Read more...
Meanwhile, following massive airstrikes by Air force in NWA in the early morning of May 21, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants met at an undisclosed location to reconsider a non-aggression treaty with the Government, reports Dawn. Ahmadullah Ahmadi , a 'spokesman' of Hafiz Gul Bahadur group of TTP condemned the airstrikes and said the group "cannot remain silent over bombardment on people," calling it a clear atrocity on the civilians. He said that the Shura (council) has convened this important meeting to assess the situation and hinted that the peace accord with the Government might get revoked. The spokesman warned that the Government would be responsible for any destruction in case it did not stop the military offensive. Read less...
Meanwhile, Rangers detained several suspects during a raid in Maria Apartment Block 3 near Nagan Chowrangi on May 21, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Meanwhile, Rangers detained several suspects during a raid in Maria Apartment Block 3 near Nagan Chowrangi on May 21, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Police killed two gangsters belonging to Sheraz Comrade Group during a raid in Jodia Bazar at Prethan Square in Kharadar area of Saddar Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 21, reports Daily Times. When Police party reached the sit Read more...
Police killed two gangsters belonging to Sheraz Comrade Group during a raid in Jodia Bazar at Prethan Square in Kharadar area of Saddar Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 21, reports Daily Times. When Police party reached the site the accused opened fire and later in retaliatory firing the two accused were shot dead. Police claimed to have recovered weapons and hand grenade from their possession. Read less...
Prosecution lawyers on May 21 asked the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) trying the seven accused in the 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai (Maharashtra) attacks case to increase their security saying Jamaat-ud-Da'wah (JuD) activists had been threatening the Read more...
Prosecution lawyers on May 21 asked the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) trying the seven accused in the 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai (Maharashtra) attacks case to increase their security saying Jamaat-ud-Da'wah (JuD) activists had been threatening them and the witnesses, reports Outlook India. The lawyers along with Chief Prosecutor Chaudhry Azhar submitted an application in the ATC in Rawalpindi informing it that "We and the witnesses have been receiving threats from the JuD activists who want us to stop representing and pursuing the case, respectively". In the application they alleged that a JuD activist was present in every court hearing in the courtroom and hurled threats at the witnesses outside the courtroom. Court sources further told PTI that the prosecution chief also submitted in the court a cellphone number from which the prosecution lawyers have been receiving threats from a JuD activist. The court adjourned the hearing till May 28. Read less...
Separately, a man, identified as Muhammad Tariq (35), was shot dead by unidentified militants near Alhamd Medical Store in Dastagir Block 16 area of Federal B Area in Gulberg Town on May 21, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Separately, a man, identified as Muhammad Tariq (35), was shot dead by unidentified militants near Alhamd Medical Store in Dastagir Block 16 area of Federal B Area in Gulberg Town on May 21, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Separately, the owner of a roadside hotel, identified as Mohammed Hussain, was killed when unidentified militants fired a rocket targeting Frontier Corps (FC) camp in Oshab area near Turbat District on May 21, reports The Express Tribune. Later, Secu Read more...
Separately, the owner of a roadside hotel, identified as Mohammed Hussain, was killed when unidentified militants fired a rocket targeting Frontier Corps (FC) camp in Oshab area near Turbat District on May 21, reports The Express Tribune. Later, Security Forces (SFS) launched a search operation in the area. Read less...
Six people, including a government school teacher, were shot dead when unidentified militants entered the residence of a school teacher, identified as Master Hameed, and opened fire at his five relatives in Dasht area of Turbat District on May 21, re Read more...
Six people, including a government school teacher, were shot dead when unidentified militants entered the residence of a school teacher, identified as Master Hameed, and opened fire at his five relatives in Dasht area of Turbat District on May 21, reports Dawn. Read less...
The annual report by the Jama'at Ahmadiyya, issued on May 21, stated that the situation for Ahmadis deteriorated over the past year as seven Ahmadis were killed and 16 faced murder attacks, reports The Express Tribune. According to the Report, in 201 Read more...
The annual report by the Jama'at Ahmadiyya, issued on May 21, stated that the situation for Ahmadis deteriorated over the past year as seven Ahmadis were killed and 16 faced murder attacks, reports The Express Tribune. According to the Report, in 2013, there was increase in fabricated news stories against Ahmadis published in the Urdu press. The Report said that Ahmadis had faced political, social and legal discrimination since the promulgation of the ordinance against them in 1984. It said 237 Ahmadis had been killed since the ordinance had been passed and 193 attempted murders had taken place. It said as many as 27 places of worship had been demolished, 31 had been sealed by the authorities and 16 others had been illegally appropriated. It further said that as many as 37 bodies of Ahmadis had been exhumed after burial, and the burial of 61 bodies in common cemeteries had been denied. The report also called attention to widely distributed literature that promoted the social and financial boycott of Ahmadis and incited violence against them. Read less...
In a separate incident, a man, identified as Athar (35), sustained injuries when unidentified militants opened fire on him near Old Muzafarabad Colony in Landhi Town on May 22, reports Daily Times. Read more...
In a separate incident, a man, identified as Athar (35), sustained injuries when unidentified militants opened fire on him near Old Muzafarabad Colony in Landhi Town on May 22, reports Daily Times. Read less...
A unit in-charge of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wahl-Jama'at (ASWJ), identified as Nasir Abbasi, was killed while another person, identified as Ishtiaq, was injured when unidentified militants opened fire on them in Shamsabad area of Rawalpindi District on May 22, Read more...
A unit in-charge of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wahl-Jama'at (ASWJ), identified as Nasir Abbasi, was killed while another person, identified as Ishtiaq, was injured when unidentified militants opened fire on them in Shamsabad area of Rawalpindi District on May 22, reports The Express Tribune. Police said Abbasi and Ishtiaq were going home on a motorcycle after attending a seminar organised by ASWJ Rawalpindi Chapter at Sangam Marriage Hall. Read less...
Elsewhere, two suspects were killed in Police encounter near Cheal Chowk in Lyari Town on May 22, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the suspects opened fire when Police stopped their vehicle during snap checking in Lyari. As a result Poli Read more...
Elsewhere, two suspects were killed in Police encounter near Cheal Chowk in Lyari Town on May 22, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the suspects opened fire when Police stopped their vehicle during snap checking in Lyari. As a result Police retaliated and opened fire on them. The Police claimed to have recovered arms from their possession. Read less...
Fearing a backlash from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Islamabad, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Government on May 22 decided to use both the Security Forces (SFs) and the Police on high alert to maintain peace in the capital- Islamaba Read more...
Fearing a backlash from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Islamabad, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Government on May 22 decided to use both the Security Forces (SFs) and the Police on high alert to maintain peace in the capital- Islamabad as well as other parts of the country, reports Dawn. Sources in SFs informed that an operation of sorts had been started with air strikes on the militant hideouts on May 21, 2014. Federal Minister for Information Pervez Rashid confirmed that an operation had been launched against the militants. "Security Forces will carry out their operation where the life of the citizens is in danger." Asked whether talks between the Government and the TTP had failed, the Minister replied, "We will talk with those who are ready for it and the operation is being launched against those who are not ready to come to the negotiating table." In reply to another question regarding the deployment of army in Islamabad in view of the possible reaction from the TTP, Rashid did not deny the reports. He said, "It is the duty of the Government to protect the citizens not only in Islamabad but also across the country. Such arrangements are part of the Government's precautionary measures." Read less...
In another incident, armed assailants shot dead an unidentified man near Ijtimagah Road in Manghopir area of Gadap Town on May 22, reports Daily Times. Read more...
In another incident, armed assailants shot dead an unidentified man near Ijtimagah Road in Manghopir area of Gadap Town on May 22, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on May 22 arrested an arms smuggler and seized a huge cache of arms, including 100 pistols, 10 rifles and 5000 rounds, from his truck during routine checking in provincial capital of Balochistan, Quetta, reports The Ne Read more...
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on May 22 arrested an arms smuggler and seized a huge cache of arms, including 100 pistols, 10 rifles and 5000 rounds, from his truck during routine checking in provincial capital of Balochistan, Quetta, reports The News. The identity of the accused was not disclosed who had been taken to some unknown location for interrogation. Read less...
Meanwhile, Provincial Assembly Speaker Asad Qaisar on May 22 said that the Provincial Government will allocate 70 per cent of the new educational institutions to be opened in the Province to girls in order to improve female education, reported Dawn. Read more...
Meanwhile, Provincial Assembly Speaker Asad Qaisar on May 22 said that the Provincial Government will allocate 70 per cent of the new educational institutions to be opened in the Province to girls in order to improve female education, reported Dawn. He said that the Provincial Government wanted to provide modern education to girls and create job opportunities for them to address their economic necessities. Read less...
Pakistan on May 22 said it wants uninterrupted and uninterruptible dialogue process with India to resolve all the issues, including the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Times. Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasnim Aslam, said, "Pakistan wi Read more...
Pakistan on May 22 said it wants uninterrupted and uninterruptible dialogue process with India to resolve all the issues, including the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Times. Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasnim Aslam, said, "Pakistan will bring all outstanding issues on the table with India if any meeting of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif takes place at anytime with Narendra Modi." The Spokesperson said Pakistan had expectations that India will come forward for the resumption of meaningful and constructive composite dialogue process, so that both the countries could focus on sustainable peace and development of the region. Read less...
Separately, unidentified militants shot dead one person, identified as Ibrahim (40) near Dhobi Ghat area in Lyari Town on May 22, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Separately, unidentified militants shot dead one person, identified as Ibrahim (40) near Dhobi Ghat area in Lyari Town on May 22, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Several hideouts of militants in Machis Camp, Kharwani and Mir Ali areas of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were neutralized on May 22 as troops, backed by artillery and helicopter gunships, resumed their r Read more...
Several hideouts of militants in Machis Camp, Kharwani and Mir Ali areas of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were neutralized on May 22 as troops, backed by artillery and helicopter gunships, resumed their retaliatory action against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants for the second consecutive day, reports Dawn. The latest action came a day after air strikes and ground fighting killed at least 71 suspected militants and four security officials in the same area. Thousands of people have started fleeing towards Bannu in the wake of the attack, local residents and officials said. However, it was not clear how many people were killed in May 22's assaults. Read less...
The Special Court, on the request of former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf's legal team, on May 22 ordered the prosecution team in his high treason trial to provide the missing Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) investigation report and Read more...
The Special Court, on the request of former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf's legal team, on May 22 ordered the prosecution team in his high treason trial to provide the missing Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) investigation report and all relevant documents regarding the treason trial to the accused till May 23, 2014, reports Daily Times. The defence lawyer had earlier complained that the papers and record already handed over was incomplete. Earlier on May 14, 2014, the prosecution on the court's direction provided copies of all the material pertaining to the investigation done by the FIA regarding the November 2007 emergency to Musharraf's lawyer. During the proceeding of the case Musharraf's lawyer Shaukat Hyat submitted an application in the court and asked for the provision of relevant documents, including the minutes of the 44th session of the National Assembly (NA), list of members of the then cabinet (Shaukat Aziz and cabinet), list of Advisers and Attorneys General of the Federal Government and the list of Provincial Governors. Read less...
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead two people, identified as Zulfiqar (40) and Shakir (35), near La Rosh Restaurant in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi, the Provincial capital of Sindh on May 22, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead two people, identified as Zulfiqar (40) and Shakir (35), near La Rosh Restaurant in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi, the Provincial capital of Sindh on May 22, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Four suspected militants were killed and several others were injured when Security Forces (SFs) intensified military action in the Machis Camp area of North Waziristan Agency on May 23, reported Dawn. The SFs neutralized militant bases in the area wh Read more...
Four suspected militants were killed and several others were injured when Security Forces (SFs) intensified military action in the Machis Camp area of North Waziristan Agency on May 23, reported Dawn. The SFs neutralized militant bases in the area while artillery and jet fighters struck another insurgent base in Sokhel Wazir. Later, the SFs arrested five militants from the Machis Camp area. The death toll rose to 79 since the operation began on May 21, 2014. At least 75 militants and four SFs have been killed so far. Read less...
In the first ever conviction in a missing person case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Magistrate Zafarullah Mohmand on May 23 sentenced Peshawar Station House Officer (SHO) Arshad Khan to three years imprisonment after he was found guilty of taking Khairur Re Read more...
In the first ever conviction in a missing person case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Magistrate Zafarullah Mohmand on May 23 sentenced Peshawar Station House Officer (SHO) Arshad Khan to three years imprisonment after he was found guilty of taking Khairur Rehman into custody on February 9, 2009, which led to his enforced disappearance, reports Dawn. Soon after conviction, the SHO filed appeal with the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Kaleem Arshad, who admitted the appeal to the hearing and suspended his conviction under Section 426 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). The convict was arrested on August 29, 2013, in the case after his pre-arrest bail was dismissed by the Peshawar District Judge. Later, he was set free on bail by the Peshawar High Court. Read less...
At least eight militants, including a 'commander' and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed on May 24 evening, in a clash in Landi Kotal tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), after a security ve Read more...
At least eight militants, including a 'commander' and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed on May 24 evening, in a clash in Landi Kotal tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), after a security vehicle was ambushed by the militants, reported Dawn. "Two soldiers embraced shahadat (martyrdom) and three others injured this evening in an exchange of fire with terrorists in Landikotal, Khyber," said an Pakistan Army's Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), statement issued to media. "Eight terrorists including one of their commanders were killed in exchange of fire," it added. Pakistani military sources said that the Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle was targeted near Hamza Baba Chowk by militants, killing two personnel and injuring the third. The SFs repulsed the attack killing eight attackers including a commander. A militant was arrested in wounded condition. Read less...
At least six Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and three injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Mohmand Agency on May 24, reports The Express Tribune. The blast took place in the Shati Kandao area of Pindiali tehsil (revenue Read more...
At least six Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and three injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Mohmand Agency on May 24, reports The Express Tribune. The blast took place in the Shati Kandao area of Pindiali tehsil (revenue unit) of the agency. Confirming the explosion, political administration official and security forces sources said that an IED, planted on the roadside, exploded when a vehicle of the SFs was passing by. Read less...
Separately, an eight-year-old boy was killed while 12 others including five children were wounded in back-to-back explosions near Jafria Imambargah (Shia place of worship) in Qasba Colony within the limits of Pirabad Police Station in Orangi Town of Read more...
Separately, an eight-year-old boy was killed while 12 others including five children were wounded in back-to-back explosions near Jafria Imambargah (Shia place of worship) in Qasba Colony within the limits of Pirabad Police Station in Orangi Town of Karachi in the night of May 24, reports Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Fasiuz Zaman said the first two explosions were caused by hand grenades thrown by motorcyclists near the Imambargah while the third was an improvised explosive device (IED). Zaman said the victims of the blast were residents of Orangi Town and were on their way to a wedding function on a bus when the blast took place. The Bomb Disposal Squad experts said that the IED contained around half a kilogramme of explosives, including ball bearings, and was hidden in a garbage Read less...
As many as eight officials of Balochistan Levies were killed and three others injured as unidentified assailants attacked Jauhar check-post along Quetta-Karachi Highway in Wadh tehsil (revenue unit) of Khuzdar District in Balochistan on May 25, repor Read more...
As many as eight officials of Balochistan Levies were killed and three others injured as unidentified assailants attacked Jauhar check-post along Quetta-Karachi Highway in Wadh tehsil (revenue unit) of Khuzdar District in Balochistan on May 25, reports Daily Times. According to Wadh assistant commissioner, unidentified armed assailants attacked with heavy weapons the Jauhar post of Levies in the area, leaving eight officials killed and three injured. The assailants escaped after the attack Read less...
Five militants were killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in the Manro Jangal area near the Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 25, reports The News. The sources said the militants operatin Read more...
Five militants were killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in the Manro Jangal area near the Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 25, reports The News. The sources said the militants operating from Afghanistan fired at a check-post of security forces in Manro Jangal and caused injuries to five security personnel. The sources said the soldiers manning the checkpost returned the fire and killed five militants, including three 'commanders'. Read less...
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been bombing Pakistan's domestic buildings more than any other targets over the past decade of the drone war launched by the US, the Russia Today news channel reported while quoting a latest research by the B Read more...
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been bombing Pakistan's domestic buildings more than any other targets over the past decade of the drone war launched by the US, the Russia Today news channel reported while quoting a latest research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, reports Daily Times. "Almost two thirds, or over 60 percent, of all US drone strikes in Pakistan targeted domestic buildings," the channel reported with reference to the joint research conducted by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ), a London-based non-profit news group, along with the Forensic Architecture, a research unit based at Goldsmiths University, London, and Situ Research in New York. The authors of the paper analysed thousands of media reports, witness testimonies and field investigations to obtain the data on drone strikes in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. According to the study, at least 132 houses have been destroyed in more than 380 strikes over the past decade with at least 222 civilians being among the 1,500 or more people killed. "On average, 6.2 people and 0.9 reported civilians died per strike on domestic buildings," the paper said, adding that these numbers may be conservative because the Bureau "has found the deaths of women are dramatically underreported." The seclusion of women and children in the country which orders them to spend more time indoors make them more vulnerable to drone strikes, according to the BIJ's 'Naming the Dead' project. Read less...
Five dead bodies were discovered in Uthmanzai area in the Pandyali tehsil (revenue unit) of the Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 26, reports Dawn. The bodies were discovered in the Uthmanzai area where a recent surp Read more...
Five dead bodies were discovered in Uthmanzai area in the Pandyali tehsil (revenue unit) of the Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 26, reports Dawn. The bodies were discovered in the Uthmanzai area where a recent surprise attack on the Security Forces (SFs) left six soldiers dead on May 24. All of the deceased appeared to have been shot dead, however, this could not be independently verified, official sources added. The area is under curfew and the bodies could not be identified as a result Read less...
Meanwhile, panicked by the ongoing military action in North Waziristan Agency, the tribal people have preferred to take refuge in neighbouring Afghanistan instead of shifting to settled areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dawn reports on May 27. According t Read more...
Meanwhile, panicked by the ongoing military action in North Waziristan Agency, the tribal people have preferred to take refuge in neighbouring Afghanistan instead of shifting to settled areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dawn reports on May 27. According to reports, many families have migrated to Khost and Paktika provinces of Afghanistan from different areas of the volatile tribal region. Eid Mohammad Khan, a local tribesman, said that many foreigners also moved to Afghanistan from Waziristan before the launch of military action. "Many foreigners belonging to Uzbekistan, China, Middles East and European countries who were settled in Mir Ali, Miranshah and the adjoining areas have shifted to border areas of Afghanistan," Mr Khan said. The elders of Ahmedzai Wazir tribe and local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) 'commander' Hafiz Gul Bahadur had already announced that people would migrate to Afghanistan in case SFs launched operation in the area. Read less...
Meanwhile, three Lyari gangsters were shot dead in an encounter in Ittehad Town area of Karachi on May 26 (today), reports The News. The Police said that the suspects opened fire on Police mobile party and were killed when the law enforcers returned Read more...
Meanwhile, three Lyari gangsters were shot dead in an encounter in Ittehad Town area of Karachi on May 26 (today), reports The News. The Police said that the suspects opened fire on Police mobile party and were killed when the law enforcers returned fire while three of their accomplice managed to flee. Two motorcycles, two hand grenades and three pistols were recovered from the possession of the slain gangsters. Read less...
One person was shot dead near a hospital near Chowrangi in Landhi Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 26, reports Dawn. Read more...
One person was shot dead near a hospital near Chowrangi in Landhi Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 26, reports Dawn. Read less...
Three dead bodies were recovered from Surjani Town area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, in the morning of May 26 (today), reports The News. According to sources, the bodies were found dumped near Northern By-pass in Surjani Town. The dec Read more...
Three dead bodies were recovered from Surjani Town area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, in the morning of May 26 (today), reports The News. According to sources, the bodies were found dumped near Northern By-pass in Surjani Town. The deceased were shot to death by unidentified assailants. Read less...
On May 27, British Police investigating the September 16, 2010, murder of the founding member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Imran Farooq in Edgware, London, named two Pakistani men, identified as Moshin Ali Syed (29) and Muhammad Kashif Khan Read more...
On May 27, British Police investigating the September 16, 2010, murder of the founding member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Imran Farooq in Edgware, London, named two Pakistani men, identified as Moshin Ali Syed (29) and Muhammad Kashif Khan Kamran (34), who they want to trace in connection with the killing and are living in Pakistan, reports Daily Times. The two men left Britain hours after the murder, said Scotland Yard Police Headquarters in a statement. According to the detectives Syed was in Britain from February 2010 and Khan Kamran came to Britain in early September 2010. "The two men are believed to be in Pakistan at this time and officers continue to liaise with Pakistani authorities," said the Scotland Yard. They also released the pictures of the two men. However, Faisal Sabzwari, a senior MQM leader, insisted that they knew nothing of Syed or Kamran. "We don't know about the existence of those two men whose pictures have been released," Sabzwari said, adding, "They are not members of the MQM or any of its affiliate groups." Read less...
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on May 27 said that Taliban 'chief' Mullah Omar is hiding in Pakistan, reports The Times of India. Karzai didn't rule out the possibility that the terrorist is under protection in Pakistan. He also added that Taliba Read more...
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on May 27 said that Taliban 'chief' Mullah Omar is hiding in Pakistan, reports The Times of India. Karzai didn't rule out the possibility that the terrorist is under protection in Pakistan. He also added that Taliban could be involved in May 23, 2014 attack on the Indian Consulate in Herat Province of Afghanistan. Read less...
At least six militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in a fierce clash between rival factions of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) at Taunda Darra in Shawal tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administ Read more...
At least six militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in a fierce clash between rival factions of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) at Taunda Darra in Shawal tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 27, reported The Express Tribune. The Hakimullah faction is led by Shehryar Mehsud while the Wali-ur-Rahman Group is under Khan Said alias Sajna Read less...
Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif during his visit to the headquarters of two infantry divisions in North and South Waziristan Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 27 emphasized that the whole nation has reject Read more...
Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif during his visit to the headquarters of two infantry divisions in North and South Waziristan Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 27 emphasized that the whole nation has rejected the misplaced ideology of the terrorists, 'who have clearly lost their cause already and are being marginalised', reports Daily Times quoting a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The army chief reiterated the 'whole hearted support for tribal brethren' during his visit to the all important field formations of army, close to the area where it has been engaged in targeted crackdown in the recent days. Read less...
States (US) forces will complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2016, completing 15 years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, said US President Barack Obama on May 27, reported The News. "We will only sustain a military presence af Read more...
States (US) forces will complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2016, completing 15 years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, said US President Barack Obama on May 27, reported The News. "We will only sustain a military presence after 2014 if the Afghan Government signs the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA)," said General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, adding, "Assuming a BSA is signed, at the beginning of 2015, we will have 9,800 US service members in different parts of the country, together with our NATO allies and other partners." He further said, "By the end of 2015, we would reduce that presence by roughly half, consolidating US troops in Kabul and on Bagram Airfield. And one year later, by the end of 2016, we will draw down to a normal embassy presence with a security assistance office in Kabul, as we have done in Iraq." Talking about Pakistan's response on the decision, Dempsey while referring to Pakistan's General Rashad Mahmood said, "My Pakistani counterpart, the first words out his mouth was that he was deeply relieved. He too felt that the certainty was important, not only for Afghanistan but for the region." Pakistan and Afghan military chiefs expressed appreciation and relief at the decision to keep thousands of US forces in the country in 2015 and into 2016, ending months of uncertainty. Read less...
The Federal Ministry of Interior on May 27 sent a security alert to the Government of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) warning that terrorists may target the region's Ismaili community and foreign tourists, reports The Express Tribune. "A terrorist organisation Read more...
The Federal Ministry of Interior on May 27 sent a security alert to the Government of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) warning that terrorists may target the region's Ismaili community and foreign tourists, reports The Express Tribune. "A terrorist organisation is planning to carry out a vehicle-borne suicide attack at a prominent venue in Gilgit," reads the statement which has been addressed to GB's Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Chief Secretary, adding, "The likely targets are the Ismaili community or foreigners staying in the city." The letter adds that the attack has been planned by an outfit based in Miranshah town of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with instructions to suspects in Gilgit to undertake the task. Following the alert, security has been tightened in the city with Law Enforcement Agencies are checking people entering GB. "We are keeping a close watch on the situation and the security plan for the region is being revisited daily," said Home Secretary Attaur Rahman, adding that security has also been beefed up along the Karakoram Highway (KKH) to ensure safe passage Read less...
United States (US) President Barack Obama on May 28 made it clear that he will continue to authorize Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)-operated drone strikes and covert operations abroad to capture terrorists based on "actionable intelligence", mo Read more...
United States (US) President Barack Obama on May 28 made it clear that he will continue to authorize Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)-operated drone strikes and covert operations abroad to capture terrorists based on "actionable intelligence", moves that are controversial in countries like Pakistan, reports The Times of India. Obama said there still would be times when America must go alone "when necessary to protect ourselves." He reiterated his administration's policy unveiled in May 2013 that no drone strike should occur unless there is "a near certainty" that no civilians will be harmed. "But as I said last year, in taking direct action, we must uphold standards that reflect our values. That means taking strikes only when we face a continuing, imminent threat, and only where there is near certainty of no civilian casualties. For our actions should meet a simple test: we must not create more enemies than we take off the battlefield," Obama added. Read less...
Three 'commanders' of the Lyari gang war, Abdul Waheed alias Pappu (32), Zubair Baloch alias Bhaiyya and Arif Patni (30), were shot dead in an alleged encounter with the Police and Rangers near Gabol Park area within the limits of the Kalakot Polic Read more...
Three 'commanders' of the Lyari gang war, Abdul Waheed alias Pappu (32), Zubair Baloch alias Bhaiyya and Arif Patni (30), were shot dead in an alleged encounter with the Police and Rangers near Gabol Park area within the limits of the Kalakot Police Station in Lyari Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 28, reports The Express Tribune. The Police and Rangers conducted a raid in the area after they received a tip-off. Station House Officer (SHO) Haji Sanaullah said that when they reached the alleged gangsters opened fire at them. The Police retaliated and as a result, the gangsters were killed. Police said that they were associated with Ustad Taju, Mullah Nisar and Omar Kutchi groups and were involved in murder, kidnapping-for-ransom and extortion cases. Read less...
Another Lyari gangster was killed during an encounter at City Railway Colony within the limits of Mithadar Police Station in Saddar Town on May 28, reports The Express Tribune. The Police officials claimed that two gangsters from Lyari were busy mugg Read more...
Another Lyari gangster was killed during an encounter at City Railway Colony within the limits of Mithadar Police Station in Saddar Town on May 28, reports The Express Tribune. The Police officials claimed that two gangsters from Lyari were busy mugging pedestrians when the on-duty Policemen tried to intercept them. This led to an exchange of fire in which a suspect was killed, while the other managed to escape. Read less...
In addition, the Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan during a meeting with Sindh Rangers Director General (DG) Major General Rizwan Akhtar on May 28 gave a clear indication that the Government was ready to up the ante in Karachi wit Read more...
In addition, the Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan during a meeting with Sindh Rangers Director General (DG) Major General Rizwan Akhtar on May 28 gave a clear indication that the Government was ready to up the ante in Karachi with operations against extortionists, target killers and organised crime, reported Dawn. Saying that the Karachi operation was "heading in the right direction", Chaudhry Nisar said it was time to raise the level, and expand the scope, of the action. "The momentum achieved over the past few months must not be allowed to diminish," he said. Read less...
In another incident, an unidentified man was killed when armed assailants opened fire in Mominabad area of Orangi Town on May 28, report Daily Times Read more...
In another incident, an unidentified man was killed when armed assailants opened fire in Mominabad area of Orangi Town on May 28, report Daily Times Read less...
Meanwhile, Additional Inspector General Police (AIG), Karachi, Ghulam Qadir Thebo on May 28 directed Zonal Deputy Inspector General (DIG) to present reports on illegal activities and all other reports regarding different crimes and cases which had re Read more...
Meanwhile, Additional Inspector General Police (AIG), Karachi, Ghulam Qadir Thebo on May 28 directed Zonal Deputy Inspector General (DIG) to present reports on illegal activities and all other reports regarding different crimes and cases which had reached to their logical end during the current year, reports Daily Times. He also directed to take action in collaboration with Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) to ensure safety and security of business community and other related personalities at Districts level. Whereas, Station House Officers (SHOs) must ensure coordination with anti-extortion cell, Anti Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) and other specialized units, he added. Read less...
Meanwhile, the Mehsud group 'spokesperson' Azam Tariq on May 28 (today) announced its separation from the TTP under the leadership of Ameer Khalid Mehsud, reports The Express Tribune. He said that the group has decided to break away from the TTP as u Read more...
Meanwhile, the Mehsud group 'spokesperson' Azam Tariq on May 28 (today) announced its separation from the TTP under the leadership of Ameer Khalid Mehsud, reports The Express Tribune. He said that the group has decided to break away from the TTP as under the current system of the TTP, extortion and burglaries were being carried out. He said that the group tried to stay united but failed due to various conspiracies. Read less...
Separately, a Police Constable, identified as Shahid Shah, was shot dead near Matric Board Office in North Nazimabad Town on May 28, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Separately, a Police Constable, identified as Shahid Shah, was shot dead near Matric Board Office in North Nazimabad Town on May 28, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Separately, Law Enforcement Agencies on May 28 arrested three suspects after registration of First Information Report (FIR) against a tribal elder, identified as Mir Shafiq-ur-Rehman Mengal, and 100 others in connection with the killing of eight Levi Read more...
Separately, Law Enforcement Agencies on May 28 arrested three suspects after registration of First Information Report (FIR) against a tribal elder, identified as Mir Shafiq-ur-Rehman Mengal, and 100 others in connection with the killing of eight Levies personnel on May 25, 2014 in Wadh area of Khuzdar District, reports Dawn. "Law Enforcement Agencies have arrested three suspects, including an injured man, in connection with the deadly attack on Levies check-post," Balochistan Home Secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani said. Read less...
Unidentified militants abducted five children belonging to Hindu community from Dera Allah Yar area of Jaffarabad District on May 28, reports Dawn. Syed Zafar Ali Shah, the Deputy Commissioner Jaffarabad said that the children were coming back from s Read more...
Unidentified militants abducted five children belonging to Hindu community from Dera Allah Yar area of Jaffarabad District on May 28, reports Dawn. Syed Zafar Ali Shah, the Deputy Commissioner Jaffarabad said that the children were coming back from school when they were abducted by the militants near Dera Allah Yar and are suspected to have shifted all five of them to Ratodero area of Larkana District in Sindh Province. "The age of the children is five to 10," said Syed Ashfaq Ahmed, the District Police Officer (DPO) Jaffarabad. No outfit claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. Read less...
Meanwhile, three soldiers were killed and another two wounded in a roadside IED blast near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency on May 29, reports Daily Times. The incident took place when a patrolling team was inspecting the Bannu-Miranshah road Read more...
Meanwhile, three soldiers were killed and another two wounded in a roadside IED blast near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency on May 29, reports Daily Times. The incident took place when a patrolling team was inspecting the Bannu-Miranshah road to build a military check post when they stepped on an IED. Read less...
Elsewhere, Police found a 10-day-old unidentified mutilated dead body in Rehmanabad area of Surjani Town in Gadap Town on May 29, reports Daily Times Read more...
Elsewhere, Police found a 10-day-old unidentified mutilated dead body in Rehmanabad area of Surjani Town in Gadap Town on May 29, reports Daily Times Read less...
Four persons including Levies Force official were killed on May 29 in a sectarian attack as militants attacked a convoy of Sipah Tribe, a predominant Shia clan returning from a funeral in Lal Pura area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Trib Read more...
Four persons including Levies Force official were killed on May 29 in a sectarian attack as militants attacked a convoy of Sipah Tribe, a predominant Shia clan returning from a funeral in Lal Pura area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA), reports Dawn. Tehsildar Lower Orakzai Agency, Sher Bahadar Khan said that a terrorist has also been gunned down while at least five others managed to escape the site. Read less...
In a separate incident, a Police Constable, identified as Muhammed Pervaiz Abbasi (55), was shot dead by unidentified militants near Pakistan Masjid in Ramswami Ranchorr Line within Eidgah Police Station jurisdiction in Saddar Town on May 29, reports Read more...
In a separate incident, a Police Constable, identified as Muhammed Pervaiz Abbasi (55), was shot dead by unidentified militants near Pakistan Masjid in Ramswami Ranchorr Line within Eidgah Police Station jurisdiction in Saddar Town on May 29, reports Daily Times. Read less...
In addition, two people, identified as Khawar (25) and Sikandar Ali (30), were injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on them in Liaquatabd Underpass in Liaquatabad Town on May 29, reports Daily Times. Read more...
In addition, two people, identified as Khawar (25) and Sikandar Ali (30), were injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on them in Liaquatabd Underpass in Liaquatabad Town on May 29, reports Daily Times. Read less...
In another incident, a man, identified as Faran Qureshi (30), was killed and another Imran (35) was injuried when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on them in Jamshed Quarters in Jamshed Town on May 29, reports Daily Times. Read more...
In another incident, a man, identified as Faran Qureshi (30), was killed and another Imran (35) was injuried when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on them in Jamshed Quarters in Jamshed Town on May 29, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Meanwhile Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Muhammad Farooq Awan claimed to have busted an inter-provincial gang of criminals and arrested three criminals, identified as Aftab Dahar alias Ustad, Zahiruddin and Anw Read more...
Meanwhile Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Muhammad Farooq Awan claimed to have busted an inter-provincial gang of criminals and arrested three criminals, identified as Aftab Dahar alias Ustad, Zahiruddin and Anwar Domki, from Gulshan-e-Maymar area of Gadap Town on May 29, reports Daily Times. He said arrested accused were involved in 15 cases of crimes in Sindh and 12 cases in Punjab including kidnapping-for-ransom. Read less...
Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) on May 29 acquitted Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) 'chief' Malik Ishaq in three cases relating to terrorism, reports Dawn. Judge Rana Masood Akhtar issued acquittal orders for Ishaq in the cases, saying the evidence aga Read more...
Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) on May 29 acquitted Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) 'chief' Malik Ishaq in three cases relating to terrorism, reports Dawn. Judge Rana Masood Akhtar issued acquittal orders for Ishaq in the cases, saying the evidence against Ishaq was not sufficient for further proceedings. The case had been registered against Ishaq at Police Stations in Hazro town of Attock District and Talagang town of Chakwal District in Punjab and he was also previously arrested over charges relating hate-speech and inciting violence. Read less...
Separately, three security officials were killed while two others were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Seen Tanga Towda Chena area of Frontier Region Bannu in the morning of May 29, reports The Express Turbine. The securi Read more...
Separately, three security officials were killed while two others were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Seen Tanga Towda Chena area of Frontier Region Bannu in the morning of May 29, reports The Express Turbine. The security officials were patrolling in the area when an IED device planted by unknown militants went off at around 10:30am. The deceased security officials were identified as Nasir Ali, Jaffar and Frontier Crops official Muzafar while the injured include Captain Obaid and Sepoy Safarash. Read less...
Separately, unidentified armed assailants shot dead two unidentified persons in Sachal Goth near Mosamiat in Gulshan Town on May 29, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Separately, unidentified armed assailants shot dead two unidentified persons in Sachal Goth near Mosamiat in Gulshan Town on May 29, reports Daily Times. Read less...
Two unidentified men aged between 30 and 35 were killed when unidentified militants opened fire on them in Gulshan-e-Iqbal of Gulshan Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 29, reports Daily Times. Read more...
Two unidentified men aged between 30 and 35 were killed when unidentified militants opened fire on them in Gulshan-e-Iqbal of Gulshan Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 29, reports Daily Times. Read less...