Police in Punjab has issued a list of 109 “most wanted” militants, including Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader Mati-ur-Rehman who was accused of involvement in a suicide attack on former prime minister Shaukat Aziz. The list, made public on the website of Punjab Police, includes 28 members of the banned LeJ, which claimed responsibility for two recent […]
Senior political and religious leaders on Thursday called for talks with the Taliban militants to end bloodshed in the country. A day-long conference, attended by leaders of 24 mainstream parties, greed that attaining peace through dialogue should be the first priority’. The All Parties Peace Conference was called to formulate a joint stand […]
The All Parties Conference started in Islamabad on Thursday to announce a joint stand against terrorism and to discuss response to the Taliban dialogue offer. Organized by Awami National Party‚ about 27 political parties and lawyer organizations are participating in the conference. Opening the conference‚ ANP Chief Asfand Yar Wali Khan appealed to […]
Police shot dead a group of six suicide bombers hours after they launched an audacious attack on a a police station in Bannu, a senior police officer said on Thursday. Meanwhile a bomb blast killed at least three people in Orakzai tribal region. The group of six launched attack on police station in […]
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) says that the ball is now in the government’s court howit responds to their fresh dialogue offer. However, Taliban conditions for the talks could be a hurdle to accomplish the much-required peace in the country, which has suffered more than any other country in the so-called war on terror. The […]
Pakistani Taliban Sunday said that they would seek from the security forces guarantee of the country’s three top political and religious leaders for their proposed talks with the government. Taliban have offered dialogue with the government to end the on-going bloodshed, however, the Taliban spokesman, Ihsanullah Ihsan, said in a video that the government […]
Pakistani Taliban chief, Hakimullah Mehsud, has rejected calls from the government for surrendering arms but said will ready to talk. In a video message sent to local TV channels, Mehsud said the Taliban believe in talks but will not accept the government’s condition to disarm his fighters. Mehsud in the 40-minute video was […]
Three policemen were among eight peole died in an an early Monday attack on a police station in Bannu district in Khayber Pakhtunkhwa, the brazen attack raised concerns about Taliban capability to pose challenge to the security forces. A group of militants, equipped with heavy weapons, launched a pre-dawn attack on the Kukki police station, […]
Concerns about the Taliban return in the volatile South Waziristan tribal region grow in the wake of two suicide attacks in a week on the security forces and a pro-government militant leader, which killed two soldiers and eight civilians. Two soldiers were killed when they tried to blow up two suicide bombers, who were […]
In yet another severe cross border assault, Taliban insurgents on Wednesday attacked a Pakistani military post near the Afghan border, killing at least nine soldiers. Although the military killed ten insurgents in retaliation, it was a reminder of a threat posed by assailants. According to the reports, over twenty Taliban insurgents have attacked security check […]
The death reports of Hakimullah Mehsud, the chief of defunct Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), are once again proving false. A private TV channel quoting sources reported Hakimullah Mehsud is still live and safe in some unidentified location of North Waziristan, the tribal area of Pakistan. “Hakimullah is well and safe in North Waziristan the news related […]
A peace deal may be made between Pakistani Taliban and authorities A senior militant commander as well as intelligence officials has recently revealed that talks were held between the government intermediaries as well as the Pakistani Taliban representatives. The talks were based on the issue of getting the process of peaceful negotiation through discussion started […]
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