Posts tagged as: Taliban

Rehman Malik asks Taliban to surrender arms otherwise ready for action

Reiterating his old stance, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has asked the Taliban to surrender arms otherwise ready for action, adding that they were operating on someone else’s instance from Afghanistan. While interviewing with Radio Pakistan, Malik said the government was committed to take campaign against militancy to its logical ending. Replying to a query […]

No joint operation to be launched in North Waziristan: Gen Kayani

Rejecting any outside pressure, Chief on Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Friday categorically denied joint-operation in the North Waziristan Agency. Earlier, the US media reported that Pakistan was launching a joint operation in North Waziristan against militants. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) released a press statement saying the military chief clarified Pakistan’s position […]

Pakistan expresses concerns over deteriorating situation of Syria

Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Ahmad Khan has said that Islamabad was concerned over the deteriorating situation in Syria and over the plight of Muslim community in Burma (Myanmar). While speaking to the media during a weekly briefing, he said that President Asif Ali Zardari had sent a letter to his Myanmar’s counterpart of the excesses […]

Imran Khan vows to carry on with peace march in Waziristan despite threats

Despite death threats from local militant outfits, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has showed resilience to carry on with the scheduled protest peace march into war-torn Waziristan. The cricketer-turned-politician without fearing from the death threats announced that the PTI will not backtrack from carrying on with the scheduled peace march. He exhibited determination to […]

Aseefa Bhutto Zardari vows to eradicate polio from Pakistan

Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, the daughter of President Asif Ali Zardari and Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto vowed to carry on the mission of her mother by standing up against forces that have politicized the anti-polio campaigns. While interviewing to Express Tribune, Pakistan’s goodwill ambassador Aseefa Bhutto said, “We would not allow them (Taliban) to disrupt the anti-polio […]

TTP threatens to attack Imran Khan

In quite an unexpected development, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Wednesday threatened Imran Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against a planned march to Waziristan to protest US drone attacks. TTP spokesperson Ahsanullah Ahsan while speaking to Associated Press said that they would attack the former cricketer, who is a greatest opponent of […]

Pakistan receives $1.1 billion from United States under Coalition Support Fund

After a lot of talk and wait, the United States has finally released $1.1 billion to Pakistan of the Coalition Support Fund (CSF), the first installment of its kind since December 2010. The United States released the funds after Islamabad and Washington inked an agreement governing Ground Line of Communications (GLoC) for NATO forces battling […]

Sherry Rehman urges US to end drone attacks

Ahead of intelligence summit between Washington and Islamabad, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman has called for a halt to drone attacks in tribal belt. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, the Pakistani envoy said the drone strikes succeeded in damaging Al-Qaeda network but are also forming new terrorists in the region. She […]

TTP threatens to attack Myanmar to avenge violence against Muslim Rohingya

Terming itself as a defender of Muslim community in Myanmar, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) issued warning to attack the country to take revenge crimes against Muslim Rohingyas, unless Islamabad ends all ties with the government and shuts its embassy. Concentrating on the plight of Muslims in Myanmar (Burma), the TTP vowed to take revenge of the […]

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in Afghanistan to meet Hamid Karzai, David Cameron

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will leave for Afghanistan to hold talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to find ways to ensure sustainable peace and security in the region. The cross-border attack by militants will be high on the agenda between the two leaders of neighboring countries. An official observed, “The Prime Minister is visiting […]

Nation requires unanimous support to fight against polio

Today is the last day of a three-day nation-wide polio campaign and the vaccination teams made efforts to reach out to each and every child of the country but it is not enough to eradicate the disease. Regrettably, the most vulnerable region, FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas), is again being left out due to a […]

BMI vs. Mehran – Islamabad Cup semi-final Match Report

Young BMI players beat one of the best football clubs in the history of Islamabad to reach the final of the inter-city tournament. The Suzuki Swift Islamabad Soccer Cup, organized by the ‘Constructive Youth of Pakistan’, witnessed another shocking upset as the young players from BMI managed to beat one of the best sides in […]

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