Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, has revealed that Pakistan tried to initiate dialogues with Taliban. However, he asserted that the dialogues could not take place until or unless Taliban throw away their arms. “There is nothing formal regarding talks with Taliban. Taliban usually send messages to us and I also sometimes conveyed them a message so […]
Nov 22 2011 | Posted in
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Pakistan Army: No negotiation or secret talks going on with Taliban The Pakistan Army on Tuesday said it was not engaged in any secret negotiations with the Taliban or other militants groups and such parleys would have to be handled by the civilian government. The statement by a spokesman for the Inter-Services Public Relations came […]
Two British Nationals killed in a Drone Strike in North Waziristan On Friday, November 18, 2011 Britain was looking into reports of two British nationals, accused of extremist links, killed in a drone strike in Pakistan’s tribal region. According to reports the names of the men were Ibrahim Adam, 24, and Mohammed Azmir, 37-year-old. Reports […]
The Taliban claimed to have acquired the security plan for an upcoming grand jirga of tribal elders in Afghanistan. The loya Jirga, as it is known, is believed to be vital in deciding the current Afghan government’s policy towards American forces stationed in the country. The Taliban struck the last loya jirga, held in […]
Nov 14 2011 | Posted in
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Amnesty International rejects Taliban call to reduce civilian casualties Human rights group Amnesty International stated that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar’s call for fighters to reduce civilian casualties was “hypocritical”. Amnesty said the statement issued in Omar’s name last week to mark the Muslim holiday of Eidul Azha was “more about propaganda and less about […]
Taliban militants launched an offence on a convoy in Miranshah District of North Western Province of Pakistan. Militants launched their attack on Saturday, November 05 as the Muslims across the globe observe the holy day of Hajj. According to initial reports, Militants attacked the security convey near the town of the Razmak town. Razmak town is situated more […]
Taliban commander Qari Mujahid slams peace talks with US Qari Mahmud Mujahid a mid-level Afghan Taliban commander, whose fighters held two French journalists hostage for more than a year, said US overtures for peace talks were simply an attempt to divide militants. In a rare insight into the thinking of a Taliban commander, Qari Mahmud […]
Nov 3 2011 | Posted in
Pakistan |
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Pakistan – The land of the Pure Pakistan has been on the verge of being tourism’s ‘next big thing’ for more years than we care to remember. It’s a destination that has so much to offer visitors; a drive through the Karakoram Highway will let you see the endless peaks of the Karakoram Mountains, or […]
Nov 1 2011 | Posted in
Opinion,
Pakistan |
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Devastating car bomb blast rocks Kandahar Recent news has come out of Kandahar that a car bomb went off near the neighbourhood housing that encircles the United Nations refugee agency and the International Relief and Development (IRD) offices. The car bomb blast has been located near a checkpoint, bordering the region. The bomb blast marks […]
Oct 31 2011 | Posted in
South Asia |
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Pakistan to take out militant safe havens inside the border: Pak General In a latest development regarding Pakistan’s will to take action against terrorist safe havens on its side of the border a top Pakistani General said that his country would take action against these sanctuaries, but pressed on allied forces in Afghanistan to do […]
Pakistan categorically rejects US accusations of turning a blind eye on cross-border attacks in Afghanistan On Friday, October 28, just a day after a top US General accused Pakistan of collaborating with Afghan insurgents, Pakistan’s military rejected these accusations and termed them flawed and baseless. Talking to newsmen, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesman Major […]
Pakistan military strongly denies BBC’s report on Taliban links with ISI Pakistan military has strongly denied the BBC report that accused Pakistani military, along with the Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), for protecting and arming Afghan Taliban and Al Qaeda. BBC Two is running a two-series documentary programme by the name of ‘Secret Pakistan’ whose first episode […]
Oct 28 2011 | Posted in
Politics |
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