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Thirteen people were killed when a large number of heavily armed Taliban militants attacked Central Jail in Dera Ismail Khan late Monday night. According to Commissioner Dera Ismail Khan Mushtaq Jadoon‚ those killed include four policemen‚ four prisoners and five civilians. He said several militants were also killed in the encounter. The Commissioner said 30 […]
An Afghan soldier has killed a soldier and an officer and wounded another soldier and he managed to escape, Afghan media reported Monday. The incident occurred in the Kandgal area of Manugai District of Konar Province Sunday evening, an army spokesman, Harun Yusofzai, told Afghan Islamic Press news agency. He added: “A national army soldier […]
Three foreign soldiers died following an improvised explosive device attack in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said. The ISAF statement did not give more details about the incident. Afghan media reported that an Afghan interpreter was also killed in the suicide attack on joint forces in Sayedabad District of […]
Advisor to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz Sunday hinted release of more Afghan Taliban to push the elusive peace process in the war-torn Afghanistan. Addressing a joint news conference along with Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul in Kabul on Sunday‚ he said that a peaceful and stable and united […]
Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, will be travelling to Afghanistan on Sunday with high hopes the trip will help in decreasing the current tension and will revive high level contacts and normal relationship. The Foreign Ministry says that the Adviser would be meeting senior Afghan officials and […]
A roadside bomb Friday killed at least two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel in Khyber tribal region, security sources said. They said an improvised explosive device (IED) hit the patrolling party in Akakhel area of Bara Tehsil. No group claimed responsibility. The Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islam militant groups are carrying out attacks on forces in Khyber agency, […]
Suspected Taliban militants have killed two soldiers in Bajaur tribal region, security sources said Thursday. The gunmen attacked a vehicle of the security forces early Thursday when the paramilitary soldiers were on a routine patrolling, they said. Officials said that four other soldiers were also injured when militants attacked their vehicle at Qamar area, some […]
Taliban leader, Adnan Rashid earlier convicted of trying to assassinate former president Pervez Musharraf, wrote to Malala Yousufzai advising her to return and join a religious school for women in Swat. He regretted the last year attack on Malala but did not say it was wrong. Rashid was also one of the many […]
Pakistan admitted on Thursday that Afghan reconciliation process face many challenges but all sides will have to show patience to achieve the goal of elusive peace. The comments came days after the Afghan Taliban temporarily closed their office in Qatar, dashing hopes for beginning of the long-awaited process. “Pakistan is of the view that reconciliation […]
Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, Wednesday told the tribal lawmakers that option of dialogue should be kept open to end terrorism. The Prime Minister had invited members of the parliament from the militants-infested tribal regions to seek their input for a proposed national security policy that will also include possibility of talks with the militants. […]
A suicide bomber Thursday attacked a check post of security forces in restive North Waziristan tribal region and killed four soldiers, security sources said. The attack on a roadside check post also injured three security personnel, they said. Residents said they also heard firing after the attack. No group claimed responsibility […]
Pakistan on Wednesday rejected remarks by Afghan army chief that Pakistan controlled and gave shelter to Afghan Taliban leaders, deliberately unleashing fighters on Afghanistan. General Sher Mohammad Karimi told the BBC that fighting in Afghanistan could be stopped “in weeks” if Pakistan told the Taliban to end the insurgency. Pakistan dismissed General […]
