With delegations from both Pakistan and the United States meeting for the 23rd time under the US-Pakistan Defence Consultative Group (DCG), the US affirmed that the military operation conducted by Pakistan in the North Waziristan agency has dealt a blow to militants. “Both delegations affirmed the significance of the Pakistan military’s ongoing North Waziristan operation, […]
Prime Minister, Raja Pervez Asharf Thursday declared that Pakistan will continue its fight against terrorism in new year with the public support. Speaking at the federal cabinet, the Prime minister said that extremism, militancy and intolerance are the challenges which are a matter of high concern for the government since long. “As a […]
Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on Monday urged the media to play a positive role in the war against terrorism‚ by not showing the live footage of such personalities‚ who favour extremists. Addressing the Centenary celebrations of Pakistan Engineering Council, he said the media, while using its right to the freedom of expression, should […]
Despite tall claims of the government, sectarian or targeted killings are becoming widespread in different parts of the country, particularly Quetta, Gilgit-Baltistan and Karachi. An especial factor of such incidents is going on in Karachi where people of difference school of thoughts are being killed, particularly Shia and Sunni. In the past, military rulers promoted […]
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In an extraordinary message by the head of the state, President Asif Ali Zardari has made it clear that there would be no military offensive without evolving a consensus, vowing that the government is committed to rooting out terrorism in the country. He, however, said that the opposition was not in a mood for negotiations […]
The law enforcement agencies were caught napping as militants first attacked near Gujrat and then right inside the provincial metropolis, Lahore, reconfirming fears of terrorism in the country. Lull in terrorist activities for more than a year in the provincial capital had inducted a false sense of security in the administration and law enforcing bodies. […]
The success rate of the cases that brought to trial in Pakistan, where militancy is rampant, is unfathomable. Anti-Terrorism courts in Rawalpindi, the neighboring city of federal capital, upheld an acquittal rate of 60 per cent. It is worth highlighting here that the cases comprised of wide range of topics including murder of Polish engineer […]