After the United States and Afghanistan, now it's the Chinese government who has asked Pakistan to take action against foreign militants hiding in the tribal areas of the country. Tahir Ali reports
Six Pakistani security personnel were killed and 16 injured on Tuesday when militants attacked a check post in the country's restive Khyber tribal region.
According to reports, the militant commanders, including Sim Khan, Mahmood Khan and Maulvi Umer, who were arrested during operation Rah-e-Rast, have confessed that they were provided financial aid, weapons and special training by secret agencies from India and Afghanistan to fight against the Pakistan Army.
Pakistan's peace and stability are linked to the defeat of militants and terrorists in the country and Islamabad is in a dialogue with the world community on this, President Asif Ali Zardari has said."Pakistan had been attacked by militants and it is imperative to defeat them for peace and stability in the country," Zardari said."The whole nation is a victim of militancy and terrorism & we must join hands for fighting the menace regardless of partisan considerations,"he said
Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, on Wednesday arrived in Islamabad, his first visit to the country, as part of efforts by the two sides to reset their ties in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of Kabul.
The encounter broke out in Laribal village of Zachaldara in Handwara
Fawad Alam put Pakistan in control of the first Test against South Africa, chalking up a superb century to lead the home side to 308 for eight by the close of day two in Karachi for a first innings lead of 88 runs.
The terrorist who was identified as Mohammad Hussain Khateeb is a resident of Bhaderwah in Doda.
"The troops along LoC in Tangdhar sector observed some suspicious movement past midnight. On being challenged, the militant opened fire at Army positions which was retaliated," an Army spokesman said in Srinagar.
The Pakistan army on Monday launched an all-out offensive using jets and tanks in the restive North Waziristan, killing nearly 184 Taliban fighters including foreigners, while six soldiers were killed in an IED blast, the first military casualties in the operation.
The three-format is due to start in March 2022.
The fighting started last night when army and paramilitary forces launched an operation in Zao Kharamtang area of Khyber Agency, one of seven tribal districts where Al Qaeda-linked terrorists are active.
Pakistan army retaliated to the deadly Taliban attack at Peshawar school by killing 5 militants in massive airstrikes in the Khyber tribal region where the suicide bombers were reportedly trained.
Pakistan's security forces, in recent days, have also arrested three Germans, two Kyrghyzstanis and two Turks all suspected militants involved in terrorist activities.
'No Indian politician has been killed in India for upholding the Constitution except for Kashmiri mainstream politicians.' 'Yet they call us terrorist or militant.'
The Pakistani military may shortly give Imran Khan the boot, substituting him with another puppet, predicts Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retd).
A militant belonging to Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Tayiba was killed in an encounter with security forces in Budgam district of Kashmir Valley on Thursday, police said.
Around 200 militants from across the border are trying to infiltrate into Kashmir, while some have already sneaked into the Valley and the number of encounters along the Line of Control has increased, a senior Border Security Force officer has said.
The Taliban is showing its strong discontent as the high hopes given to it by the Pakistani military have been dashed, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com tried to buy a house on his recent visit to Srinagar.
Taliban militants have publicly beheaded a man for allegedly spying for the security forces in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region.
Alvi's comments walking back on the earlier stance came during a meeting with Dr Saleh bin Abdullah Humaid, Imam Khatib at Masjid Al-Haram, and adviser at Saudi Royal Courts of Saudi Arabia on Thursday, according to a report in the newspaper Dawn.
The militants equipped with rocket launchers and grenades, took the children hostage after storming a school following a gun battle with police at Domail village in Karak district of the NWFP.
Army troops on Friday foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Poonch district, killing a suspected militant who was in an army fatigue.
Top teams have declined to play in Pakistan since a 2009 militant attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in the city of Lahore, though international cricket returned to the country in 2015 when Zimbabwe played limited-overs matches.
The England teams were each scheduled to play two Twenty20 international matches on October 13 and 14 in Rawalpindi, with the women's side due to stay on for a three-match One-day international series from October 17-21.
India on Wednesday blamed Pakistan for trying to revive Sikh militancy and said youth are being trained in Inter Services Intelligence facilities to carry out terror attacks in the country.
Mostly of the militants belonged to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad.
Two security personnel and a militant were killed when the Army foiled an exfiltration bid along the India-Pakistan border in Rajouri district.On observing the movement of militants towards the LoC, the security personnel fired at the exfiltrators in Ek Nallah area. Two jawans and a militant were killed in the ensuing gun battle.However, the other ultras managed to escape.
Pakistani Taliban chief has ordered militants to hit the leaders of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's ruling party after the government lifted a moratorium on death penalty and set up military courts to try terrorists.
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The Army on Thursday said there were inputs about possibility of attacks by Pakistan-based terror outfits on "soft targets" such as schools, religious places, military convoys and civilian areas in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of US President Barack Obama's India visit later this month.
The explosion took place at 4 pm at the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl workers' convention in Khar, the capital of Bajaur tribal district.
At least 14 Taliban militants were killed in twin US drone attacks in Pakistan's restive northwest on Wednesday while five soldiers and as many militants died in violence, including in a suicide bombing at an army barrack in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Panjwar, 63 was involved in drug and weapons smuggling and was designated as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in July 2020.
At least 22 Taliban militants were killed and scores wounded as Pakistani war planes kept up their relentless strikes on the bases of Tehrik-e-Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud in restive Waziristan, while police shot dead five other radicals in Karachi on Saturday.
At least 90 militants have entered into Jammu and Kashmir from across the border this year while a few dozens more are waiting for opportunities to cross over, a senior security official said on Thursday.
Two militants of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayiba were on Tuesday killed in a fierce gunbattle with security forces during an overnight operation in Pulwama district of south Kashmir that also left a policeman injured.
The two militants who on Wednesday carried out a fidayeen attack on a Central Reserve Police Force camp in Bemina area of Srinagar were probably from Pakistan, Home Secretary R K Singh has said.
At least 54 suspected militants belonging to a pro-Taliban outfit, including its spokesman, were killed on Wednesday when Pakistani fighter jets pounded their hideouts and troops clashed with the insurgents in the volatile northwest tribal region near the Afghan border.
